Retained Search:
Be Careful What You Wish For! - By Bill Radin
I’m frequently asked how to convert a contingency search to a retainer. As a recruiter who made the switch to retainer three years ago, I can tell you what I’ve learned, including some things you may not want to hear.
To begin with, there are many differences between [...]

Darrell Noble, president & CEO of ASP commented as follows: “The software industry continues evolving rapidly into a service-based industry. We were providing Application Hosting long before Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) were popular marketing terms. The benefits of this important trend are best understood by acknowledging that most small and medium-sized organizations do not want or need to purchase their software with traditionally large “up-front” equipment and software license fees. Furthermore, the updates, upgrades, maintenance, and local IT costs often outweigh the benefits of the software.”

Application Solution Providers, Inc. and Hosted Environments, LLC. , premier managed hosting providers and online backup companies announce enterprise-level secure hosting solutions that are available for SMBs. Gone are the days where you set up your own office server and firewall and presume your data is secure.

ONCE A TECHNOLOGY that was adopted only by large enterprises and cutting-edge startups, cloud computing, in which hardware and software are outsourced to Internet service providers, is coming of age as a potential strategy for mainstream companies of every size. So where does cloud computing stand now in the small to midsized enterprise market?

Software as a service (SaaS) is one of the fastest maturing segments in the IT sector. According to analyst firm Forrester Research, SaaS adoption grew more than 50 percent from 2007 to 2008. SaaS offers simplicity of software management, reduces capital and operating costs, and offers access to a broad range of value-added services. It is therefore no surprise to anyone that SaaS is rapidly being adopted as the preferred software delivery model.

How to Fight the New Recession
- By Bill Radin
Here we go again: Another soft economy.
I learned a lot from the last two, so let me give you some quick ideas about how to fight back.
First, take a deep breath. If you’re resilient, persistent and willing to make a few adjustments, you’ll do just fine. You [...]

Building a Candidate Pipeline
- By Bill Radin
Sourcing for candidates is like hunting for moths: You can either track them down one at a time, or plug in a few light bulbs and net a couple hundred at once.
Or you can use both strategies at the same time.
While you’re actively hunting for candidates, you can also [...]