According to industry analysts at Gartner, while IT spending growth will slow in 2009, it’ll be nothing like what we saw in the dot.com bust. Some of this is due to massive reductions that took place in the early 2000s, but Gartner feels that a shift in IT’s position to “active business partner” will help the sector as well.

IT Spending Won’t Rival Dot-Com Bust, Gartner Says [via NetworkWorld].

In the technology sector, MSPs (managed services providers) seem immune to the recession, according to the attendees at the MSP Alliance conference in Chicago. In fact, these firms are able to grow BECAUSE of the poor economy. One factor credited to this grow — as headcount goes down, outsourcing goes up. Could this work for your business as well?

Are MSPs Immune to the Economic Slowdown? [via NetworkWorld].