Like the rest of the world, InfoWorld readers are spending a little less and expecting a lot more from their technology. That message comes across loud and clear in the results of this year's survey of readers who are involved in evaluating or purchasing storage solutions. Rather than increasing their investment in storage, our respondents seem determined to get more from what they've already got. That hardware spending has fallen slightly should come as no surprise. With planned 2004 storage expenditures still averaging nearly $1.2 million dollars per year, according to our survey, it's only natural that companies would seek to understand how their money is spent before opening their coffers for the next truckload of new devices and technologies. But evaluating IT storage expenditures accurately may be easier said than done.
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