CompTIA’s IT Industry Outlook 2022 has been released, providing insight into the trends shaping the industry, its workforce, and its business models for the next year. Key trends identified include changes in cybersecurity, growing tech budgets and the growth of software development and analytics
►Encouraging signs for the year ahead
►Tech budgets expected to increase
The report says encouraging signs point to an upward trend as we head into 2022, with cautious optimism creeping back into the industry. With tech budgets expected to increase, some to pre-pandemic levels, there will be expanded opportunities as companies start to talk-up their digital transformation plans.
The trends to watch out for in the coming 12 months are:
1. The workplace can no longer be easily defined
2. Changes in business travel drive innovation
3. The impact of regulation goes beyond new laws
4. Technology budgets experience stealth growth
5. Proactive cybersecurity takes a big step forward
6. Channel cybersecurity has a way to go
7. Consulting: today’s channel opportunity
8. Chip supply chain woes provide wake-up call
9. Software development gets more granular
10. Foundational data management drives an analytics revolution
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