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Giving thanks for a robust technology outlook
As we head out for the Thanksgiving holiday, it's good to remember that there are indeed still things to be thankful for, like a robust technology outlook. Article
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Shifting IT business models in time of economic crisis
For CIOs who already budget lean, here are four more places to save. You can stop some projects, reduce service levels, increase levels of risk and, yeah, move to the cloud. Article
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Survey: Economy puts nonessential IT projects on back burner
A survey finds nearly half of respondents don't expect information technology budgets to increase in 2009 and have put nonessential projects on the back burner as economic conditions worsen. Article
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IT and the recession: Focus on business strategy, smaller projects
CIOs should look for smaller projects with faster paybacks in recession times, according to Forrester Research. Tight alignment with business strategy is more important. Don't play the Lone Ranger in cutting IT costs, or you just might find IT margin... Article
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CIO lessons in managing growth, setting 2009 priorities
Gartner recently walked a group of CIOs through lessons in balancing growth with expense management and setting IT priorities. Find out how you rank. Article
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Adjusting your IT budget in a volatile economy
Most CIOs are still using traditional financial models that are not well-suited to a volatile business environment, let alone a global recession. Article
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Gartner: 25 ways to cut IT costs
Cutting costs is "never an activity with long lead times," Gartner analyst Ellen Kitzis said. Here are 25 tips from Gartner to think about between now and the end of the year. Article
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Gartner: Restructuring top concern for CEOs in 2009
Predicting what's going to happen with the economy is a fool's game, but you can be sure of one thing: Your CEO is thinking worst-case scenario. Article
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IT services spending nicked, but not axed
A second-quarter report from Forrester Research shows that more than 40% of IT executives have already cut overall budgets this year and 24% have cut discretionary spending. Article
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IT spending worldwide to top $3.4 trillion in 2008, an 8% uptick
Waiting for the economic gods to rain on IT's parade? A new Gartner report on information technology spending and a hot jobs list from Forrester suggest it's not in the forecast. Article