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Many organizations fail to adequately budget for their collaboration implementations, leading to cost and time overruns. This tool will help you budget for initial platform deployment and ongoing collaboration solution design.

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This is a collection of published Info-Tech research specifically designed to help IT identify areas for IT cost-cutting, along with tactics on how to achieve cost reduction targets.

(15-Jul-11) At first blush, that level of commitment may seem like a confident reaction to a rebounding economy, but according to Melanie Davy, Info-Tech senior research analyst, that’s not the case. “It could even reflect the fact that the...

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Organizations must continue efforts to reduce the high proportion of their IT budget spent (typically 70%) on continuing operations, to provide room for new initiatives that management expects IT to deploy.

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Building a Greenfield data center is an expensive and lengthy project that can be hard to plan for. Because of its enormity, it is extremely important to accurately estimate a budget. Estimate capital expenditures and operating expenses over the...

(11-Feb11) With the recent squeeze on the almighty dollar, you can almost hear CEOs in unison across the country telling data center and IT managers to cut the bottom line. But many managers don’t like to get involved with the budget process...

Today, we face a greater challenge: preventing past and current human activities from bringing so much climate change upon our species that we suffer beyond imagination. While fools spend money to make sure no action is taken, so they can make a...

(10-Sept-10) Analysts from Info-Tech Research Group recently examined green IT initiatives, seeking to determine what contributed to their success—or failure. Four factors helped initiatives succeed: a strong and well-communicated adoption...

(4-Aug-10) High school teacher-in-training Demos Antonopoulos does just about everything over the net, including watching movies, gaming, surfing on his iPhone and downloading music. So you can imagine Antonopoulos’ relief when he learned a...

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Use this tool to map employees to the roles they perform. Estimate the number of employees needed to meet present or future workloads and identify where the organization is experiencing a staffing shortfall.

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Learn how your IT department compares to your peers in the Insurance Services sector by using Info-Tech's IT Budget & Staffing report. The attached PDF contains a consolidated report covering both Financial and Insurance services research.

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A data center move has numerous one-time and ongoing expenses spanning a range of areas and project phases. It is important to develop an accurate budget up front so that expectations regarding the timeline of these costs throughout the project...

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It is essential for IT to have a clear understanding of current costs, projected costs, and possible contingencies required for the budget cycle. Use this tool to elicit information from business units, develop individual project budgets,...

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In order to obtain budgeting success, IT leaders must first calculate current costs, build accurate estimates, consider potential changes to expenses, project costs by line item, create a budget proposal, and successfully negotiate gaps imposed...

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Address your concerns about budget preparation by understanding what works and what doesn't.

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IT budget negotiations usually result in fewer dollars than IT leaders think they need. Preparation for negotiations is essential: a well-informed IT leader with valid reasons for budget requests is more likely to get what they need.

Cutting costs can be an overwhelming and painful task, but knowing where to focus your efforts can make it easier. Take a look at our top ten favorite strategies. It doesn't have to be as painful as you think, and who knows, you could become the...

(13-May-10) IT leaders must do a better job of evaluating their Web developer talent before undertaking a Web site redesign, according to Info-Tech Research Group Ltd. The London, Ont.-based research firm says 90 per cent of Web redesign...

Gathering and analyzing key budgeting metrics allows IT to maintain a quantifiable account that shows the business how money is being invested into IT. However, sometimes interpretation of the metrics doesn't result in a rosy-colored picture...

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Service firms tend to be smaller enterprises with big technology needs from server to desktop. In this highly competitive environment, IT decision makers need to make the most of every scarce IT dollar invested and wisely use the skills of their...

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Complex IT environments and fluctuating budgets are the norm for Government institutions. They must focus on streamlining processes while providing users with critical IT services. From managing large IT staffs to supporting legacy applications,...

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The need for careful IT budgeting and staffing in health care institutions has never been greater. A complex IT environment and low tolerance for errors and downtime means that IT management must hire the right skill sets and make the correct...

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Industries such as Forestry, Fishing and Mining invest large sums in technology solutions every year. Make every dollar count. Find out where others in your industry sector are targeting their budgetary spend and allocating IT staffing resources.

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Complexity is a critical challenge faced by IT departments in the Transportation, Utilities, and Communications industries. Ongoing evaluation of priorities, operations and budgets is essential. Compare against your industry peers to make the...

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Establishing the initial plan and design for the new data center can be a challenging task, especially for IT leaders who are inexperienced. Start the project off correctly by planning and monitoring the data center build and understanding what...

(22-Feb-10) Market research firms predict that small businesses in the U.S. will start buying computers, peripherals and network gear again this year. While this might be good news for small business technology vendors, there are others who...

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A data center build project charter is essential to the planning phase of the project. It lays out important information such as the project's description, potential risks, and communication plan to keep all stakeholders informed. Complete the...

(21-Dec-09) When businesses consider cutting costs in almost any area, often the first thing that comes to mind is outsourcing, particularly to overseas employees or consultants. It is understandable — especially in this economy — that companies...

(18-Dec-09) Carlos Rosa’s IT infrastructure had everything he needed, and then some. But, he realized, the “and then some” was probably too much. Mahwah Township Public Schools’ eight-year-old network was top of the line. “That comes at a...

(11-Dec-09) Cost both motivates and prohibits the use of video collaboration tools in the enterprise, according to unified communications provider Mitel Networks Corp. Mitel recently commissioned market research firm Harris/Decima to conduct...