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Where to Focus Your IT Budget in 2017

February 28th, 2017

Uncertain times call for wise planning in IT. While there is much uncertainty in the world, four clear themes remain relevant in governing IT budget spend for 2017.
Hardware and software
Recent research from a network of IT professionals, suggests the bulk of financial allotment for the year ahead will remain with hardware (37% of overall budget) and software (31%).

Despite the hot topic of desktops being dead, planned spending for them is a nose ahead of laptops (18% and 16% respectively).

What will force IT departments to spend money on software this year is less likely to be new features than simple end-of-life replacements.