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	February 6, 2007 2007 SMB IT Budget Outlook: North America Business Technographics North America by Michael Speyer with Ellen Daley, Heidi Shey	Average: 1  (1 rating)

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Executive Summary

Business optimism is high in 2007 for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs). Unfortunately, this will not translate into large IT budget outlays; in fact, SMBs report an average budget increase of just 2% over actual spend in 2006. New investment spend levels will remain flat at 26% of IT budget, but spending on research and development (R&D) and security will rise 1%. At a combined 49% of IT budgets, staffing and computer hardware will consume the lion's share of IT budgets. Improving the efficiency of IT is a critical priority for 20% of SMBs, and 33% of SMBs will make the measurement of IT's impact on business performance a priority. The top IT initiatives for 2007 include upgrading disaster recovery and security capabilities, and replacing/upgrading server hardware, with the top software purchases being of security and Web applications. Thirty-seven percent of SMBs say it's very important to provide a business case in order to secure funding for IT projects, and return on investment (ROI) is the most commonly used tool, with 66% of companies utilizing it.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• North American SMB IT Budgets And Spending In 2007
  • IT Budget Growth Will Be Low In 2007
  • Improving IT Efficiency Is A Key Business Initiative
  • Security Will Dominate Software Spending
  • SMBs Will Curtail IT Services Spending
  • SMB Justification For IT Projects Lags Enterprises
• Supplemental Material

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