Despite a challenging economy, seven out of 10 CIOs say their companies will invest in IT initiatives in the next 12 months, according to a survey developed by Robert Half Technology, a provider of IT professionals on a project and full-time basis, and conducted by an independent research firm.
Information security topped the list of projects that executives expect their firms to invest in, with 43 percent of the response, followed by virtualization (28 percent), data center efficiency (27 percent), VoIP and SaaS (both 26 percent)