The IT research and advisory company’s survey of 900 CIOs was conducted March 1 to April 30, 2009, and sought to gauge the potential impact of macroeconomic concerns on IT budgets. The results were compared to results of the Gartner Executive Programs (a membership based organization of more than 3,600 CIOs worldwide) 2009 CIO Survey, conducted from September to December 2008, which had more than 1,500 responses.

CIOs in the original survey reported a flat budget with a minor increase of 0.16 percent. CIOs responding to the survey in the first quarter of this year now report a weighted average decline of 4.7 percent. More than 90 percent of firms changing their budgets made a reduction in the first quarter, with the average reduction being 7.2 percent. Fifty-four percent of respondents reported no change in their IT budget, with the remaining 4 percent reporting an increase in their IT budget.

via Survey: Healthcare saw budget increase in first quarter of 2009 | Healthcare IT News.