Year Long IT Tax Breaks Coming to a Close

Several little known but fantastic tax incentives have been in place all year but there are only a few days left to take advantage of these breaks. First and foremost on the list of big bucks benefits with a short expiration date is the Bonus Depreciation tax allowance, a.k.a. the “100% Special Depreciation Allowance.” This…

Beyond the Buzz: Actual Global IT Spending Trends

“We are seeing some increase in capital spending on IT, but only some,” said John Longwell, VP of Research at Computer Economics. “Enterprises are still shying away from anything that is too disruptive or risky.” CE’s recent report, Technology Trends 2011/2012, details technology adoption rates and investment rates and correlates the two. The findings, while…

Why and When to Invest in a CMDB System

The CMDB tidal wave may seemed to have peaked about two or three years ago and left a trail of ruin and devastation in its wake. However, like many technology trends, the CMDB built up a lot of hype, then confusion, then disillusion. Missed in all of this, however, is the fundamental fact that a…

Sourcing: Keep it Simple and Standard

In a traditional global IT enterprise, different business units, geographic regions, and functional entities each do things their own way. Service providers, meanwhile, have generally accommodated these specialized requirements. After all, the customer is always right, right?. This mindset is changing as business organizations gradually accept the proposition that a great majority of their IT…

2011 IT Spending Outlook Improving Bit by Bit

For IT organizations, the year ahead will not only be a time for rebuilding but also for innovation. Spending will remain restrained, and IT executives will continue to be asked to deliver more with less. But they are also receiving the go-ahead to take risks with projects that promise long-term improvements in the ability of…

Gartner Trims IT Spending Forecast

The outlook for IT spending on a global basis in 2010 isn’t looking quite as rosy as research firm Gartner had thought earlier this year. In a revised forecast issued Thursday, Gartner said it expects global IT spending to reach $3.350 trillion, an increase of 3.9 percent compared to 2009’s $3.225 trillion. But just last…

IT Spending Still in Recession: Report

The economy may be improving but there is still a dark cloud over IT spending, according to the annual IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks study by Computer Economics released Wednesday. The research firm frames the IT spending outlook for this year as in a recession based on its coverage of the field since 1990. Computer…

Most Supplier Diversity Programs Fail to Deliver

While world-class procurement organizations continue to outperform their peers in driving supplier diversity spending according to a new study by The Hackett Group. The study identified several critical ways that most companies fail in their supplier diversity programs. Hackett’s latest research found that companies with world-class procurement organizations commit 33% more of their spend to…

How Will the ‘New Normal” Change Your IT Spending?

International Data Corp. (IDC) recently issued a provocative study proclaiming a period of austerity it’s calling the “new normal”. Based on a survey of 140 CIOs and IT managers from Fortune 1000 companies, it suggests that organizations steel themselves as follows: Re-review the 2010 project portfolio. Assume that by mid-year, the funding outlook will turn…

Smart Sourcing: The New Normal

In business today the active noun “sourcing” often is preceded by one of a growing collection of adjectives: “global”, “strategic”, “crowd”, “multi”, etc. However, each of these design models and potential pairings is built upon a single premise―no matter how capable each of us might be, in this day and age we simply cannot be…