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PodChats for FutureCIO: Innovation-focused IT budget strategies
CIOs across Southeast and Northeast Asia face a brutal budgetary paradox today: board-mandated surges in AI and cybersecurity investments clashing directly with flat overall IT expenditure.
According to IDC and Forrester, while regional tech spending is rising, geopolitical risks and inflation are eroding real purchasing power. Consequently, technology leaders are forced into aggressive reallocation.
They must defer legacy ERP upgrades, consolidate SaaS contracts, and renegotiate vendor support to fund digital priorities without expanding the top-line budget, turning run-rate IT optimisation…
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