Tag Archives: IT

How Twitter Saved Bletchley Park

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Mark Hillary

Dr Sue Black is an internationally-known computer scientist. She is is a Senior Research Associate in the Software Systems Engineering group in the the Department of Computer Science at University College London and a Senior Consultant with Cornerstone Global Associates. … Continue reading →

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Who Moved My Job?

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Mark Hillary

If you have dug around in my past then you will be aware of a book I wrote back in 2008 called Who Moved My Job? Perhaps you even bought a copy or borrowed it from a friend — if … Continue reading →

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ITD Research: Social media and the CIO

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Mark Hillary

Social media is now deeply embedded in the corporate world in Brazil. About 90% of Brazil-based businesses are using social networking tools to promote their products and services and many large organizations now turn to these tools as the first … Continue reading →

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ITD Research: How Brazil firms use IT as a business advantage

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Mark Hillary

CIOs worldwide often talk about how “the business” does not appreciate how technology can be used as a competitive advantage. This ITD research report  investigates how Brazilian companies are faring in that respect. 

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Paid overtime will have no effect on outsourcing

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Mark Hillary

They say that the main challenge for working people today is trying to achieve a work/life balance. It can be hard when the boss expects you to work superhuman hours in the office and then still answer emails or calls … Continue reading →

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Latest LatAm research from Tholons

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Mark Hillary

The research and advisory firm Tholons has just released their latest paper focused on the hi-tech service sector in Latin America, specifically IT and Business Process Outsourcing. Naturally Brazil takes centre stage in the Tholons findings. You can read the entire … Continue reading →

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ITD Research: The Consumerization of IT

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Mark Hillary

In this exclusive report, Brazilian IT executives share their views on the ever-present theme of IT consumerization in Brazil.

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Poll results: English in Brazil IT

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Mark Hillary

The IT Decisions LinkedIn group recently asked readers a question related to the use of English in the IT industry in Brazil: How important are English skills to IT professionals in Brazil? We checked the group today to see the … Continue reading →

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Is English essential for IT professionals?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Mark Hillary

The use of English is a topic we have returned to often at IT Decisions. Brazil doesn’t use English as a first language, but the international IT industry does – even programming languages use keywords in English – so how … Continue reading →

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UK Needs the Samba Beat of Brazil for Success

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Mark Hillary

Brazil’s economy has now officially overtaken the UK. So says economic research group, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) in a recent report. In fact, the Economist Intelligence Unit has predicted that by the end of this decade … Continue reading →

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