The Quote: "That's what they want, because it's a pain. If they could get someone out to do it, they would."
Who Said It: Bobby Cameron, vice president and principal analyst with Gartner.
In Context: A November report from Forrester revealed that 25 percent of non-IT executives are directly choosing vendor tools on their own or more than IT executives. That number is expected to drop by 2010, simply because, as Cameron says, business executives would rather have IT make the decisions. But the current trend spells trouble for CIOs looking to boost the reputation of their IT departments within their companies.
Find Out More: Is Business Supplanting IT in Deciding What Tools to Buy?
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