We're asking InformationWeek readers about their top IT spending priorities for the year ahead. Take our flash poll and tell us where your IT dollars are headed.

Susan Nunziata, Editorial Director

October 25, 2016

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For many organizations, the fourth quarter is the time when budgets are getting finalized and higher-ups are giving the stamp of approval to the technology roadmaps you've worked so hard to build.

Last week, Gartner released its list of strategic tech trends for 2017 and highlighted CIO priorities for the year ahead.

According to the research firm, worldwide spending on IT products and services is slated to reach $3.5 trillion in 2017.

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Meanwhile, studies from consulting firms Accenture and Ernst & Young warn of a changing technology ecosystem that puts IT in danger of being marginalized.

With all this as a backdrop, we want to know your IT investment plans for 2017. Please take our Flash Poll below and tell us your spending priorities.

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If you have trouble responding above, click here to access the poll.

We'll discuss the poll results in a follow-up article.

Please also take a moment to share your top predictions, concerns, or hopes for enterprise technology in 2017 and beyond with us in the comments section below.

About the Author(s)

Susan Nunziata

Editorial Director

Susan Nunziata leads the site's content team and contributors to guide topics, direct strategies, and pursue new ideas, all in the interest of sharing practicable insights with our community.
Nunziata was most recently Director of Editorial for EnterpriseEfficiency.com, a UBM Tech community. Prior to joining UBM Tech, Nunziata was Editorial Director for the Ziff Davis Enterprise portfolio of Websites, which includes eWEEK, Baseline, and CIO Insight. From 2010-2012, she also served as Editor in Chief of CIO Insight. Prior to joining Ziff Davis Enterprise, she served as Editor in Chief of Mobile Enterprise from 2007 to 2010. A frequent public speaker, Nunziata has entertained audiences with compelling topics such as "Enterprise Mobility" and "The Multigenerational Workforce." She even managed to snag invitations to speak at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium – not once, but twice (and those folks are smart). In a past life, she worked as a lead editor for entertainment and marketing publications, including Billboard, Music Business International, and Entertainment Marketing Letter.A native New Yorker, in August 2011 Nunziata inexplicably picked up stakes and relocated to the only place in the country with a higher cost of living: The San Francisco Bay Area. A telecommuter, her office mates are two dogs and two extremely well fed cats. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from St. John's University in Jamaica, N.Y. (and she doesn't even watch basketball).

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