CIO.com - Budget

An Argument for Keeping IT Training Budgets Intact

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Many of training's benefits are intangible and won't show up in an ROI analysis

Cloud Computing Both More Agile and Less Expensive

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Are cloud services attractive because they are less expensive than traditional offerings or are IT professionals drawn by greater agility? Bernard Golden writes that it's not an either-or debate. Much like those famous 'tastes great ... less filling" beer commercials, the beauty of cloud computing lies in the beholder.

Bang for Your IT Buck

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

By all accounts the economy is stronger now than it was 12 months ago, but it is also clear that companies are still moving cautiously, and for the bulk of IT that means continuing to do more with what you have, which is at least better than doing more with less.

How to Pay Less for All Your Business Gear

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Here's a New Year's resolution that you'll want to keep: pay less for nearly everything you buy for your business. I'm talking computers, printers, tablets, hard drives, software--the works!

2012: Year of Fast Changes for IT Professionals

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

2012 is set to be a year in which new opportunities start to rise for IT professionals, even though budgets are tight, according to the predictions of industry participants.

Work Your Plan; Don't Sweat Your Budget

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The annual budgeting process produces too many headaches. Here's how to make the plan more relevant.

Gartner: Security Services Spending to Hit $49B in 2015

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Gartner is predicting that corporate spending across the world for a broad swath of security services will climb from about $35 billion today to $49 billion in three years, with the managed security services expected to jump most of all.

Deciding How to Spend a $10K Windfall Wisely

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

We have a lean IT department. Its budget is well below the industry average, and my security budget is only about 3% of that. So, as you can imagine, I didn't hesitate to say yes when I was asked this week if I could spend $10,000 before the end of the month.

Time Is Money: What CIOs Should Know About How they Spend Their Time

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT

CIO’s publisher emeritus Gary Beach looks at our annual State of the CIO data for clues to how CIOs manage their time and how well that aligns with their goals.

BC/DR Spending Not a Top Budget Priority

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Forrester Research finds organizations understand the importance of spending on business continuity and disaster recovery, but put it off

'Advanced Persistent Threat' Concerns Boosting Security Budgets

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Heightened awareness about stealthy network attacks designed to steal sensitive information -- what some call the "advanced persistent threat" -- is having an impact in raising security budgets and increasing executive management involvement in information technology, according to a survey published today.

U.S. CIO: Changing the Culture of Federal IT

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel hopes cloud computing, Web services and a new IT culture of sharing can reap huge savings and prop up Uncle Sam.

Gartner: 16 Long-Held IT Business Practices You Need to Kill

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

th CIO budgets heading for their 11th consecutive year of growing at 3% or less, it's time to offer up some sacred caws for sacrifice.

IT Tier-Level Support, Chargebacks, Called Wasteful

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

With their budgets seeing little increase, IT managers are being urged by Gartner Inc. to reexamine many of their long-followed IT practices and then, quite simply, kill them.

Expecting a Recession, Gartner Urges 'Creative Destruction'

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Research firm Gartner Inc. sees another recession coming that will lead to tightened IT budgets at the same time that technology is being forced to respond to social and collaborative computing trends.