IT spending and budgeting

CIOs are constantly changing their IT spending and budgeting plans as many organizations are forced to do more with less, and limited financial, human and technical resources can often make things stressful for CIOs. Find the latest IT spending and budgeting information and advice for CIOs, including news, tips and other resources, in this topic section.

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IT spending and budgeting News

May 10, 2018 10 May'18
Four CIO strategies for finding the business ROI in emerging tech

IT execs from Yamaha, Union Pacific, the city of Las Vegas and UL share their CIO strategies for deriving business benefit from emerging tech.
February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18
Cloud, app dev highlight IT budget management priorities for 2018

TechTarget's exclusive 2018 IT Priorities survey sheds some light on IT budget management plans for the data center, cloud projects and hybrid technologies.
January 31, 2018 31 Jan'18
The 2018 CIO budget plan: The goal is lofty, but is the money there?

Digital transformation and underlying technologies -- cloud, AI, DevOps -- dominate CIO strategies this year, but it's unclear whether CIO budgets are up to the task.
October 27, 2017 27 Oct'17
Top technology trends will put CIOs, companies in warp-speed mode

Don't get too attached to those predictive models you've been churning out. In a few years, software will be calling the shots. Also: CIO salaries surging; first robot citizen.

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SkunkWorks project (Skunk Works)

A SkunkWorks project (also known as Skunk Works) is an innovative undertaking, involving a small group of people, that is outside the normal research and development channels within an organization. Continue Reading
How to create the best RPA architecture

Enterprises are embracing robotic process automation to automate rules-based, repetitive tasks in a cost-efficient manner. ROI depends on having the right RPA architecture. Continue Reading
IT strategy (information technology strategy)

IT strategy (information technology strategy) is a comprehensive plan that outlines how technology should be used to meet IT and business goals. Continue Reading

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How to measure usability when selecting an RPA tool

If an RPA tool isn't user-friendly and isn't built for the long term, chances are the dividends won't be immediate. Read this before choosing your RPA tools. Continue Reading
IT Priorities survey predicts 2018 IT strategy for tech pros

In TechTarget's annual IT Priorities survey, information technology professionals across industries provide a glimpse of their 2018 IT strategy plans and pet projects. Continue Reading
Executive briefing: Survey researches health IT spending

Just about anyone working in hospitals and ambulatory clinics will tell you that their No. 1 goal is to improve the quality of patient care, and technology plays a huge role in that objective. The results of TechTarget's 2017 Health IT Purchasing ... Continue Reading

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CIO playbook for 2018: Leading analysts break down the trends

Cloud consolidation. Investing in the network. RPA. API management. These are among the issues CIOs ought to be paying attention to in 2018, according to leading analysts. Continue Reading
Break the bottleneck with this new IT/business engagement model

CIO teams need to interact more directly with business stakeholders -- from the digital sophisticates to the digital naïfs. Here are five elements of a new business engagement model. Continue Reading
Product line management is fundamental to the new IT operating model

Digital transformation requires CIOs to rethink the way IT operates. At the center of the new IT operating model is product line management, explains CEB's Matt McWha. Continue Reading

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Enterprise digitization's secret ingredient: Fusion teams

Cross-functional or 'fusion' teams are critical to meeting fast-changing digital challenges. Here are the four must-have team attributes for successful enterprise digitization. Continue Reading
Software robots transforming IT services industry

IT service providers, particularly large, global outsourcing firms, are helping customers deploy robotic process automation and also using the technology internally. Continue Reading
VDI helps Australian agency give blood

Australia's National Blood Authority deployed VDI to improve its ability to manage blood inventory levels and improve efficiency. Continue Reading

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