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Sun boss Scott McNealy has identified his number one rival: finance directors in end-user organisations around the world who are holding an ever-firmer grip on IT spend.
Is it possible that consulting services would be among the first to see spending as confidence returns among business leaders?
Bean counters and CEOs are scrutinising IT spending more than ever these days, but that's not a bad thing for CIOs.
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