Businesses worldwide are grappling with determining exactly what IT assets the organisation holds. So why don't Australian businesses know what IT equipment they have?
Cisco Systems chief executive John Chambers on Wednesday gave an upbeat assessment of information technology spending next year, saying Cisco customers are "beginning to get their foot off the brake."
Australia is up to the off-shoring challenge, according to international software expert Dr Philip Lehman, despite statistics from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) predicting a loss of 4000 ICT jobs by 2009.
After being left red-faced after the Y2K debacle, few commentators are willing to make bets on what 2001 will hold. After the crystal ball cracks that appeared last year, it's tough to predict the future.
Tech spending could accelerate toward the middle of next year, according to a poll of chief information officers, a trend that could benefit Microsoft and a few select companies.
Businesses worldwide are grappling with determining exactly what IT assets the organisation holds. So why don't Australian businesses know what IT equipment they have?
Companies are hanging on to their IT equipment longer to stave off spending what they can't currently afford. But IT systems have to be disposed of eventually; what happens when they do?
Tech spending could accelerate toward the middle of next year, according to a poll of chief information officers, a trend that could benefit Microsoft and a few select companies.
CIOs know they must understand ROI if they have any hope of helping other business leaders understand why it needs to be used with cautionâ€"especially when evaluating IT projects.
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