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AI, cybersecurity drive IT investments and lead skill shortages for 2025

Network World

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. Still 43% of those surveyed pointed to the struggle they face to hire candidates with the skills they need.

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Pay for in-demand IT skills rises fastest in 14 years

CIO Business Intelligence

CIOs seeking to hire or retain skilled IT workers should continue to budget generously for payroll. Over one-third of the noncertified skills surveyed changed in value over the quarter, 12.6% The data and databases segment was the most volatile, with more than half the skills surveyed changing in value, 39.7% of them downward.

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Selling the C-suite on preemptive IT investments

CIO Business Intelligence

But disaster recovery is just one example of projects that are of an important and preemptive nature that CIOs want to fund but find de-prioritized when it comes to budget approval. In 2024, LinkedIn surveys show that half of all Americans want to change jobs.

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10 projects top of mind for IT leaders today

CIO Business Intelligence

Artificial intelligence and machine learning Unsurprisingly, AI and machine learning top the list of initiatives CIOs expect their involvement to increase in the coming year, with 80% of respondents to the State of the CIO survey saying so. Other surveys offer similar findings. 1 priority among its respondents as well. For Rev.io

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4 methods to help CIOs manage cyber stress

CIO Business Intelligence

Similarly, a 2021 survey by ClubCISO revealed that stress levels significantly increased among 21% of respondents over the last 12 months, adding to mental health issues. In 2020, research found that nearly 90% of CISOs considered themselves under moderate or high levels of stress. Kerissa Varma. It involves people too.”.

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Why CIOs should invest in digital through economic headwinds

CIO Business Intelligence

But released the next day, the 2023 Gartner CIO and Technology Executive Survey revealed that EMEA-based CIOs expect IT budgets to increase 4.4% Gartner’s managing VP Mary Mesaglio said she remained optimistic for tech investments, with the latest crisis offering CIOs yet another opportunity to “make the difference”.

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Top 8 challenges IT leaders will face in 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

We are giving our budget and proposed projects more scrutiny to invest in areas that have clear attribution toward generated increased revenue, more efficiencies, lower costs, and improved workplace experiences,” Srivastava says. He attributes the cautious attitude of tech leaders to elevated inflationary pressures and higher interest rates.

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