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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.

One of the few industries in the world that will never see budget cuts is security. As the world grows ever more complex and connected, our valuable information is increasingly exposed to malicious actors around the world.

However, there are experts around the world working behind the scenes to fight the good fight, thwarting the hackers with ingenious new technologies such as the self-healing BIOS, self-encrypting drives, and pre-boot authentication.