labor costs

IBM’s Latest Hardware Aims to Make Less Work for IT Shops

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 11 at 11:50 am PT

What’s the biggest expense in owning a server? All the labor that goes into setting it up and running it over time. IBM’s latest system aims to cut those costs by as much as one-third.

Sprint to Sack Up to 2,500

John Paczkowski in News on November 9, 2009 at 1:09 pm PT

An ugly Monday for Sprint Nextel employees. The company plans to eliminate 2,000 to 2,500 positions in the fourth quarter as part of its effort to reduce labor costs by at least $350 million.