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IT leaders adjust budget priorities as economic outlook shifts

CIO Business Intelligence

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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Sharply rising IT costs have CIOs threading the needle on innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

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. Within two years, it will be virtually impossible to buy a PC, tablet, laptop, or mobile phone without AI, Lovelock says. It now projects $5.62

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Transparency, efficiency, innovation: The digital transformation of policing in Kazakhstan

Network World

The initiative leverages state-of-the-art technologies like smart badges and military-grade mobile devices, designed to empower officers while ensuring accountability. Against this backdrop, Kazakhstans Digital Policeman initiative has emerged as a shining example of technological innovation in policing.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

The numbers are higher from Foundry’s 2023 State of CIO survey , which finds that 91% of CIOs expect their tech budgets to either increase or stay the same in 2023. AI is also enabling users to do a quick 3D scan of their mouth with their mobile phone, so they can see their potential new smile in a matter of minutes, Skinner says.

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AI market evolution: Data and infrastructure transformation through AI

CIO Business Intelligence

AI a primary driver in IT modernization and data mobility AI’s demand for data requires businesses to have a secure and accessible data strategy. Data mobility across data centers, cloud, and edge is essential, but businesses face challenges in adopting edge strategies.

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Gartner projects major IT spending increases for 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

Free the AI At the same time, most organizations will spend a small percentage of their IT budgets on gen AI software deployments, Lovelock says. “Generative AI is likely to confuse the capital investor as much as any technology ever has,” he adds. growth in device spending.

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Revolutionizing policing: Kazakhstan’s trailblazing Digital Policeman initiative

CIO Business Intelligence

The initiative leverages state-of-the-art technologies like smart badges and military-grade mobile devices, designed to empower officers while ensuring accountability. Against this backdrop, Kazakhstans Digital Policeman initiative has emerged as a shining example of technological innovation in policing.

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