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IT Execs Balancing Tension Between Accelerated Transformation and Talent, Supply Constraints, Insight Study Finds
95% of IT decision makers say the impact of the pandemic accelerated business transformation priorities As 63% look for new talent, 89% are shifting more IT
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n95% of IT decision makers say the impact of the pandemic accelerated business transformation priorities\n\n\nAs 63% look for new talent, 89% are shifting more IT projects to partners\n\n\n95% relying on outside help to shape business transformation strategy\n\n\n91% impacted to at least some extent by IT supply chain disruption\n\n\n TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nIn 2021, on average, new technology investments were split nearly evenly in support of business transformation (47%) and “keep the lights on” IT modernization (53%), according to the Insight Intelligent Technology™ Report 2022. The annual progress report of 400 IT decision makers (“ITDMs”) at organizations based in North America is conducted by Insight Enterprises (Nasdaq: NSIT), the global provider of Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions™ that maximize the value of IT, in partnership with IDG Research Services.\n\nThe report examined how companies are defining their long-term IT strategies to meet the changing, post-pandemic expectations of their businesses, their employees, and the market more broadly. It found that two-thirds (67%) strongly agree that their organizations have succeeded in adapting to marketplace changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by incorporating new technologies and IT processes.\n\n“The question now becomes how companies can sustain and build on their progress. This comes down to being ambitious in their pursuit of new business transformation strategies while investing in the underlying IT infrastructure that powers everything — from collaboration tools enabling remote work to automation and edge computing,” said Stan Lequin, senior vice president and general manager of solutions at Insight. “But IT executives are grappling with real challenges. Talent shortages and global supply chain issues impede progress as IT is being tasked with more responsibility than ever before to power the business, and our new report also identifies several internal roadblocks, too.”\n\nIT Leaders Drive Modernization and Transformation, Simultaneously\n\nOver the next 12 months, ITDMs are concentrating heavily on upgrading their cloud environment. Their top investment priorities for modernizing their IT foundation are security (51%), cloud infrastructure and platform managed services (37%), data analytics/BI platforms (37%), software as a service (34%), ...