The latest CDW IT Monitor indicates that 56 percent of IT decision-makers at medium-size businesses believe their IT budgets will increase in the next six months, a seven percentage point jump since October. In addition, 44 percent will be spending on mostly new assets, while 60 percent are considering making large investments in the next six months - up 14 and 10 percentage points respectively.

Additional medium-size business highlights from the latest CDW IT Monitor include:

• Gaining two percentage points since October, 93 percent of IT decision-makers at medium-size businesses expect to spend on hardware in the next six months, with 37 percent spending on mostly new assets.
• The software procurement outlook remains positive for medium-size businesses, as 93 percent of IT decision-makers anticipate spending on software in the next six months, an eight percentage point increase since October. Fifty-six percent will spend on mostly new assets, up five percentage points.
• Sixty-one percent of IT decision-makers at medium-size businesses anticipate making IT solutions investments in the next six months, up nine percentage points since October.
• Twenty-five percent of IT decision-makers at medium-size businesses expect to hire IT staff in the next six months, increasing three percentage points since October..