You've probably run across "Green IT" at industry trade shows and in the media, but the concept is still pretty vague. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives explains what green IT is, why it's important, and how it may affect your organization.

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Eleven percent of CIOs plan to add IT workers in the fourth quarter, 3 percent plan cuts and help desk and technical support are the hot categories as customer and user support trumps projects focused on growth.

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TechRepublic has started kicking the tires on Google Chrome, the search giant's entrance into the Web browser market. See our gallery of screen shots and our list of the five best new features that Chrome offers.

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Google is launching a Web browser dubbed Chrome in a move that's garnering a lot of attention--because it conveniently fits with the Microsoft vs. Google plotline--but how much should businesses pay attention to this move?

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It's easy to dwell on the things that make it tough to work in IT. However, we also shouldn't lose sight of the fact that technology continues to revolutionize the world and IT departments have a valuable part to play in the transformation.

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If you travel a lot, check out this quick video tip from CNET's Molly Wood for easily swapping between two time zones in Microsoft Outlook.

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Sprint unveiled 'geobrowsing' services that will give its XOHM WiMax users the ability to quickly look up local information based on automatic detection of the user's location when connected to WiMax.

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Forrester sees a future for 'serious gaming' in which enterprise businesses will use virtual worlds and simulations for training and collaboration. See which companies are doing this already and how it could play out over the next few years.

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Gartner has cited its top 10 IT trends to watch over the next three to five years. IT leaders should put these trends on the radar to exploit them for competitive advantage. In this episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives, I share four of these trends and give you my take on each one.

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The U.S. presidential campaign kicks into high gear over the next two weeks with the Democratic National Convention on August 25-28 and the Republican National Convention on September 1-4. TechRepublic's sister sites, CNET News and CBSNews.com, will be providing extensive Web coverage as well as a spotlight on the issues that affect the technology industry.

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Working in IT is one of the world's most challenging jobs -- and not always in a good way. Here are five reasons why working in IT can really suck sometimes.

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Professions such as law and medicine have long-established ethical guidelines to govern behavior. But in the IT field there isn't always a consensus about what's right. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives highlights five of the ethical concerns that IT leaders must confront.

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Intel was taken by surprise by the worldwide demand for netbooks, but has now decided to lean into the trend with 'nettops.' At the Intel Developer Forum, the chipmaker unveiled a new chipset to power these desktops aimed at connecting to the Internet. And, they'll be even cheaper than netbooks.

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Hear how Vince Biddlecombe, CTO of Transplace, migrated his server room to a completely virtualized environment as part of a data center move and hardware refresh in 2007. Learn why Transplace made the move, the challenges involved, and the benefits that have come from it.

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At the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett launched the $400,000 Inspire-Empower Challenge for solving world problems with technology. Barrett is increasingly taking a leading role as a key ambassador of the IT industry to the United Nations and the rest of the world.

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