Tag: IT
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IT Spending to Suffer Due to European Debt Crisis
Gartner analysts trimmed their worldwide IT spending forecast for 2010, saying they now expect spending increases to reach 3.9 percent, not the 5.3 percent predicted earlier this year. The European debt crisis is the primary culprit. The economic woes in Europe will have a negative impact on worldwide IT spending for the rest of the… Read more
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Small Business IT Security Attacks Raising Awareness
Categories: SecuritySmall Business IT Security Attacks Raising Awareness SMBs spend an average of $51,000 per year on security and data protection solutions. No Title Two-thirds of SMB IT staff time is dedicated to computer security, disaster preparedness, backup, recovery and archiving. No Title 87 percent of SMBs have a disaster preparedness plan. No Title Only 23… Read more
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In Private vs. Public IT Cloud Debate, Hybrid Often Wins
The debate between public and private clouds isn’t really much of a debate. As more businesses move their data to the cloud, the most likely scenario, particularly for larger businesses, is a hybrid strategy of both public and private clouds. The idea of transferring corporate data and software operations to the cloud is usually accompanied… Read more
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Deflating IT Budgets: Behind the Numbers
Categories: News and TrendsFollowing a report on the latest IT spending data from technology research company Computer Economics that found 42 percent of surveyed companies were reducing IT staff, eWEEK interviewed Computer Economics analyst John Longwell. In an e-mail exchange June 24, Longwell explained some of the nuances of the company’s latest report, "IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks… Read more
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CIOs to Slow Down Spending on IT Security
Categories: SecurityCIOs to Slow Down Spending on IT Security Gartner recommends that more mature organizations can safely reduce security spending by 3 to 6 percent of their overall IT budgets through 2011. No Title Last year security spending made up an average of 6 percent of IT spending. No Title Gartner expects security to make up… Read more