The Great Acceleration Report 2023 Aditi Consulting

The Great
Acceleration
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It is no surprise to anyone who works in IT that technology is
changing at an unprecedented rate. And as the purveyors of
technology, it is our responsibility to keep up with those changes.
If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s that the IT industry

is singularly adaptive.
But three years into the biggest digital transformation of the American
workforce, where does the industry stand? And, how are they preparing to
navigate what experts predict could be a year of economic uncertainty?
To gain a better understanding of the state of the tech industry, Aditi

conducted its second annual survey. This time, 500 IT professionals and leaders
have provided a unique perspective into the current challenges and
opportunities facing the tech industry.
Welcome to “The Great Acceleration 2023”.
Within this report, we gain an insider’s look at how enterprises are managing
strategy around ongoing digital transformation efforts, finding and hiring tech
talent in an increasingly tight economic market, and where tech budgets stand
today in the face of competing digital priorities.
Equally as important as speed in our industry is clarity and focus.
We hope this year’s The Great Acceleration report helps you find all three.
Raja Narayana, CEO, Aditi Consulting

Table Of Contents
Survey Summary 1
5 Key insights from The Great Acceleration Survey 3
1. Cybersecurity 4
2. Talent Sourcing 5
3. Business as Usual 5
4. Cloud Spending 6
5. Outsourcing 7
Digital Transformation 8
The Survey Data 10
Talent 18
The Survey Data 20
Budget and Planning 27

The Survey Data 29
Methodology 33
By The Numbers 34
Conclusion 38
About Aditi Consulting 39

The Great Acceleration - 2023 1
Survey
Summary
Even though late 2022 was dominated by
headlines announcing tech industry hiring
freezes and job cuts, the tech industry is
growing, and expected to continue to grow.
Why? Because technology continues to drive

seismic shifts in the way enterprises do
business, and how employees do their jobs.
Worldwide IT spending is projected to
increase 5.1% from 2022 to a whopping total of
$4.6 trillion,
according to the latest forecast by Gartner.
CEOs and CFOs have

no intention of cutting
tech spending,
Gartner chief forecaster John-David Lovelock says.
In fact, quite the opposite. In response to economic uncertainty, enterprises

are expected to push ahead with tech solutions to drive business innovation
and success.
As financial markets continue to tighten, JP Morgan is predicting a likely

U.S. recession before the end of 2023. But as some enterprises learned the
hard way during the 2008 Great Recession, companies that chose to cut
tech investments faced a major uphill climb post-recession to catch up to
their competitors.
As usual, IT leaders are facing the unique challenge of navigating an

increasing demand for technological advancement and a lack of
skilled labor to fill critical tech roles, all while contending with a slowing
global economy.
But if we learned anything from the pandemic, IT leaders know how to

perform under pressure, they know how to deliver unique solutions that
help an enterprise stand out from the crowd, and they know how to remain
flexible in the face of constant change.
5 Key
Insights
from The Great Acceleration Survey
Cybersecurity
At this point, every enterprise knows it’s not a question of “if it happens” but rather
“when it happens.” And unfortunately, many businesses are acutely aware of the
high price of a data breach, with the U.S. holding the title for the highest cost at
an average of $9.44 million. Being prepared is more than half the battle when it
comes to cybersecurity. A little more than a quarter of survey respondents (27%)
said cybersecurity remains the most in-demand domain expertise at their
organization. Nearly all respondents (95%) said their organization has been able to
find and maintain IT security talent. And in recognition of the growing threat, a
majority of respondents (70%) also noted that spending on cybersecurity will be
second to cloud spending this coming year.
Talent Sourcing
The same talent shortage many enterprises experienced during the pandemic
has only worsened as the scarcity in skilled labor only continues to grow.
The disruption caused by the pandemic refocused tech needs to cloud,
cybersecurity, and data analytics, while the shift to a remote workforce
increased demand on an already impacted IT staff. Pandemic burnout and
The Great Resignation have made hiring in an already tight market even more
complicated. Nearly half of all survey respondents (40%) said talent resources
are their greatest challenge as an organization. And yet, nearly all respondents
(91%) said their organization plans to add tech talent within the next year.
Unfortunately, finding quality candidates is the greatest challenge facing
organizations when sourcing talent, according to nearly three-quarters of
survey respondents.
Business As Usual
While some enterprises are reevaluating current budgets and even pausing new
programs or making job cuts in the face of the current economic uncertainty,
others realize there are smarter ways to approach a potential downturn. Instead
of cutting spending entirely, smart businesses recognize that investing in the
right technology can actually save them money and time. Slightly more than
half of respondents (52%) say their organizations plan to “continue as normal”
with their ongoing digital transformation plans despite economic uncertainty.
An overwhelming majority of respondents (80%) also said that it is “very
important” to their organization to add tech talent during the current economic
fluctuations. While nearly all respondents (92%) say that their organization plans
to invest more in tech despite economic doubt.
Cloud Spending
The pandemic accelerated the adoption of cloud computing, and things are only
picking up from here. Gartner predicts that global spending on public cloud
services will grow 20.7% to total $591.8 billion in 2023, up from $490.3 billion in
2022. For most enterprises, cloud technology makes up the biggest proportion of
their IT budget. Nearly three-quarters of survey respondents (72%) named cloud
technology as the biggest place they see their spending happening in the
coming year. And yet, nearly half of all survey respondents (44%) said they are
suffering a skills shortage in cloud computing.
Outsourcing
The global IT services outsourcing market was estimated at $530.15 billion in 2021
and is forecast to increase to $1.06 trillion by 2030. The biggest driver of growth in
the outsourcing market is the lack of manpower in tech and an increased focus
on reducing operational costs. In fact, 36% of survey respondents say their
organizations plan to outsource in order to move forward with planned digital
transformations. Nearly half of respondents (41%) say their organizations plan to
outsource non-core needs as part of top business goals for the coming year.
In the face of economic uncertainty, conventional wisdom

tells enterprises to cut back on projects, cut staffing and
essentially reduce their overall operational budget.
But the smarter choice is to astutely move forward with

digital transformation plans.
COVID-19 forced businesses around the world to quickly

and oftentimes, inefficiently, adopt digital technologies to
enable business continuity during the pandemic. It also laid
bare how woefully unprepared many enterprises were to
respond to the sudden shift and increased demand on their
digital platforms.
As McKinsey notes, “Prioritizing innovation today is the key to

unlocking post-crisis growth.”
How enterprises choose to navigate these current challenges

will ultimately determine success for the future.
The following responses indicate survey respondents may

have learned a thing or two from not only the pandemic, but
also perhaps from the lessons coming out of the 2008
recession when it comes to smartly and efficiently moving
forward with critical projects like digital transformation
during times of difficulty.
Prioritizing
innovation today is
the key to unlocking
post-crisis growth.
-McKinsey
The Survey Data

As enterprises implement integral digital transformation projects in the
coming year, several themes emerge from survey respondents: the
continuing struggle to fill critical roles, the drive toward automation, and the
push toward infrastructure upgrades.
Interestingly, as businesses focus on digital transformations, the top three

most in-demand domain expertise at respondents’ organizations are now
cybersecurity (27%), project management (23%), and cloud (19%). These
results reflect the organizational changes that many businesses
implemented as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic.
What domain expertise is most

in-demand at your organization? 2023 2022
Cybersecurity 27% 27%
Project Management 23% 17%
Cloud 19% 23%
Data Science 17% 20%
DevOps 13% 12%
Mobile 1% 1%
Unfortunately, enterprises continue to struggle to find qualified talent to

help implement critical digital transformations. Tech workers have been in
high demand since the pandemic, and that hasn’t eased despite economic
concerns. The unemployment rate in technology fell to 2% in November
2022. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that 40% of survey respondents said talent
resources is the greatest challenge facing their organization. Respondents
ranked the remaining three challenges fairly equally with budget at 24%,
automation at 22%, and visibility at 14% to round out the top four challenges.
What would you say is your

organization’s greatest challenge? 2023 2022
Talent resources 40% 40%
Budget 24% 22%
Automation 22% 19%
Visibility 14% 19%
Coming out of the pandemic and entering a year of economic uncertainty,

businesses are focused on improving overall efficiency to drive revenue
growth. They are looking for technology to help them address the following
top three business aims: increase efficiencies with automation (86%), speed
up digital transformation adoption (74%), and drive revenue (52%). The push
for increased automation is in direct response to the shortage of
administration staff which is pandemic-related migration and restructuring.
What are the top business aims that your

organization/team/department is looking for technology to address?
2023
Increase efficiencies with Automation 86%
Speed up digital transformation adoption 74%
Drive revenue 52%
Support innovation 47%
Outsource non-core needs 41%

2022
Support basic information processing tasks 87%
Help with decision making 75%
Supporting innovation 73%
Other 1%
Not surprisingly, data and analytics play a “very important” role within survey
respondents’ organizations, and like most smart businesses, they are using
key demographic data to better understand their customers and to
strategically plan for future trends in customer demand. Demographics are
a powerful tool in marketing and business strategy. A majority of survey
respondents (85%) cited demographics as the data they are collecting and
using to generate more revenue, followed closely by location (68%).
What level of importance does data and

analytics have within your organization?
92%Very Important
8%
Somewhat Important
0%
Important but not
yet implemented
When using data

insights to generate
more revenue, what
data are you collecting
and using?
85% 68% 60%

Demographics Location Pricing
55% Surveys/Polls
54%
Support Tickets
It is safe to say no one is immune from the threat of a cyber attack. If your
enterprise includes a digital presence (and let’s hope it does), then you are at
risk of a cyber attack. Remote workers accessing business critical
information quickly exposed existing vulnerabilities, pushing enterprises to
focus efforts on preventing and responding to cybercrime. In spite of the
overall challenge in sourcing technology talent, a majority of survey
respondents (95%) say their organizations have had no issues with finding
and maintaining IT security due to several key factors: increased automation
(13%), outsourced services (13%) and hiring internal resources (74%).
As cybersecurity continues to be a global concern, is your

organization able to find and maintain IT security talent?
Yes 95%
No 4%
I don’t know 1%
What investments is your organization

implementing to prevent cyber attacks?
Full-time internal resource 74%
Outsourced resources/team 13%
Automation 13%
For many enterprises, automation in IT is more than a trend, it’s a

necessity. Automation is the solution for many due to increasing tech
demand, the speed of IT, and the challenge in finding tech talent. For
nearly three-quarters of survey respondents (72%), their organizations are
already automation-focused, with 27% implementing some automation
(27%), and only 1% not using enough automation.
What stage do you

feel your organization
is at when it comes
to automation?
72% 27% 1%
Automation-focused Some automation Not enough automation
Similar to automation, adoption of advanced technologies like AI, machine

learning, AR/VR and blockchain are contingent on perceived value in
implementation. While new technology can help an enterprise adapt to
changing market conditions, focus on faster delivery, reduce costs, and
improve consumer experience, without a full and clear understanding, they
may be simply jumping on the bandwagon, wasting money and time in the
long run. For the majority of survey respondents (43%), advanced
technologies are already a part of their digital transformation strategy, while
37% of respondents say it’s still too early to consider adoption, 12% say they
don’t have the required talent for adoption, and 8% say they cannot make
the business case for adoption.
What is your organization's position on advanced technologies

like AI, Machine Learning, AR/VR and Blockchain:
43% 12% 37%

Already part of your Required talent is Too early stage
digital transformation strategy not available to consider
8%
Cannot make a
business case
One thing is clear, based on survey results, respondents are not letting the
economic uncertainty ahead derail digital transformation plans and goals
for the coming year. More than half of respondents (52%) say their
organization will continue as normal with digital transformation plans
despite swirling questions about a recession in 2023. Following closely
behind, respondents say their organizations plan to outsource (36%) in order
to move ahead with digital transformation plans. Meanwhile, 12% of
respondents say their organization will pause all plans to move ahead.
In the given economic uncertainty, how does your organization

expect to move forward with digital transformation?
Continue as normal 52%
Outsource 36%
Pause 12%
According to CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the technology

industry and workforce, tech companies added 17,600 workers in
December 2022, which was the 25th straight month of net
employment growth in the tech industry.
The tech unemployment rate was at 1.8% in December, compared to

the overall national rate of 3.5%.
One thing is clear, despite the headline-making layoffs in the tech

industry, tech workers are still in high demand.
CompTIA also noted that positions for software developers and

engineers accounted for nearly 30% of December 2022 job postings,
with high demand for IT support specialists, IT project managers,
systems engineers and network engineers were also in demand.
The urgent need for skilled IT talent and the ongoing labor shortage
means enterprises are not only changing how they recruit, hire and
maintain employees, but there is now an increased focus on
outsourcing talent.
The growth of remote and hybrid workers during the pandemic made
it clear that geographic boundaries are no obstacle when it comes to
finding and hiring tech talent.
One thing is certain: the demand for qualified IT talent is only

increasing. So enterprises will need to continue to think outside the
box when it comes to hiring.
According to a recent McKinsey report, it took an average of 40

percent longer for an employer to fill a vacancy than it did in 2019.
The following survey responses provide insight into how IT

organizations plan to navigate the challenge of hiring skilled labor in
a tight market in order to continue to meet overall business goals.
The Survey Data

IT hiring isn’t slowing down Does your organization intend to add
anytime soon, even with tech talent during the next 12 months?
economic uncertainty looming.
An overwhelming majority of
survey respondents (91%) say their
Yes 91%
organization plans to add to their
tech talent pool in the coming No 5%
year, while a minuscule 5% say I don’t know 4%
their organization isn’t planning
to grow their tech headcount.
The number 1 area in which enterprises are suffering a skills shortage is not
surprising: cybersecurity (60%), but the remaining areas listed by respondents
provide some insight into the roadmaps for the future growth of the business.
Following closely behind cybersecurity is artificial intelligence/machine
learning (58%), custom development architecture (50%) and, cloud (44%).
In our inaugural The Great Acceleration survey, the top three areas where
organizations were suffering the greatest skills shortage were cybersecurity
(53%), cloud (52%), and custom development architecture (47%).
In what areas are you suffering a skills shortage?
2023 2022
Cybersecurity 60% 53%
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning 58% 36%
Custom Development Architecture 50% 47%
Cloud 44% 52%
Data Science 36% 38%
Other 1% 1%
In addition to suffering a tech skills shortage, enterprises are also facing an

overwhelming need for team leads with the right balance of soft and
technical skills who can manage both people and projects effectively.
Where is the most need or demand for IT

talent in your organization?
Team Management 73%
Individual Subject Matter Expert 27%
Despite an overwhelming majority of enterprises intending to increase their

tech headcount, the double whammy of the pandemic and, The Great
Resignation continue to create challenges when it comes to sourcing talent.
A majority of respondents (71%) say they are lacking quality candidates, as
well as candidates with the right skill sets (67%), which were also the top two
challenges from last year’s The Great Acceleration survey.
What are the challenges you are

facing in sourcing talent? 2023 2022
Quality 71% 54%
Skillsets 67% 22%
Speed 62% 17%
Cost 36% 1%
Other 1% 1%
Given ongoing talent sourcing obstacles, this year saw an overwhelming

majority of survey respondents (90%) say their organization is now open
to using a talent resource (consultancy, staffing/recruiting agency) to
support their talent needs. Last year, 78% of survey respondents said their
organizations were relying on internal IT to help with hiring needs, while
17% said they would be turning to consultants.
Last year, 85% of survey respondents said they expected to adopt a hybrid
work schedule instead of requiring workers to return to the office
full-time. Based on this year’s survey results, it looks like 60% of those
respondents followed through and did in fact adopt a hybrid work
schedule for employees, while 18% chose to fully return to the office, and
18% chose a fully remote option for workers.
In the advent of Covid restrictions, many organizations

instituted a hybrid work schedule. What work type has your
organization put in place for 2023?
60% 18% 18%

Hybrid schedule Fully remote Full in-office
4%
Optional in-office
As shifts in talent occurred post-Covid and during the

past year with the practice of quiet quitting,
how is your organization managing

sourcing and hiring talent?
40% 14% 8%In-House Nearshore Offshore
3% Onshore
35%
A Combination Of All
For those enterprises considering hiring nearshore and offshore,

respondents ranked the following factors in order of priority:
Cost
Top 1 53%
Top 2 18%
Top 3 28%
Not Considering 2%
Talent Access
Top 1 40%
Top 2 36%
Top 3 24%
Not Considering 2%
Time Zone
Top 1 17%
Top 2 40%
Top 3 42%
Not Considering 4%
Skill Set
Top 1 29%
Top 2 44%
Top 3 26%
Not Considering 2%
Communicaton/Language
Top 1 12%
Top 2 23%
Top 3 64%
Not Considering 4%
While U.S. enterprises have stepped up efforts to increase diversity, equity

and inclusion in hiring tech workers, the recent spate of layoffs in tech
could mean one step forward and two steps back for tech companies. It’s
clear from this year’s survey responses, the tech industry is actively
making strides toward improving diversity, with 93% of survey
respondents saying that their organization actively promotes and hires for
inclusion and diversity on the tech team. And yet, contradictorily, when
asked if having a diverse IT team is important to their organization, 77% of
survey respondents said yes, with 20% saying it’s somewhat important.
Does your current organization actively promote and hire

for inclusion and diversity in the technology team?
93% Yes
6% No
1%
I don’t know
How important is having a diverse IT team within your organization?
77% 20% 3%
Very Important Somewhat Important Not Important
Inflation remains high, tech layoffs are dominating the

news, and economic experts are escalating talk of a
recession in late 2023.
To say tech leaders are facing an uncertain and

perhaps rocky road is to put it mildly.
Cutting back or eliminating digital transformation

efforts entirely from business strategy in the face of
economic uncertainty can be a recipe for disaster. The
pandemic made it painfully clear that years of delayed
digital transformation only leads to vulnerability and
the inability to compete in an increasingly aggressive
global market.
So rather than playing it safe and cutting budgets,

enterprises now recognize that technology and
continued innovation can actually help businesses
navigate a crisis. It’s why IT budgets are forecasted to
increase in 2023, reaching a worldwide total of $4.6
trillion, which is a 5.1% increase over last year.
Most organizations will focus on investing in the right

technology that can help them to save not only time,
but money.
The following responses offer us insights into how the

tech industry plans to navigate the potentially bumpy
economic road ahead in 2023.
The Survey Data

Given that nearly half of all survey respondents (49%) say their
organization allocates 50% or more of their overall revenue toward
technology, it’s not surprising that a majority of survey respondents (83%)
say they expect their overall IT/technology budget to increase in the year
ahead, while 13% said it would likely stay the same, and a small amount
(3%) expect their budgets to go down.
What percentage of the overall revenue of your

organization is spent on technology?
Less than 25% 8%
25 to 50% 43%
51 to 75% 38%
76 to 100% 11%
As expected, enterprises plan to allocate the majority of those budgets

toward cloud computing (72%), cybersecurity (70%), and Dev-Ops (49%). In a
surprising response, close to half of all survey respondents (40%) expect to
see spending trends occur with Salesforce. It’s the first time that a CRM tool
appears as an area of focus for enterprise which highlights the growing role
technology plays in sales, marketing, and customer service.
Considering your
organization, where
do you see spending
trends happening?
72% 45% 70%

Cloud AI Cybersecurity
44% 49% 40%Design DevOps Salesforce
34%
Project Management
While slightly more than half of all survey respondents (52%) say their department
has experienced a budget freeze, slightly more than half of respondents say that
the freeze is expected to be lifted within the next 12 months.
Has your department recently or is

currently, experiencing a budget freeze?
Yes 52%
No 46%
I don’t know 3%
If your department is or has recently experienced a budget

freeze, do you have an estimated time you are expecting your
budgets to be unfrozen or return to normal?
0-3 months 16%
6-12 months 38%
12-18 months 18%
I don't know 3%
No Freeze Experience 27%
Survey respondents are acutely aware of the economic uncertainty and

possibility of an economic downturn in 2023 but a majority noted that their
organizations have actually increased revenue goals as a result, while a
small 11% of respondents said their organization plans to decrease revenue
goals, and 19% say there are no changes expected.
To what extent, if any, has your organization's revenue

goals been affected by any preparations being put into
place to manage the forecasted economic downturn?
Revenue increase 70%
Revenue decrease 11%
No change 19%
In consideration of overall organizational revenue goals and the potential

for economic uncertainty, survey respondents said their organizations plan
to deal with both by outsourcing (37%), reducing budgets (25%), and
instituting layoffs (17%).
In the face of this year's uncertain economic conditions, and

considering your organization's overall revenue goals, how is your
organization preparing for a possible economic downturn?
Layoffs 17%
Outsourcing 37%
Budget Reduction 25%
No Changes 21%
500 IT professionals responded to Aditi Consulting’s second annual

The Great Acceleration survey with the majority of respondents being male (69%),
White/Caucasian (82%), with an income level of $100,000 to $149,000 (37%),
located in the Southern region of the United States (37%), having a full-time job
(97%), and having roles in the C-Level of an enterprise (36%).
By The Numbers
Gender
Male 69% Female 31%
Ethnicity
White/Caucasian 82%
Black/African American 10%
Hispanic/Latino 6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1%
Native American/American Indian 1%

Income Level
Less than $25,000 <1%
$25,000 - $49,999 4%
$50,000 - $74,999 8%
$75,000 - $99,999 20%
$100,000 - $149,999 37%
$150,000 or more 29%
Prefer not to say 0%
Location - USA
South 37%
Northeast 25%
West 25%
Midwest 13%
Employment Status
Employed Full-Time 97%
Employed Part-Time 3%
Department
Information Technology/IT 79%
Human Resources 13%
Computer Software 4%
Computer Reseller 2%
Job Titles
C-Level (e.g. CEO, CFO), Owner, Partner, President 36%
Vice President (EVP, SVP, AVP, VP) 4%
Director (Group Director, Sr. Director, Director) 30%
Manager (Group Manager, Sr. Manager,

Manager, Program Manager) 29%
Company Size
501-1000 51%
1001-5000 38%
Greater than 5000 10%
Corporate Annual Revenue

$100,000 - $499,999 2%
$500,000 - $999,999 3%
$1 Million - $4.99 Million 6%
$1 Billion or more 15%

Conclusion
If we learned anything during the COVID-19 pandemic it is that IT leaders
know how to step up and respond in the face of uncertainty.
When the world shut down three years ago and the world’s workforce was
sent home to navigate business operations remotely, IT seized the
opportunity to showcase their flexibility and ability to rise to the occasion.
Those lessons will come in handy this year, as the global market braces for
what is shaping up to be a bumpy economic road ahead.
But rather than planning to hunker down and cease all forward
movement, IT plans to smartly and efficiently forge ahead with ongoing
digital transformation strategies, recognizing the importance of adopting
the most beneficial technology.
That said, tech leaders are also well-versed in the art of the pivot based on
economic and business realities. They understand the need for
contingency plans.
Based on this year’s The Great Acceleration survey response, it’s clear IT
leaders understand that technology can not only guide an enterprise
through challenges but it can even facilitate success through difficult
times. It can be the differentiating factor that pushes their enterprise
toward operational excellence and reaching their strategic goals.
Our second annual report provides a peek into how tech leaders plan to
maneuver in the face of a potential economic downturn, stubborn
inflation, and a potential recession. Hard-fought lessons have taught them
that tech investments can translate into optimization, improved efficiency,
and cost savings.
We hope you find the results as interesting and enlightening as we do.
Aditi Consulting
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connects tech talent, tech teams, and project
solutions to help our clients accelerate their
digital journey.
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The Great

If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s that the IT industry

To gain a better understanding of the state of the tech industry, Aditi

Welcome to “The Great Acceleration 2023”.

Equally as important as speed in our industry is clarity and focus.

Raja Narayana, CEO, Aditi Consulting

5 Key insights from The Great Acceleration Survey 3

Budget and Planning 27

About Aditi Consulting 39

Why? Because technology continues to drive

CEOs and CFOs have

In fact, quite the opposite. In response to economic uncertainty, enterprises

As financial markets continue to tighten, JP Morgan is predicting a likely

As usual, IT leaders are facing the unique challenge of navigating an

But if we learned anything from the pandemic, IT leaders know how to

In the face of economic uncertainty, conventional wisdom

But the smarter choice is to astutely move forward with

COVID-19 forced businesses around the world to quickly

As McKinsey notes, “Prioritizing innovation today is the key to

How enterprises choose to navigate these current challenges

The following responses indicate survey respondents may

The Survey Data

Interestingly, as businesses focus on digital transformations, the top three

What domain expertise is most

Cybersecurity 27% 27%

Project Management 23% 17%

Cloud 19% 23%

Data Science 17% 20%

DevOps 13% 12%

Unfortunately, enterprises continue to struggle to find qualified talent to

What would you say is your

Talent resources 40% 40%

Budget 24% 22%

Automation 22% 19%

Visibility 14% 19%

Coming out of the pandemic and entering a year of economic uncertainty,

What are the top business aims that your

Increase efficiencies with Automation 86%

Speed up digital transformation adoption 74%

Drive revenue 52%

Support innovation 47%

Outsource non-core needs 41%

Support basic information processing tasks 87%

Help with decision making 75%

Supporting innovation 73%

What level of importance does data and

When using data

85% 68% 60%

As cybersecurity continues to be a global concern, is your

What investments is your organization

Full-time internal resource 74%

Outsourced resources/team 13%

For many enterprises, automation in IT is more than a trend, it’s a

What stage do you

Similar to automation, adoption of advanced technologies like AI, machine

What is your organization's position on advanced technologies

43% 12% 37%

In the given economic uncertainty, how does your organization

Continue as normal 52%

According to CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the technology

The tech unemployment rate was at 1.8% in December, compared to

One thing is clear, despite the headline-making layoffs in the tech

CompTIA also noted that positions for software developers and