This is a very timely hit for this valued client given all the discussion of late on the job market. Happy reading! How CIOs can get things done with their reduced staff by Max Huang - Founder and CEO of O2Security - Monday, 13 September 2010. It seems to me that we’re seeing more and more news of late about the lackluster job outlook. Unemployment will continue to be higher than originally forecasted and companies will remain hesitant to bring new people onboard. Welcome to reality. The fact is I think it’s high time for IT managers to stop holding their breath for a break in the struggles of today for what they hope to be bigger budgets, additional hires and more resources in the near future. As much as I hate to say it, it’s just not going to happen anytime soon. What that means that we must live in the now and recognize that we will continue to do more with less for the foreseeable future. Disaster recovery issues will remain paramount to ensuring a company’s productivity, profitability and competitiveness in their marketplace, but must be executed with existing manpower resources. Doing this more effectively in the world in which IT security professionals live will require a renewed dedication to collaboration and open discussions. Here are some ways I think this can be done: Read the rest of the article here.