A report carried out by IT industry analyst Gartner said that firms will have to face a number of challenges as the economy recovers from the downturn, such as whether industries will return to normal.
The organisation claimed that IT will be essential in allowing firms to navigate these issues and permit them to become more efficient in the long term, which will lessen the impact of any future recessions.
Jorge Lopez, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, added: '[Chief information officers] should build an IT culture of intolerance toward inefficiency and impatience for the gains from newer lighter-weight technologies such as social networking, virtualisation and mobile device apps.'
The report also said IT will be useful in helping companies to make financial savings and the extra money can be used to support their recovery from the recession.
Recent research from IDC predicted that global IT spending from small businesses is likely to grow by 5.5 per cent to $629.3 billion (£420 billion) from 2010 to 2014.
The organisation claimed that IT will be essential in allowing firms to navigate these issues and permit them to become more efficient in the long term, which will lessen the impact of any future recessions.
Jorge Lopez, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, added: '[Chief information officers] should build an IT culture of intolerance toward inefficiency and impatience for the gains from newer lighter-weight technologies such as social networking, virtualisation and mobile device apps.'
The report also said IT will be useful in helping companies to make financial savings and the extra money can be used to support their recovery from the recession.
Recent research from IDC predicted that global IT spending from small businesses is likely to grow by 5.5 per cent to $629.3 billion (£420 billion) from 2010 to 2014.
