U.S. executives surveyed by Robert Half said Q3 professional-level hiring will be flat and that finding good help is, as always, a challenge.

New APQC study details how Caterpillar, General Mills, IBM, Lockheed Martin, and Schlumberger Ltd. are leading the race to source, develop, and retain technical talent.

CIOs expect to bring on fewer staff than they first anticipated in the first quarter but most plan to keep their current head count the same. Networking and security pros most in demand.

According to Wikibon, IBM leads all players with more than $1B in Big Data revenue already while HP's Vertica leads all innovators with a 28% share of revenue generated by pure-play companies.

PwC’s Digital IQ survey shows top performers are leveraging today's sophisticated consumer offerings to improve business results and the bottom line.

IT companies express tempered optimism heading into the first quarter of the year, though longer-term prospects look more promising.

Verizon’s ICSA Labs sees hyperconnectivity exacerbating many of the security challenges companies can barely deal with today.

Network admins and IT security folks in highest demand.

Expect an interesting and fun-filled ride as cybercriminals take aim at mobile devices and SCADA systems.

CIOs as revolutionaries, people as the weakest security link, and employees actually doing what they are supposed to, round out this week's IT research round up.

New IT hiring, more cybercrime and increased broadband spending lead this week's IT research round up.

IT research briefs from around the Internet and the globe.

IT research briefs from around the Internet and the globe.