Industry Analyst Reporter - CIO Topics NewsTekrati Industry Analyst Reporter News ServiceU.S. IT Executives Cutting Budgets and Consolidating Assets in 2008, says IDC- April 28, 2008 Senior IT executives in the U.S. are already feeling a negative effect on their budgets for new projects in 2008, according to an IDC study of leading indicators for the computer software and services sector. The industry analysts report budget reductions and a shift in how monies will be spent. The impact of a slowing economy was confirmed in recent IDC interviews with 27 CIOs and senior IT leaders.http://cio.tekrati.com/research/10276/ Ten Steps Help CIOs Respond Decisively to Uncertain Economic Conditions, says CEB- April 15, 2008 Given the uncertain economy, CIOs should be taking a hard, pre-emptive look at their processes, teams, and cost structures to identify areas for better cost and performance management, according to the Corporate Executive Board (CEB). The organization's program for CIOs, the CIO Executive Board, has published ten "prescriptions" -- critical actions -- for CIOs to respond decisively in an uncertain economy.http://cio.tekrati.com/research/10247/ Gartner Identifies Seven Grand Challenges Facing IT- April 10, 2008 Many of the emerging technologies that will be entering the market in 2033 are already known in some form in 2008, according to Gartner. The industry analysts examined seven of these long-term innovations -- dubbed "IT Grand Challenges" -- and what IT leaders ought to be doing about them now, during presentations at the Gartner Emerging Trends SymposiumITxpo 2008 in Las Vegas.http://cio.tekrati.com/research/10234/ IT Leaders Must Prepare for the Industrialization of IT, says Gartner- April 8, 2008 Many organizations are failing to exploit falling prices in products and services that should accompany the commoditization of IT, according to Gartner. In 2007, 25 percent of IT spending was on unnecessary and redundant customization and although this will decline, it will remain at least at 10 percent overspending through 2010. The analysts expect an accelerating shift from buying and building IT to accessing IT as a service, with vendors building mass production data centers for delivery.http://cio.tekrati.com/research/10232/ Global 1000 Organizations Formalizing Tech Innovation Processes, says Gartner- April 8, 2008 As IT organizations struggle to help their companies achieve growth, profitability and competitiveness through technology innovation, two-thirds of Global 1000 companies will have formalized technology innovation processes by 2010, according to Gartner. The industry analysts are addressing best practices for managing IT innovation at the Gartner Emerging Trends SymposiumITxpo taking place this week in Las Vegas.http://cio.tekrati.com/research/10230/ |