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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

Upgrading cloud infrastructure is critical for deploying broad AI initiatives more quickly, so that’s a key area where investments are being made this year. These network, security, and cloud changes allow us to shift resources and spend less on-prem and more in the cloud.”

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IT services company Atos finalizes plan for IBM-style split

CIO Business Intelligence

The deal will spell an end to the current one-stop shop for IT services that it offers its enterprise customers, but will free up capital and cash-flow for it to invest in more modern activities: digital transformation , smart digital platforms, cloud technology, cybersecurity, high-performance computing and AI.

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IT services company Atos plans IBM-style split

CIO Business Intelligence

The largest of the three lines, “tech foundations,” bundles together what Atos calls its “mature” businesses: data centers and hosting; the digital workplace; unified communication and collaboration; and business process outsourcing. Prior to that, Oliva spent almost two decades with IBM, much of it managing cloud and hybrid services.

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