** This thread discusses the article: 2006: The Year in Preview **
Doing more with less is here to stay. Capital and operational expenditures that are an operational necessity or have positive cash flow are the only ones that successful companies go after. While every economy has winners and losers, the winners will purchase IT equipment only if it comes with a plan for profitable use. IT is no longer the toy business and has not been for years. 'How will this machine make me money? Show me on paper.' is and will continue to be a common question.
** This thread discusses the article: 2006: The Year in Preview **
I have just left a company where the opposite of everything you have stated is empirically true. IT spending dectupled over the last three years due to political considerations. When I raised issues of ROI, and TCO I was promptly moved out of the picture. Dave
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