When it comes to technology, it's <A HREF="http://www.midmarket.eweek.com/c/a/News/Report-IT-Heads-Back-to-Basics/?kc=EWKNLNAV040108STR3">back to basics for 2008</A>--that means security, disaster recovery and consolidating infrastructure--with dropping interest in extra goodies such as increasing business efficiency or improving work force productivity, according to a new report.

The Forrester Research report, "2008 SMB IT Budgets North America: It's Back to Basics," came out on March 28. In its research, Forrester found that for companies with less than 1,000 employees, it's most important to ensure that IT shops are running smoothly.