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New Research At Forrester’s Technology & Innovation North America Reveals Global Tech Spending Will Surpass $4.8 Trillion In 2023 — Despite Increasing Uncertainty

New research unveiled at Forrester’s (Nasdaq: FORR) Technology & Innovation North America reveals that global tech spending will reach more than $4.8 trillion in 2023 as two-thirds of technology decision-makers increase their tech budgets, despite increasing economic uncertainty.

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Omdia: Sustainability Ranks Top on Data Center Operators’ Agendas Despite Cost and Reliability Barriers

Omdia, unveils its Data Center Thermal Management and Sustainability Intelligence Service. The new annual service offers technology manufacturers, vendors, and service providers comprehensive insight and analysis of sustainable data center practices and strategies, with a focus on new technologies such as liquid cooling and energy storage.

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Quality, Complexity Management and Trust Emerge as Keys to Success Across Competitive Digital Experience Markets

Comprehensive ecosystem-wide collaboration and coordination will be the key to meeting the needs of increasingly sophisticated consumers who demand high-quality experiences that are easy and safe to use. So says Jon Kirchner, CEO of Xperi Corporation—a holding company that houses several iconic brands including TiVo, HD Radio, DTS and IMAX Enhanced—in a recent podcast interview for journalists.

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As Ukrainians Stop Work to Defend Their Country, Tech Professionals Worldwide Volunteer to Pick Up The Slack and Keep Pay Checks Flowing

Ukraine is a major contributor to the global tech community, with 250,000 highly-skilled individuals well known for their talent and commitment, often involved in mission-critical projects. Companies are now scrambling as the workers they count on are pushed out of the picture. These employees cannot move forward on daily tasks and worry they may not have a job to return to when the dust settles.

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Gartner Says Global Chip Shortage Expected to Persist Until Second Quarter of 2022

The worldwide semiconductor shortage will persist through 2021, and is expected to recover to normal levels by the second quarter of 2022. The chip shortage started primarily with devices, such as power management, display devices and microcontrollers, fabricated on legacy nodes at 8-inch foundry fabs, which have a limited supply. The shortage has now extended to other devices, and there are capacity constraints and shortages for substrates, wire bonding, passives, materials, and testing, all of which are parts of the supply chain beyond chip fabs.

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With 681 Million 5G Handsets Set to Ship in 2022, Mobile Device Vendors Scramble for Differentiation, states ABI Research

5G mobile device models are becoming more diverse and being brought to market more quickly at a wide variety of price points, accelerating affordability and adoption. The mobile market is quickly transitioning to 5G and many leading OEMs are pushing ever-deeper into the lower-priced 5G smartphone segment. The race is on for OEMs to find that all-important level of differentiation to help boost margins and market share.

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Nearly Two-Thirds of Global Supply Chain Leaders Report Needing Better Technology, Platforms and Data to Meet Cost Goals

Events of the past year have upended the procurement industry, illustrating the fragility of a complex international supply chain and forcing a sea change in the industry. However, according to the 2021 Supply Chain Insights Global Survey from IHS Markit, supply chain professionals often lack the tools, data and platforms needed to diversify their supply chains and optimize their processes.

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COVID-19 Forces One of the Biggest Surges in Technology Investment in History, Finds 2020 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey

Companies spent the equivalent of around $15 billion extra a week on technology to enable safe and secure home working during COVID-19. This was one of the biggest surges in technology investment in history – with the world’s IT leaders spending more than their annual budget rise in just three months, as the global crisis hit, and lockdowns began to be enforced.

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Internet of Things is Two to Five Years Away from Transformational Impact Shows Gartner 2020 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy

The Gartner, Inc. 2020 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy shows that the Internet of Things (IoT) has reached the bottom of the Trough of Disillusionment. The market will begin to climb out of this trough, as the technology advances and practitioners succeed in defining the best opportunities for the unique measurement and tracking capabilities of IoT.

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