Cybersecurity now a ‘critical driver’ for business growth
Eighty-five per cent of CEOs say cybersecurity is critical for business growth, according to a new survey of business leaders. The Gartner CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey of 456 CEOs and other senior business executives worldwide was conducted from June to November 2024. The survey also found that 61% of CEOs are concerned about cybersecurity threats, driven in […]
Global public cloud spending by end-users to hit $723bn in 2025
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to total $723.4 billion in 2025, up from $595.7 billion in 2024, as AI takes hold across the market. “The use of AI technologies in IT and business operations is unabatedly accelerating the role of cloud computing in supporting business operations and outcomes,” said Sid Nag, Vice President Analyst at Gartner. […]
One third of enterprises will automate 50% of network activities by 2026
By 2026, 30% of enterprises will automate more than half of their network activities, an increase from under 10% in mid-2023. “Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders are increasingly looking to AI-based analytics and augmented decision making, including intelligent automation (IA), to improve operational resilience and responsiveness, address complexity and process increasingly large amounts of data through […]
Global information security spending to surpass $200bn in 2025
Worldwide end-user spending on information security is projected to total $212 billion in 2025, up 15.1% from $183.9 billion in 2024, according to data from Gartner, which attributes the expected growth to increased threats and a talent crunch. “The continued heightened threat environment, cloud movement and talent crunch are pushing security to the top of the priorities […]
Executive leaders ‘struggling to prioritise sustainable IT initiatives’
Some of the most cost-effective sustainable IT initiatives currently have less than a 30% adoption rate by organisations, according to a new survey by Gartner. The survey was conducted in the fourth quarter of 2023 to assess the actions and impact of IT to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within IT and the enterprise. In total, […]
Sustainability monitoring high on CIO agenda for cloud environments
Fifty percent of organisations will adopt sustainability-enabled monitoring by 2026, to manage energy consumption and carbon footprint metrics for their hybrid cloud environments, according to a poll of CIOs conducted by Gartner. This is in response to pressure from investors, customers, regulators and governments, which is forcing organizations to adopt carbon neutrality and net zero […]
Questions raised as to whether US government agencies can implement zero trust policies in short-term
75% of U.S. federal agencies will fail to implement zero trust security policies by 2026 due to funding and expertise shortfalls. That’s according to Gartner, which defines zero trust as a security paradigm that starts from the baseline of trusting no end user, and explicitly identifies users and grants them the precise level of access […]
Are these the top cybersecurity trends for 2024?
Generative AI (GenAI), unsecure employee behaviour, third-party risks, continuous threat exposure, boardroom communication gaps and identity-first approaches to security are the driving forces behind the top cybersecurity trends for 2024, according to Gartner. “GenAI is occupying significant headspace of security leaders as another challenge to manage, but also offers an opportunity to harness its capabilities to augment security at […]
These are the top trends impacting tech providers in 2024
Generative AI (GenAI) is dominating the technical and product agenda of nearly every tech provider, but ESG and buyer pessimism are also high on the agenda. Eric Hunter, Managing Vice President at Gartner, said: “[GenAI] technology reshapes a tech provider from its growth and product strategy down to the everyday tools used by its associates. […]
IT Services will be largest recipient of CIO spending in 2024
Global IT spending is expected to total $5 trillion in 2024, an increase of 6.8% from 2023, down from the previous quarter’s forecast of 8% growth – and while generative AI (GenAI) had significant hype in 2023, it will not significantly change the growth of IT spending in the near-term. That’s according to new analysis […]
