Network World

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Skillsoft surveyed some 5,100 global IT decision-makers and professionals to learn more about the technologies they plan to invest in as well as the areas in which they are challenged to find skilled workers.

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Network World

MAY 26, 2025

Nvidias move could also signal a broader move to serve budget-conscious global markets, particularly emerging economies and smaller AI startups that prioritize affordability over top-tier performance.

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Information Week

AUGUST 21, 2024

Even when times are tight, it's possible to loosen the purse strings. Learn how to get business leaders to give your team the funds to drive performance and innovation.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 16, 2025

Balancing head count with AI investments Although 42% of organizations are increasing their AI-related IT budget, only 22% are prioritizing head count growth. Investments in upskilling can stretch budgets further, enabling organizations to maximize both tool performance and team capabilities.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 14, 2025

As a result, ITs investments in AI are up, with the percentage of the IT budget earmarked for AI projects nearly tripling from last year, according to the 2025 CIO Playbook from Lenovo and research firm IDC. CEOs, their boards, and the rest of the C-suite continue to push AI as a strategic imperative.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In the face of shrinking budgets and rising customer expectations, banks are increasingly relying on AI, according to a recent study by consulting firm Publicis Sapiens. In addition, budget constraints were cited as an obstacle by 32% of executives.

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Network World

MARCH 6, 2025

This has also been reflected in IT budget allocation. While most companies have kept IT budgets flat or seen a moderate increase, I consistently see more money allocated to security, ransomware recovery, and data resilience.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2024

By pricing based on the underlying costs of compute, latency, and throughput, this model provides clarity on how charges are determined and allows for more precise budgeting, Leo John says. It all sounds good, but the challenge is that people get annual budgets and cannot tolerate variability, he says.

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Forrester IT

AUGUST 7, 2024

Forrester’s Budget Planning Survey, 2024, uncovers a dual narrative for marketers in the coming year: The challenge lies in managing tight budgets but also in the dichotomy of needing to invest in recent technology- and process-related advancements to stay relevant. Strategic budget divestment is required in this environment.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Budget constraints Barrier: IT modernization requires substantial investment, and budget constraints are a common hurdle. Solution: To address budget constraints, organizations should adopt a strategic approach to funding IT modernization.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 2, 2024

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 reveals that top performers allocate around 15% of their IT budget to debt remediation. You’re not alone. Instead, show how leading companies manage it strategically.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 8, 2025

Cloud spending is going up and budgets are tightening, so theyre asking whats going on and how do we right this ship. Jeff Wysocki, CIO at mining firm Mosaic Company, acknowledges those budget-busting concerns, but he says CIOs may be able to work with their public cloud provider to get those costs under control.

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Information Week

JUNE 17, 2025

CIOs are using GenAI to enhance financial efficiency by cutting third-party spend, renegotiating contracts, and improving cash flow forecasting, thus boosting operating margins amid budget constraints.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 10, 2025

More than 90% of IT leaders, in fact, expected their 2025 budgets to increase when surveyed in 2024. Cost transparency and accurate budget forecasting are two major parts of the TBM framework, Guarini says. The US Office of Management and Budget has also pushed agencies to use TBM practices since 2017.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 24, 2025

At the same time, in more than six out of each 10 cases, the planned budget for the S/4HANA migration was superceded: According to the study, budgets have been exceeded significantly in one quarter of migrations, and significantly in another 40%.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 23, 2025

With the majority of ERP programs running significantly over budget, its time for C-suite leaders to rethink their role. Since the onset of ERP technologies, theyve faced a long and documented history of budget overruns, elongated timelines, and frequent failures. So why do so many projects still lack meaningful executive oversight?

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 15, 2025

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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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2025

I, too, see IT projects regularly cut from the budget at my company today. Recognized as strategic CIOs care about being understood as an integral and executive member deeply involved with strategy, with decision-making power over the IT budget. “By A CIO wants to pursue strategic projects, not negotiate licenses.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Enterprises are now spending about 35% of their data center CapEx budgets on accelerated servers optimized for AI, up from 15% in 2023, says DellOro analyst Baron Fung. For hyperscalers, the AI investment is even higher, as they are already spending 40% of their budgets on accelerated servers.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 9, 2025

In Foundrys AI Priorities Study 2025 , businesses reveal theyre allocating more money to AI projects than ever before, with nearly half of organizations now dedicating budget for AI projects, up from 36% in 2023. Plus, theyre allocating almost a quarter of IT spend to AI initiatives.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Reframe the conversation Thats when its time for you as CIO to have a tough conversation with the Powers That Be about the IT budget. To fix the challenges we face well need a bigger budget. What will make the conversation so tough? Script it and youll see: You: The IT organization I lead isnt as effective as it needs to be.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 23, 2025

Since AI is new for most companies, this creates a budgeting challenge for their AI initiatives. That uncertainty creates a challenge for risk-averse companies that must work within budget constraints. To make matters worse, many vendors are still experimenting with varying pricing models that are subject to change, McCarthy says.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The top contributors holding a network team back from growing and becoming more capable of managing increasing complexity and more tasks include: Lack of budget: 75% Candidates lack needed skillsets: 48% Politics (roadblocks, delays, etc.):

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Network World

MAY 26, 2025

Enterprise cloud spending is spiraling out of control, with over half of organizations estimating that more than 40% of their cloud budget is wasted on preventable mistakes and inefficient processes. Cloud networking is a silent budget killer, says Matt Biringer, CEO and co-founder at North , a cloud spending optimization company.

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Network Cloud Data Survey 451

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 28, 2025

Many CIOs expect significant price increases in the cloud and other IT products and services during 2025, requiring those with stagnant budgets to make difficult decisions about IT spending. Vendors are cranking up prices across the board, forcing companies to be sharper with their budgets, he says.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

For example, in the UK most of the budget is spent on curative treatments, interventions or medicines but a minimal amount of the budget is spent on prevention, mental health or any other thing that contributes to the well-being,” added. Sam, Chief Medical Strategy Officer at Numan (UK). “AI

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 27, 2025

In a research note published this month, Tucciarone and co-author Calum McDonald explained changes in the components, pricing, and other details that could impact CIOs’ budgets and business cases for Cloud ERP Private. “It In short, it’s a balancing act, and one that SAP doesn’t seem intent on making simpler.

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SAP Licensing Cloud Budget 313

Information Week

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

As enterprises race to adopt AI, security and budgeting questions loom large. What security costs does AI create?

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Security Budget Enterprise Enterprise 527

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 9, 2024

CIOs have to accept that their current budget does not allow them to do the transformative work in data thats necessary, he says. Thats driving up spending on AI , but its not bringing in the finances needed to put the data house in order, says Ted Schadler, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 26, 2025

IT budgets expand, SAP investments show mixed trends The report indicates that 40% of companies in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) are increasing their overall IT budgets, while SAP-specific investments are rising for 47% of enterprises.

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