The Trends in IT Value report is designed to show the trends and drivers that have been steadily increasing the value of IT over time. In this white paper learn more about the 10 most important drivers of IT value:

• Driver 1: Lowering the Infrastructure Cost
• Driver 2: Increasing Application Features
• Driver 3: Reducing the Cost of Downtime
• Driver 4: Maintaining Suitable Risk
• Driver 5: Commoditization
• Driver 6: Higher Readiness
• Driver 7: Project Management Leadership
• Driver 8: SOA
• Driver 9: Service Delivery
• Driver 10: Vendor Consolidation

The value of IT is measured in the services it delivers, how it adds to the benefits of the organization, and the degree of satisfaction of their clients and users. Investments in technology continue to provide superior returns as they are compared to many other investments. However, not all IT projects and investments are equal and organizations need to consider the benefits gained against each investment as it is compared to other IT and organizational investments.