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Title	Strategies for Generating Value from Information Technology
Type	WhitePaper
Source	GlassHouse Technologies
Summary	Using data from a nationwide survey of small and medium sized businesses across multiple industries, this paper shows that IT value is directly related to the use of certain management practices. This research shows that greater IT spending is not necessarily the key to greater IT value. Rather, having a flexible infrastructure and a way to review projects on an ongoing basis to ensure adequate performance against benchmark is what will ultimately determine the true return on IT investment. continue

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