IT Departments Likely to Change

At its Symposium events, Gartner's senior analysts like to stun the delegates with bold five-year predictions. But in setting out his vision for enterprise computing circa 2011 at Gartner's Florida Symposium in October, Mahoney went further than most.

By 2011, he says, three-quarters of IT departments will have changed their role. In many cases, that will entail a much greater involvement in running the business. But for 10% companies, it will mean disbanding the IT department entirely; at another 10%, IT will have been reduced to a commodity.

What do these changes mean for economic development and our focus on targeting IT functions and operations? Think about it.

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