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• Report 2017 Tech Budget Benchmarks

  Use Our Benchmarks To Transform Your Tech Budget, Not Just Defend It

  March 28, 2017 | Andrew Bartels

  CIOs feel ambivalent about tech budget benchmarks. They need them to respond to CEO and CFO questions about tech spending levels, but they also know the top-line metrics don't really say much. This...

• Report 2015 To 2016 Tech Market Outlook For European Countries

  Better Growth Outside The Eurozone Than Within

  October 9, 2015 | Andrew Bartels

  Will Europe's modest economic expansion strengthen or go into reverse? Will China's economic slowdown and the ongoing geopolitical conflict with Russia put a dent into European exports? What will...

• Report The Midyear Global Tech Market Outlook For 2015 To 2016

  Moderate Growth In Local Currencies Led By The BT Agenda, But A Decline In US Dollars

  August 31, 2015 | Andrew Bartels

  At the midyear point in 2015, CIOs in most countries are operating in tech markets with moderate growth of around 4% in local currencies, a bit weaker than what we projected in January 2015....

• Report European Tech Market Outlook, 2015 To 2016

  A Modest Improvement, Shadowed By A Strong Dollar

  August 10, 2015 | Andrew Bartels

  CIOs in European countries can look forward to a slightly better tech market in 2015 and 2016. The European tech market has shown signs of moderate but sustained growth of 4% to 5% in euros. Aided...

• Report US Tech Market Outlook For 2014 And 2015 — Solid, Steady Growth

  Customer-Facing Technologies Will See The Fastest Growth

  April 24, 2014 | Andrew Bartels

  Our updated US tech market forecast indicates that US CIOs can plan for 6% to 7% increases in their tech budgets in 2014 and 2015, after several years in which they have had to be cautious in their...