http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/1494/all xx http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/84863/understand-and-reduce-your-it-costs With less than one-third of IT spending targeted towards new projects and innovation, the last thing an organization wants to do is cut these valuable projects that add new business value. Yet many CIOs miss opportunities to effectively reduce IT costs, says Tim Raducha-Grace, co-author of 'The Business of IT', because they don't have a clear view of their IT spending. Here he offers three steps to understand and reduce your IT costs http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/84863/understand-and-reduce-your-it-costs#comments Business IT management/strategy Tip innovation IT spending The Daily Tip Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:26:11 -0500 ITworld tips 84863 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/78951/cios-seek-better-results-lower-costs CIOs can see the light at the end of the dark economic tunnel, but that hasn’t shifted their focus from increasing productivity and reducing costs. http://www.itworld.com/networking/78951/cios-seek-better-results-lower-costs#comments IT management/strategy News IT spending Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:07:00 -0400 ITworld staff 78951 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/76242/new-survey-finds-majority-smbs-plan-purchase-new-hardware-and-software-within-n 68 Percent to Buy New Laptops, Desktops and Servers; 51 Percent Plan New Software Purchases; and 33 Percent to Invest in IT Services http://www.itworld.com/small-business/76242/new-survey-finds-majority-smbs-plan-purchase-new-hardware-and-software-within-n#comments Small business Research IT spending SMB Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:40:31 -0400 karentils 76242 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/70036/global-it-spending-drop-nearly-11-09-forrester-says The high-tech industry might finally be hitting rock bottom, according to Forrester Research, which Tuesday forecast global IT spending to decline by nearly 11% in 2009 before vendors and end-user organizations begin to see some signs of recovery later this year and early next. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/70036/global-it-spending-drop-nearly-11-09-forrester-says#comments Business IT management/strategy Feature Forrester Research IT spending Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:02:05 -0400 ITworld staff 70036 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/69603/open-source-web-20-gain-appeal-it-budgets-shrink San Antonio-based CPS Energy, the largest municipality-owned gas and electric company in the country, needed to get a better grip on its budget and its budgeting process. Since CPS Energy was an enterprise SAP user, more SAP AG software was the obvious and lowest-risk way for CIO Christopher Barron to go. http://www.itworld.com/business/69603/open-source-web-20-gain-appeal-it-budgets-shrink#comments Business Open Source Feature IT budget IT spending Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:41:54 -0400 ITworld staff 69603 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/69343/follow-money-hp-tool-dissects-it-spending HP Tuesday announced new software designed to help enterprise IT managers better understand IT spending, and industry watchers say the software could help high-tech decision makers better navigate difficult economic times. http://www.itworld.com/software/69343/follow-money-hp-tool-dissects-it-spending#comments IT management/strategy Software News HP IT management IT spending Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:18:06 -0400 ITworld staff 69343 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/66945/study-not-replacing-laptops-can-prove-very-costly Companies looking to cope with declining IT budgets by postponing the purchase of new laptop computers are likely making a mistake, according to a new report released by technology consulting firm J. Gold Associates. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/66945/study-not-replacing-laptops-can-prove-very-costly#comments IT management/strategy News IT spending laptop Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:07:18 -0400 ITworld staff 66945 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/66835/5-it-essentials-recession-proof-priority-list Amidst all the talk about managing costs, doing more with less, layoffs, and cutbacks, IT managers find themselves paring things down to the essentials. Here, IT managers share the things their departments can't do without. (And IT professionals share the things they'd be happy to stop doing ... now!) http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/66835/5-it-essentials-recession-proof-priority-list#comments IT management/strategy Security Feature IT spending recession Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:54:47 -0400 abennett 66835 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/66742/can-you-cut-information-security-hard-times-and-survive Although some analysts actually expect security spending to rise this year -- at least as a percentage of total IT spending -- some CIOs are giving serious thought to the once-unthinkable idea of trimming security budgets as businesses look to cut costs during this global recession. http://www.itworld.com/security/66742/can-you-cut-information-security-hard-times-and-survive#comments IT management/strategy Open Source Security Feature cloud computing IT spending Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:49:07 -0400 ITworld staff 66742 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/66602/managing-slowdownstrategy-it-vendors The current economic scenario has affected the businesses of Information Technology (IT) vendors as Companies/Organisations have reduced the IT spending and have either postponed or scaled down the new and existing projects. Organisations are cautious on the spend and are holding on to their cash as there are no signs of the economic recovery. This has set the tone that recession is going to last longer than initially anticipated. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/66602/managing-slowdownstrategy-it-vendors#comments IT management/strategy Analysis IT spending Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:52:46 -0400 dk1971 66602 at http://www.itworld.com