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Industry News - CIOs don’t expect IT recovery

Forty seven percent of ICT executives plan for the recession to continue well into 2010.

CIOs who survived 2009, during which IT budgets dropped by 8 percent on average, don’t expect to see business recover or IT dollars return immediately in 2010. They do, however, intend to makeover IT departments as leaner, more lightweight entities ready to respond to business needs, according to Gartner research released Tuesday.

Tech News - Google’s rivals tipped to grow in 2010

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The biggest tech industry news story of the 2000s was undoubtedly the dramatic rise of Google. But will the search and online advertising juggernaut continue its dominance over the internet economy in 2010? Time will tell.

Google’s rivalry with tech firms is likely to get more intense in 2010. With Google, tech firms are up against the internet’s most-trafficked website and a money-making machine. Google is poised to rack up more than US$23 billion in revenues in 2009, with margins over 30%. With its huge cash reserves, Google has money to buy innovative start-ups (recent examples include On2, ReCAPTCHA and AdMob) to keep itself at the cutting edge.

Industry News - Cost saving for IT infrastructure management

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In these trying economic conditions, CIOs must utilise all available strategies and avenues to deliver more with less.

Much has been said about best practices in IT management to tide over the economic downturn. Under ever-increasing pressure, many CIOs are now looking at IT Infrastructure management as an effective means to drive business transformation. While most organisations are keen to join in, there are some strategies that may be employed to get quick wins.