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Businesses are still cautious about outsourcing their IT security, a survey of over 250 IT professionals in the UK and Europe reveals. Almost two-thirds of IT professionals said they do not want to outsource security, according to the research by Computer Weekly and TechTarget. However take-up of outsourced security services is likely to increase as services become more established and varied, with 15% saying they have not found a good fit with their business yet from the services currently available.




You can find out more about businesses' IT security priorities in 2013 by download this free 75 page report, exclusively for Computer Weekly members.

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A growing proportion of organisations are hosting their internally developed software in the cloud, a survey of over 250 UK IT professionals by Computer Weekly and KEW Associates reveals. During 2011 over 40% of respondents hosted internally developed software in the cloud, but  by 2017 this will increase to 85%. By 2017, 18% of respondents will host over 50% of their internally developed software in the cloud, up from just 1% in 2011.



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Most companies have plans to deploy cloud security technologies, which include products designed to secure cloud servers and data, in 2013. Some 62% are either using cloud security technologies already, are about to use them, or are evaluating them. Only 38% do not have plans to use cloud security technologies, despite the potential the offer for cost savings and efficiency gains.



You can find out more about businesses' IT security priorities in 2013 by download this free 75 page report, exclusively for Computer Weekly members.

Source: IT & Telecom Spend - 80 Industry Sectors (www.kewassociates.co.uk)

You can find out more about businesses IT security priorities next year by download this free 75 page report, exclusively for Computer Weekly members

You can find out more about businesses IT security priorities next year by download this free 75 page report, exclusively for Computer Weekly members.

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IT departments in the UK are taking a more cautious approach to IT spending, than those in North America and Asia. In the UK, around 38% of organisations plan to step up spending on IT in 2012, compared with nearly 60% worldwide. Similarly in the UK 33% plan to reduce their IT budgets, compared with the global average of 22%.


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IT spending growth shows considerable variations worldwide, Computer Weekly/Tech Target's UK IT priority research reveals. Growth is healthiest in Asia, which has largely escaped the economic downturn.

North America is more bullish than the UK which is taking a
more conservative approach to IT spending.

Although many companies (58%) still expect to spend more in 2012 than 2011, that percentage is down from 64% in 2011. That is still a far cry from the 34% that expected their IT budgets to increase in 2010, when the recession had IT fully in its grip.



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Why are there so few women in the in the IT profession ? Men and women have very different views on the problem.

Ask the guy's and they blame the geeky nature of IT and the failings of the education system. Ask the women on the other hand, and its the combination of the male culture in IT and having to work harder if your a women.

One thing that both men and women agree: being the only women in a team full of men is a real deterrent.

You can find out more in our  Women in Technology survey here.

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Tablet computers are trickling down from the board room into the rest of the organisation, according to this analysis of tablets in small and medium sized businesses. IT department and developers are the second biggest users of tablets, followed by sales executives and sales personnel.

You can find out more about tablets in the enterprise in this exclusive report from Booz&Co.

Opinions are divided whether modern apprenticeship schemes are a solution to the shortages of skilled IT professionals facing many organisations, this Computer Weekly poll shows. However, nearly half of the 106 IT professionals who responded think it has an important role to play. Certainly, as more skills are outsourced, there is a need to replace the traditional entry level jobs that provided a route into the profession in the past.

You can add your views to the Computer Weekly poll here.

Other enthusiastic users of social media, the survey claims, include:

• Senior managers
• High growth companies
• Retail, Consumer and Creative industries
• SMEs with an international reach

You can find out more here.

People have been campaigning for decades to make IT a more women-friendly profession. But, despite initiatives like the highly successful Computer Clubs for Girls which is inspiring girls at school with the possibilities of technology, talented women are giving IT a wide berth, the latest research from Harvey Nash shows.

The irony is that CIOs would really like to have more women on their teams. Over half say that women IT professionals help IT to bridge the much-talked about gap between IT and the rest of the business, and 48% say a mixed team improves cohesion and morale.

What's going wrong ? Well, the Harvey Nash research suggests that women are simply avoiding the IT profession. Over 80% of CIOs say that they would like to hire women for roles, but simply can't find qualified female candidates.

For more, download the Harvey Nash CIO Survey.