If you're like most IT managers, you have a couple of open requisitions. You'd like to make the most of your requisitions, and you don't want to take a long time to hire. To hire the most suitable candidate who aligns with your strategy and needs, find candidates with relevant experience and then ask them the important questions.

Companies are turning to Web services to help them extend their data warehouses to key suppliers and other supply chain partners via BI extranets. This is just one finding from a recent Cutter Consortium survey that asked companies about their data warehousing and BI practices.

I'll assume that we're all cured: that we're no longer susceptible to fads or hype; that we've matured after the dot-com crash; that we know how to spot a serious technology trend. That said, let's talk about Web services.

Everyone is aware that the past two years haven't been the best of times for companies or IT vendors. The economy has been in recession, and is only slowly starting to recover. Most companies have cut back spending, laid people off, and hunkered down to wait for better times.

Everyone is aware that the past two years haven't been the best of times for companies or IT vendors. The economy has been in recession, and is only slowly starting to recover. Most companies have cut back spending, laid people off, and hankered down to wait for better times.

Everyone is aware that the past two years haven't been the best of times for companies or IT vendors. The economy has been in recession, and is only slowly starting to recover. Most companies have cut back spending, laid people off, and hankered down to wait for better times.

One of the many questions Cutter Consortium seeks to answer with our frequent surveys we conduct is the extent to which organizations are applying various technologies to support their data warehousing and BI initiatives. A question that has peaked my interest lately is the percentage of companies that are currently using broadcast servers for automated alerting and event broadcasting.

One of the many questions Cutter Consortium seeks to answer with our frequent surveys we conduct is the extent to which organizations are applying various technologies to support their data warehousing and BI initiatives. A question that has peaked my interest lately is the percentage of companies that are currently using broadcast servers for automated alerting and event broadcasting.

One of the many questions Cutter Consortium seeks to answer with our frequent surveys we conduct is the extent to which organizations are applying various technologies to support their data warehousing and BI initiatives. A question that has peaked my interest lately is the percentage of companies that are currently using broadcast servers for automated alerting and event broadcasting.

One of the many questions Cutter Consortium seeks to answer with our frequent surveys we conduct is the extent to which organizations are applying various technologies to support their data warehousing and BI initiatives. A question that has peaked my interest lately is the percentage of companies that are currently using broadcast servers for automated alerting and event broadcasting.