Corporate PC purchasing continues to weaken, according to the latest ChangeWave survey, and will remain sluggish for the remainder of 2008. For the third-consecutive quarter, we're seeing a drop in corporate PC buying going forward.
About 68 percent of IT executives surveyed say their company plans on buying laptops next quarter. About 67 percent say their company plans to buy desktops.
Applications and infrastructure outsourcing, though, is proving a stable element in an otherwise tough enterprise information technology environment this year. It appears hardware and software projects are bearing the brunt of the cutbacks, as "demand for services holds steady," says Forrester.
About 45 percent of firms plan to increase their use of applications outsourcing, while 43 percent of firms are increasing their use of infrastructure outsourcing. About 43 percent of respondents said they are moving more work offshore.
Infrastructure outsourcing also is on the rise, as convergent telecommunications and network management will be oursourced by 20 percent of firms this year, the survey finds.
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