IT weather forecast

[mashckoff]

Could be worse:

IT budgets may be at an all-time low, leading to smaller staffs and delayed business projects, but this lull is a prime time for CIOs to introduce agile IT best practices designed to reduce waste and realize faster IT response times.

it's interesting:

• Outsourcing IT application management on rise for 2010; here's why
  
The effects of the recession continue for 2010; outsourcing IT application management and maintenance are expected to be robust, while application development won't bounce back.

• Gartner's top 10 strategic technologies for 2010
  
Gartner's list of technologies that bear examination during the next three years shows an agile, mobile, secure enterprise that can spot early warning signs and predict trends.