Weltweite Gartner Umfrage unter mehr als 1500 CIOs zeigt gleichbleibende IT-Ausgaben für 2009

Laut dem von Gartner Executive Programs (EXP) durchgeführten ‚CIO Survey‘ bleiben die IT-Budgets - obwohl die Unternehmen mit der schwierigen wirtschaftlichen Lage konfrontiert sind - im wesentlichen gleich, bei einer geplanten Steigerung von 0,16 Prozent für 2009.

Die weltweite Umfrage unter 1527 CIOs wurde von Gartner EXP zwischen dem 15. September und dem 15. Dezember 2008 durchgeführt und bezieht sich auf die CIO Budgetplanung in diesem Zeitraum. Gleichbleibende IT-Budgets wurden in Unternehmen in Nordamerika und in Europa, leichte Anstiege in Lateinamerika und leichte Senkungen in Asien/Pazifik festgestellt.

„2009 stehen die Verantwortlichen schwierigen wirtschaftlichen Gegebenheiten gegenüber, wie es sie seit über 50 Jahren nicht gab“, sagt Mark McDonald, Group Vice President und Head of Research von Gartner EXP. „Diese Gegebenheiten spiegeln sich in den IT-Budgets, Prioritäten und Strategien wieder, da ein Drittel der CIOs angab, keine Änderungen an ihrem Budget für 2008 vorzunehmen, während 46 Prozent von einem leichten Anstieg und 21 Prozent von Budgetkürzungen berichteten.“

In Englisch:

STAMFORD, Conn., January 14, 2009 — As organisations face a challenging economic environment, IT spending budgets will be essentially flat with a planned increase of 0.16 per cent in 2009, according to results from the 2009 CIO survey by Gartner Executive Programs (EXP).

The worldwide survey of 1,527 CIOs was conducted by Gartner EXP from 15 September to 15 December 2008 and represents CIO budget plans reported at that time. Flat IT budgets were found across organisations in North America and Europe, with slight increases in Latin America and a slight decrease in Asia/Pacific.

The Gartner EXP CIO report "Meeting the Challenge: The 2009 CIO Agenda" represents the most comprehensive examination of business priorities and CIO strategies. The CIOs surveyed represent more than $138 billion in corporate and public-sector IT spending, encompassing 1,527 organisations across 48 countries and 30 industries.

"In 2009, executives face challenging global economic conditions that have not existed for more than 50 years," said Mark McDonald, group vice president and head of research for Gartner EXP. "This environment is reflected in IT budgets, priorities and strategies as one third of CIOs reported no change in their budget from 2008, while 46 per cent reported a slight increase, and 21 per cent reported a cut in IT budgets."

"All CIOs will face the need to restructure their budgets, cutting in some areas and investing in others, including those reporting no change in their overall spending level," Mr McDonald said. "Organisations expect IT to contribute results in an uncertain economy. CIOs need to be decisive and resourceful in building an effective organisation that can meet current and future challenges. Leading organisations recognise the seriousness of economic conditions, but they are not paralysed by them. Their leaders have confidence in their ability to use IT to achieve results."

Senior business executives recognise that IT's contribution to economic performance extends beyond managing expenditures. They expect IT to play a role in reducing enterprise costs, not merely with cost cutting but by changing business processes, workforce practices and information use. The business priorities in Table 1 reflect these expectations.

Table 1

Top 10 Business and Technology Priorities in 2009

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Top 10 Business Priorities

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Ranking

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Top 10 Technology Priorities

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Ranking

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Business process improvement

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Business intelligence

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Reducing enterprise costs

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Enterprise applications (ERP, CRM and others)

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Improving enterprise workforce effectiveness

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Servers and storage technologies (virtualisation)

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Attracting and retaining new customers

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Legacy application modernisation

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Increasing the use of information/analytics

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Collaboration technologies

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