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7 signs it’s time to modernize your IT systems

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Kar advises taking a measured approach to system modernization. Technical debt impacts the bottom line A red flag that it’s time to modernize IT systems is when technical debt begins piling up. Often, technical leaders don’t devote sufficient time to communication, change management, and stakeholder management,” he observes.

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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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IT leaders adjust budget priorities as economic outlook shifts

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Budget planning during uncertain economic times is never CIOs’ favorite activity. For the most part, budgets are holding steady or growing in the single digits, with continued investments in security, analytics, and the cloud, among other areas. But the next eighteen months aren’t shaping up to be as challenging as some may fear.

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Solving the tech debt problem while staying competitive and secure

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Looking ahead to the next 12-18 months, two top priorities emerge for IT leaders: developing a strong business case for AI infrastructure spending (cited by 35% of respondents to IDC’s Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey, Wave 3 , March 2024) and increasing cyber resilience and security (34%).

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Aware of what tech debt costs them, CIOs still can’t make it an IT priority

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It’s among CIOs’ most persistent and underdiscussed challenges: embracing innovative technologies without losing sight of mounting — and potentially crippling — technical debt. Nearly four in 10 CIOs surveyed recently in a recent CIO Sentiment Survey by IDC said they expect to overspend on digital infrastructure over the next 18 months.

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Barriers and benefits: How CIOs are navigating the AI whirlwind

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Perhaps no statistic shows just how much pressure CIOs are under to enable artificial intelligence (AI) than this: AI is now tied with cybersecurity as the top priority for CIOs, according to a recent Lenovo survey. A trusted advisor like Lenovo can help organizations make sense of AI. Financial resources are also a concern.

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12 ways to maximize your cloud investments

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More than two-thirds of organizations are not realizing the full value of their cloud investments, according to an Everest Group survey of CIOs. During a migration frenzy, companies can take shortcuts that result in technical debt that dilutes the impact cloud transformation can have. IaaS, PaaS, native) and configurations (e.g.,