A survey conducted by IDC involving 44 banks and 35 insurance companies in Latin America indicated that virtualization and contingency projects are among the priorities of the financial sector in 2009. According to the study, by the end of 2008, the institutions will invest US$ 8,6 billion in IT alone, not counting telecommunications and banking automation. More than half (54%) of the amount is the responsibility of Brazilian banks. But it isn’t only the financial segment that should invest in projects of this nature.  In the opinion of CIMCORP, a company specialized in services of high complexity, performance optimization and IT infrastructure management; this is a tendency to be followed by all verticals.