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    IT Spending and Staffing Outlook for 2016: Divergence Ahead

    As they make budget plans for 2016, IT organizations in the U.S. and Canada are of two minds. Some IT organizations are bullish about the future and even forecasting a revival in IT capital spending. Others, particularly larger ones, anticipate no growth in their budgets and appear to be hunkering down. Meanwhile, security will be a top priority and migration to the cloud ongoing. In our annual IT budget outlook study, we provide guidance for IT executives in the U.S. and Canada as they firm up spending plans for the coming year. The study assesses IT operational and capital spending plans for 2016, priorities for IT spending and investment, and plans for hiring and outsourcing. (24 pp., 23 fig.) [Research Byte]

    December, 2015