As many firms in Europe keep major IT projects on hold, IDC says that the single greatest inhibitor of IT spending increases is the growing culture of “good-enough computing.” More than 60% of large firms, and over 50% of SMB companies, identified the issue of “good-enough computing” as a major barrier to funding for new IT projects, and ranked it ahead of the weak economy, company profits, or the cost and complexity of IT as a major inhibitor. Almost 40% of large firms, meanwhile, also identified the shortage of skilled staff to implement new technology solutions as a major barrier.