Big Data Tops Government IT Priorities, Spending Remains Flat in 2013
June 18, 2013
Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: CJ Arlotta.
While much talk around information technology (IT) is around organizations and businesses in the private sector, the public sector—specifically governments—typically lags behind. So which areas of IT are government IT decision-makers focusing their efforts?
According to a recent study by IT research firm Gartner (IT), government IT spending will remain flat in 2013, projecting spending to total $449.5 billion—a slight decrease from 2012. Gartner indicated that mobile technologies, IT modernization and cloud computing are the top three focus areas for investment in 2013. The IT research firm also pointed to professional services and Big Data as areas of strong interest…
"Government organizations have increased Big Data spending for improper payment systems, indicating the desire to tackle fraud, waste and abuse within agencies, as well as target upfront errors in revenue collection," Gartner Research Director Christine Arcaris said in her prepared remarks…
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