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News According to Merrill Lynch which tracks the purchasing behaviour of 50 US and 20 European CIOs of large organisations found that IT budget growth in the United States could slow to around 5 per cent this year compared to 11 per cent in 2000. [04 Jan 2001]
Defra IT - blowing budgets and showing up late
News Major IT projects at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are millions over budget and years late, it has been revealed. It is supposed to help cut the amount of red tape affecting the industry, and Defra claims it will... [07 Feb 2008]
Six reasons IT managers miss their budgets--and 11 tips to come in on target
White Paper IT managers are generally not taught how to budget and fall prey to certain tendencies, like allowing the CEO to reduce expenses without adjusting expectations on services and deliverables. Learn why you may be having trouble hitting your budget... [13 May 2006]
IT budgets lag behind business growth
News But IT budgets are also harder hit and more negatively affected by a fall in company revenue, Gartner found. It found that even in organisations with sales growth of 10 per cent the IT budget increases remained at five per cent or less. [14 Jul 2006]
CIO Jury: IT budgets on the rise in 2007
News IT budgets are set to increase in 2007 on the back of technology refreshes and mobile working projects, according to UK CIOs. Three-quarters of silicon.com's 12-man CIO Jury IT user panel this week said they expect their IT budgets to increase in... [06 Dec 2006]
IT budgets squeezed by upgrades and staffing costs
News IT staff remain the single largest budget item, accounting for almost a third of overall budgets. Windows upgrades and IT staffing costs remain the biggest drains on corporate IT budgets with operational spend reducing the amount of money left for... [28 Sep 2004]
IT budgets up in 2004, says Gartner
News IT budgets will see "tempered" increases next year as businesses shift their focus from cost cutting to innovative technologies that will help drive revenue growth, according to analyst Gartner. Peter Sondergaard, head of European research at... [21 Oct 2003]
2003 IT budgets remain 'anaemic'
News 2003 IT budgets remain 'anaemic' Information technology budgets will increase a mere 2.7 per cent over the next six to 12 months, according to a recent survey of chief information officers and other IT purchasing executives. [11 Mar 2003]
Why CIOs need two IT budgets next year
News CIOs should have two separate IT budgets for 2008 given the current uncertain economic climate, according to analyst house Gartner. McGee added there is already sufficient concern about the possibility of a business slowdown over the next year from... [07 Nov 2007]
Global IT budgets to be slashed in 2001
News IT budgets will grow by only 13 per cent, down slightly from 14 per cent in 2001. According to a survey by Merrill Lynch, the situation is even worse in the US, where budgets will grow by only five per cent, down from 11 per cent in the previous 12... [04 Jan 2001]
Recession fears hit IT budgets
Comment The state of the economy and its potential impact on IT budgets will be the key challenge for IT chiefs this year along with the ongoing war for tech talent, according to silicon.com's exclusive CIO Agenda 2008 survey. [04 Apr 2008]
Little cash for new IT as budgets growth stalls
News There will be little cash available for new IT projects this year, with IT budgets only creeping up by one or two per cent. UK businesses plan to grow IT budgets by 2.3 per cent in 2006 with 20 per cent of this earmarked for new IT investments. [12 Jan 2006]
What's swallowing your IT budget?
Comment Research from the Bathwick Group has found smaller companies are not only increasing their IT budgets at a faster rate than the rest of the market but they also use up a smaller proportion of their budget than their more cumbersome rivals for... [18 Dec 2007]
Tech budgets escape belt-tightening cuts
News The study, aimed at gauging the impact of global economy fears on IT budgets, asked CIOs if their 2008 IT budget had changed since it was finalised. Almost two-thirds (62 per cent) of the 1,011 CIOs questioned reported no change in their 2008 IT... [07 Apr 2008]
Cost-cutting tops CIO priorities
Comment But the spending picture looks fairly bleak for 2008 with three-quarters of CIOs saying their IT budgets will remain flat or fall this year and the rest predicting small increases. On average, a third of these IT budgets are taken up by capital... [18 Apr 2008]
