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ZDNet Research has pulled together the latest findings from our monthly IT Priorities survey of IT professionals.
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ZDNet Research has pulled together the latest findings from our monthly IT Priorities survey of IT professionals. Below are the key highlights from the three time frames we look at; current; 12-months; and 24-months out:
Trends in current IT projects
- 20 percent of current IT spending is devoted to software infrastructure
- Hardware upgrades are currently 20% of spending
- Security spending has dropped over the last several months, but averaged 15 percent during last 12 months
- Top projects include VoIP, server upgrades, virus defense, and ERP
Trends in 12-month planned IT initiatives
- Roughly one quarter of 12-month plans involve wired & wireless networking solutions
- 15 percent of 12-month IT Plans are focused on software and hardware, respectively
- Security projects comprise roughly 10 percent of future plans
- Top initiatives: VoIP, SAN, CRM, and business process management
Trends in 24-month technologies
- Networking technologies will be the most impacting technologies 24-months out
- Security technologies are considered most important by 15 percent of managers
- 10 percent of IT managers rate software infrastructure most important
- Most impactingl trends: wireless networks, blade servers, directory services, and outsourcing
More details from these data to follow...