Industry News: February 7–11
Every week we highlight cloud computing and technology news of interest. This week we’re covering digital transformation hurdles, Gartner’s forecast for enterprise IT spending on public cloud, the struggle to gain visibility into supply chains, where IT security budgets are being spent, and a look at who is really driving tech buying.
Digital transformation is changing the way organizations do business. So what’s standing in the way? Research from IDG indicates that existing infrastructure, operations and culture are constraining innovation and strategic business growth. Learn more in ZDNet here.
Gartner is predicting that enterprise IT spending on the public cloud within addressable market segments will surpass traditional IT in 2025. What will happen to those businesses that fail to adapt to this “cloud shift”? Find out in Channel Partner Insight here.
Supply chain struggles continue across industries, and now, research indicates a lack of visibility into third-party access to systems. In fact, a new survey indicates that only 26% of IT and security leaders can see a full map of interdependencies across all tiers of their supply chain. Does this translate to increased cyber risk? Dive into the findings in SC Magazine here.
Although Gartner data shows that IT security spending has been flat for several years, that doesn’t mean organizations aren’t spending at all. Instead, they’re investing in different products. Read about this IT security spending shift in CIO Dive here.
In today’s quickly evolving technology world, are IT teams still being relied on for most tech buying? CIO Dive looks into the issue, and the challenge of “rogue IT” here.