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  Mobility, cloud, analytics to reshape IT in 2012

  Despite some hopeful fits and starts, the U.S. economy didn't escape the doldrums in 2011. Unemployment remained stubbornly high, the U.S. debt-ceiling crisis and budget scuffles spurred more economic uncertainty, and Europe's ongoing financial problems threatened global markets. If there's an upside, at least it's familiar territory.

  By Ann Bednarz | 03 January, 2012 22:30

  Tags: Big Data, cloud computing, Configuration / maintenance, consumer electronics, Data Center, Gartner, hardware systems, IDC, infrastructure management, internet, Internet-based applications and services, IT budgets, IT hiring, IT jobs, IT spending, management, media tablets, mobile networks, networking, outlook2012, smartphones, social networking, Telecommunication, unified communications, VoIP, wireless

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  Corporate IT spending gets boost as hiring increases

  The good news is right there on the balance sheets of some of the nation's largest and most influential IT companies: Their income and revenue are higher and growing again, and the effects are starting to be very noticeable across the U.S. tech industry.

  By Todd R. Weiss | 15 June, 2011 08:26

  Tags: business, business issues, economy, IT hiring, IT spending, Management Topics, Maven Wave Partners

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  Open source IT Dashboard tracks govt spending

  The United States Government has open sourced the IT Dashboard project, a Web-based application designed to track IT spending used by CIOs of government agencies.

  By Rodney Gedda | 05 April, 2011 15:25

  Tags: business intelligence, government, IT Dashboard, IT spending, open government, open source, project management, USA government

• Commbank IT modernisation spending tips $1.1b

  The Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) has flagged a “revised scope and costing” of its multi-year core banking modernisation program, tipping the scales at $1.1 billion.

  By Tim Lohman | 09 February, 2011 11:27

  Tags: commbank, commonwealth bank, core banking modernisation, finance, IT spending

• Are Smart Grids the Top Priority for WE Utilities' CIOs?

  If we start with an oversimplified idea that "Smart Grids = Grids + ICT," then it is obvious that utilities IT budgets have a direct effect on our future achievements of a Smart Grid. However, while there is growing excitement in the market concerning new technologies, including those in the Smart Grid concept, utilities are always cautious when it comes to IT spending and have pressure to prove ROI or TCO reduction before implementing any new initiative. Utility CIOs' budgets are still subject to numerous influences, including cost containment, compliance with regulations, and maintenance of the existing infrastructure.

  By Gaia Gallotti | 27 October, 2010 03:36

  Tags: CIO role, EMEA, energy, industry verticals, it management, IT spending, Smart Grid/Smart Metering, Utility Industry

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  7 ways to cut your software costs during the economic downturn

  It's official: IT budgets, once so resilient in the face of three years of worsening economic news, aren't immune to the downturn after all.

  By Eric Lai | 03 December, 2008 08:55

  Tags: IT spending

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  Five top spending priorities for hard times

  No company is immune from the economy's ebb and flow. So it's no surprise that, in the face of a fearsome downturn, IT shops are scrambling to figure out where they should cut.

  By Tom Sullivan | 20 November, 2008 08:20

  Tags: financial crisis, global recession, IT spending

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