Technology priorities for 2008

We asked, and you answered. Here is a list of the top five technology priorities in 2008, according to more than 600 IT professionals who responded to the recent SearchCIO.com readership survey. Along with each technology, we've included various resources to help guide you in your decision-making and management processes.

1. Enterprise software (ERP, supply chain, financials, customer relationship management)

2. Business intelligence (BI), data analytics, data warehouse

3. IT Service Management (ITSM) and IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

4. Network infrastructure

5. Backup, redundancy and recovery

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