Five top spending priorities for hard times: “InfoWorld consulted a range analysts and CIOs to arrive at a consensus: the five technologies IT shops must continue to invest in despite the recession. The common theme, says IDC chief analyst and senior vice president Frank Gens, is that ‘any technologies that can save companies money or reduce expenses will continue to thrive.’”
The answer:
- Storage: disks and storage management software
- Business intelligence: Niche analytics
- Virtualization: Optimizing resources
- Security: Data and end points
- Cloud computing: Business solutions
