Most organizations spend most of their time solving key problems related to their core business processes and objectives, and little effort on "preparing for the future."
U.K. information technology firm Softcat finds this to be true of its customers. This year’s annual study by Softcat included 1,600 customers across 18 different industries. The findings might not surprise you. It seems the top priorities are eminently practical.
Some 83 percent of industries rank cybersecurity as their biggest technology priority.
But supporting remote workers also is a top priority. More than 66 percent of global employees now work remotely, so on-demand access to secure and optimised data is now a business necessity. This is reflected in the report with 56 percent of industries ranking end user computing and mobility as their second biggest technology priority.
The construction industry, education and healthcare rank end user computing as their number one priority, ahead of cyber security investment.
Investment in the data center and cloud is ranked third overall, highlighting hybrid cloud.
“Surprisingly, emerging technologies are the second lowest tech priority for the third year running,despite the hype surrounding the areas where the UK has the potential to be a global leader,” Softcat says.
That low ranking of the advanced technologies might not surprise you. Information technology priorities generally must be focused on the most-immediate problems.
Business continuity and security nearly always rank as "most important" challenges, when IT professionals are asked to rank issues. "Preparing for the future" often ranks much lower, if not lowest, as CDW suggests.
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