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Helping IT Save Money ... and Jobs?

Posted by Cliff on from the frugal-with-the-corporate-funds dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "I work in a small, overworked and understaffed IT department at a profitable business. We recently got the news that we needed to cut costs. While every penny counts, simply turning off the computers at night and saving pennies on processor cycles isn't exactly a noticeable savings. I'm curious what measures other Slashdot readers have taken to save money within their IT departments."

3 of 606 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Outsourced Ourselves by karnal · · Score: 4, Funny

    What if my native country is India?

    Where do I outsource to then????

    --
    Karnal
  2. blackmail employees by rich42 · · Score: 4, Funny
    You could have a semi-official "black operations" program where you monitor employee's web surfing behavior.

    If you find out anyone's surfing for donkey porn - tell them it's time to pay up - or their boss will find out.

    The money goes back into IT dept. funding so you can still buy that new videocard you need to play Half-Life 2.

  3. Re:Every Penny Does Count by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Paid overtime? You kidding, right?