IT Budget stories
Margins narrowed even as Mphasis booked USD $461 million of new work, with AI-led contracts driving most of the quarter's wins.
Enterprise AI purchases are facing tougher checks as 64% of buyers demand proof, slowing deals even as spending keeps rising.
Enterprise buyers are demanding clearer returns and tighter controls as global AI spending is forecast to jump to USD $64 billion in 2026.
Flexera's new chief executive takes over as customers face mounting pressure to rein in cloud and AI spending across sprawling technology estates.
Investors are likely to focus on firmer demand as the IT services group booked its third straight quarter of deals above USD $1 billion.
Businesses are being warned that rushed AI rollouts can waste spend and add risk unless teams define clear goals and checks first.
Project timelines are being stretched as 87% of channel partners move to counter hardware price swings and memory shortages, Westcon-Comstor found.
Weak business spending and falling prices left Europe's printer market below its 2025 average by Week 26, despite resilient consumer sales.
Most firms are still increasing AI budgets, even as 57% of CX leaders say the technology has delivered little or no impact on operations.
Demand for data governance is rising as regulated organisations spend more on AI, and RecordPoint is betting on partners to capture it.
Channel partners across Asia-Pacific will gain wider access to private 5G as Ericsson broadens distribution through Westcon-Comstor.
Call-centre staff at the bank are handling enquiries nearly a minute faster as new generative AI prompts cut call times and speed up guidance.
The latest honours lift its CODiE tally to eight, underlining growing recognition for tools that help firms curb IT and market data spending.
The Indonesian manufacturer is delaying a costly SAP S/4HANA migration, preserving continuity for customers such as Coca-Cola and Unilever.
Only 22% of Australian organisations say they are ready to govern AI safely, as spending and use surge across daily operations.
With NZD $13 billion set to be spent on public technology, the firm says procurement reform could keep more taxpayer money and control at home.
Only 12% of UK companies qualify as AI leaders, with most still struggling to turn pilot projects into measurable returns.
Nearly half of businesses have paused or scaled back AI projects as weak cost tracking leaves returns unproven and security gaps widen.
A lack of clear IT planning is leaving Irish large firms with a €667,000 annual drag from projects that should have been stopped.
Most UK senior leaders expect more disruption ahead, yet many still see resilience spending as a cost rather than commercial value.
