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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/Languages
31%
Open-source is more than a cheaper option than packaged software. - Smartphones as Mobile Clients
27%
Still think smartphones are an enterprise annoyance? - Server Virtualization
25%
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 IP
17%
Another big cost reducer, but not the biggest money maker. - ITIL
13%
Popular, but viewed much more highly in terms of process improvement. - Enterprise Search
11%
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 Processors
8%
Deployed by about eight in 10, but not bringing home as much bacon.
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