>I have a client that is convince that he should spend 5% of his business revenue in IT, excluding hardware. Does it make sense ? Does anybody know where to find numbers on that.
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>Thanks

Hi Eric,
How much are IT spending depend on the business of the firm. IT firms spent more than other firms. Service firms has big IT expenses also. But many manufacturing firms spent 0,2-0.5% of their spending for IT services (this include hardware, software, intenet, etc.)