IT spending http://www.itworld.com/it-spending xx Understand and reduce your IT costs 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 CIOs seek better results, lower costs 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 Majority of SMBs Plan to Purchase New Hardware and Software within the Next Six Months 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 Global IT spending to drop by nearly 11% in ’09, Forrester says 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 Open source, Web 2.0 gain appeal as IT budgets shrink 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