• 37 percent -- Creating or improving strategic applications
• 32 percent -- Expanding IT infrastructure to keep up with growth
• 31 percent -- Improving IT security and continuity
• 27 percent -- Instituting a more flexible IT architecture
• 26 percent -- Improving the quality of information
• 24 percent -- Standardizing and consolidating IT infrastructure
• 23 percent -- Discovering and deploying innovative new technologies
• 21 percent -- Improving the ROI of IT investment
• 21 percent -- Reducing the complexity of information systems
• 19 percent -- Replacing legacy systems

Source: Ziff Davis Enterprise Editorial Research/CIO Insight survey of 251 IT executives who named their top three priorities, as reported by eWeek