make your boss love you - and save your job

No matter where you happen to be perched on the IT career tree, the branches are probably looking shaky right now. From chief information officers to IT admin staff, the days of taking continued employment for granted are over.
When it comes to job performance, the recession has ratcheted up levels of scrutiny tenfold. That means managers will be measured more closely then before on how their team is performing and will want rid of anyone who reflects badly on them. No matter how good your relationship is with your boss, they are unlikely to put friendship above their own continued existence in the company.
Simply doing your job isn't enough anymore - you have to make sure your boss knows how well you're doing it. Here are some ways to make sure your boss appreciates you - and hopefully to secure your job for a bit longer.Cloud-computing leaders Amazon, Google and Microsoft are not listed on the group's website as members. The organization is expected to reveal more information about participating companies at its official launch. This is scheduled to take place at the RSA Conference in San Francisco on 21 April, where the alliance will present a white paper entitled Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing.
While cloud computing has been touted as an efficient way to cut costs, organizations including HP have noted business concerns around ensuring the security, performance and availability of internet-based services. Security experts have said cloud computing presents a challenge for businesses, as it calls for a change in the way they think about security. "Traditionally, if you want to keep data safe you lock it away or keep it underground. Suddenly, you say I have to give it to a third party," analyst Jon Collins of Freeform Dynamics told ZDNet UK recently.