TRENDING
Those that find a way to simplify , automate and scale their operations will be in the best position to reap the rewards and deliver growth .
The future is bright
According to the research , UK CIOs have the most positive outlook globally after China , as 40 % and 45 % respectively describe their organisations ’ current attitudes to growth as optimistic and a quarter ( 25 %) are ambitious for the next 12 months . Almost half ( 48 %) of respondents claim global boards have already increased technology budgets to help drive this .
AI / ML ( 60 %), security ( 58 %) and automation and analytics ( 58 %) were identified as the top three areas set for increased tech investments in the UK in the next four months , closely followed by 5G ( 57 %), Edge Computing ( 55 %), SaaS ( 54 %), public and hybrid cloud ( 52 %) and WAN ( 50 %). CIOs claim that this investment will drive global growth by ensuring prioritisation of increased innovation ( 44 %), new products ( 41 %) and expansion into new markets ( 36 %).
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