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CIOs are rethinking how they use public cloud services. Here’s why.

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Cloud spending is going up and budgets are tightening, so theyre asking whats going on and how do we right this ship. By moving applications back on premises, or using on-premises or hosted private cloud services, CIOs can avoid multi-tenancy while ensuring data privacy. I dont see that evolving too much beyond where we are today.

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Moderate IT budget increases have CIOs shaping 2025 strategies to suit

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Despite those complications, a huge majority of IT leaders expect their organizations’ IT budgets to increase — at least moderately — in the next fiscal year, with IT talent and software spending leading the way. Talent, software spending lead the way According to Forrester’s guide, personnel accounts for nearly 35% of IT budgets.

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Overcoming the 6 barriers to IT modernization

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For instance, Capital One successfully transitioned from mainframe systems to a cloud-first strategy by gradually migrating critical applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS). Budget constraints Barrier: IT modernization requires substantial investment, and budget constraints are a common hurdle.

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Companies look to sell off assets to pay for AI investments

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Until now, many companies have cut costs in other areas, laid off staff, or raided the budgets of other departments to pay for AI projects. If you look at 23 and 2024 you had a lot of budget increases, you had a bunch of layoffs over the last couple of years, and not something thats sustainable.

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How to talk to your board about tech debt

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When your CEO or CFO asks about the budget needed for technical debt remediation , do you find yourself struggling to justify the investment? Our research shows 52% of organizations are increasing AI investments through 2025 even though, along with enterprise applications, AI is the primary contributor to tech debt. You’re not alone.

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7 signs it’s time to modernize your IT systems

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When addressed properly , application and platform modernization drives immense value and positions organizations ahead of their competition, says Anindeep Kar, a consultant with technology research and advisory firm ISG. The bad news, however, is that IT system modernization requires significant financial and time investments.

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Is SaaS dead? Not quite, but it’s evolving rapidly

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Theres no denying that AI will be a disruptive force, potentially inverting unit economics for the application layer and catalyzing a shift toward AI-powered services and embedded AI. This approach allows businesses to build custom applications by assembling pre-built, modular components.