June 27, 2011 8:50 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
economy,
enterprise software,
Forrester Research,
Gartner,
Heather Clancy,
IDC,
IT channel products and services,
IT spending,
softwareStagnant economy got you down? The good news it that market researcher IDC is predicting IT spending growth this year will grow much faster than the economy at large, as measured by U.S. gross domestic product.
May 6, 2011 12:48 AM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Accenture,
CSC,
Fujitsu,
Gartner,
Heather Clancy,
HP,
IBM,
IT channel products and services,
IT ServicesMarket research firm Gartner figures that IT services spending reached $793 billion in 2010, which represents a 3.1 percent increase from 2009 numbers. While this certainly couldn't be classified as a huge growth, it sure beats the 5.1...
February 23, 2011 2:35 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
CRM,
Gartner,
Heather Clancy,
IT channel products and services,
Microsoft,
Salesforce.comJust how important is it for businesses to fix customer service and overall customer relations now that the economy is showing signs of improvement? Important enough for the CRM (aka customer relationship management) category to emerge as the top focus of spending increases in a new survey about...
February 18, 2011 10:21 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Gartner,
Heather Clancy,
IT channel products and servicesI have been gratified to hear over the past year that many of the technology solution providers that I communicate with regularly have begun using social media or social networking sites as part of their marketing strategy. But I still think that the channel has only scratched the surface as far as...
January 6, 2011 9:47 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
budget,
economy,
forecast,
Gartner,
Heather Clancy,
IT channel products and services,
IT spendingWhat would a new year be without some sort of prediction about IT spending? The latest market research firm to oblige is Gartner, which is forecasting that worldwide IT spending will reach $3.6 trillion in 2011, up 5.1 percent from...
July 5, 2010 6:40 AM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Gartner,
Heather Clancy,
IT channel products and servicesA new survey from market research firm Gartner shows that the main things that IT buyers are looking for more external service providers are cost reductions and technologies to help "keep the lights on."
September 11, 2009 6:36 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Forrester,
Gartner,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Gold partner,
partner programIt's not too late to participate in Microsoft's Analyst Relations for the Channel (ARC) pilot. Qualifying Gold partners can still sign on for Gartner or Forrester Research access until September...
