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10 Technologies for Driving Revenue in 2010

By Brian P. Watson on 2010-02-18


Becoming a revenue generator—instead of a cost center—is the dream of every IT shop.

CIO Insight Research asked almost 170 IT executives which deployed technologies have the best potential for driving revenue generation. Here’s what they said.


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Software as a Service/ASPs 38% The revenue-generating power of SaaS helps keep the buzz going.

Open-Source Databases/Development Tools/Languages31% Open-source is more than a cheaper option than packaged software.

Smartphones as Mobile Clients27% Still think smartphones are an enterprise annoyance?

Server Virtualization25% The biggest cost saver, but plenty of CIOs see revenue potential.

Desktop/Small-Cluster Supercomputing 18% It’s still around, and this is one good reason why.

Voice over IP17% Another big cost reducer, but not the biggest money maker.

ITIL 13% Popular, but viewed much more highly in terms of process improvement.

Enterprise Search11% Low deployment numbers could drag down the revenue-generating potential. Or not.

Blogs 10% CIOs are still trying to figure out social media’s true value.

Dual-core or Multicore Processors8% Deployed by about eight in 10, but not bringing home as much bacon.

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