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Q: For areas of increased spending, what is driving the change?

Cutter's annual IT budgeting survey found that this security accounted for the largest increase in IT budgets this year, driven by large companies (73%); only 50% of small companies reported increases. According to author Dennis Adams, "This may be a response to the idea that large companies are bigger 'targets' to hackers." On the other end of the spectrum, Adams pointed out that "Although some consultants have predicted that energy costs would increase the costs of computing, our surveys have not borne this out. This year, as in the past, energy costs have not factored into the costs of delivering IT services as reflected in annual budgets."

* Excerpted from "Slowly Rebuilding IT Budgets: Cautiously Investing in the Future," (Login Required) Cutter Benchmark Review, Vol. 13, No. 4.

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