Budgets rise as IT decision-makers ramp up cyber security spending | Computer Weekly
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Additionally, the potential Cybersecurity Certification Scheme is set to raise security standards for IT, cloud and 5G deployments, offering businesses a competitive edge while ensuring trust for customers. Looking at enterprise application spend, the survey suggests organisations are optimising workflows with intelligent process management tools, boosting efficiency and squeezing out waste in a cost-sensitive year. While North American IT decision-makers regard the upgrade to Windows 11 as their second highest priority in user computing during 2024, the polling in EMEA puts the migration down in sixth place. This is likely to be a result of hybrid and the fact that productivity suites not only offer a unified platform that streamlines workflows, collaboration and enhances overall performance among organisations, but also creates cost savings and improved management among IT, and bolsters security. However, when comparing the fifth-highest response for broad tech initiatives of 2024, North American IT decision-makers are prioritising GenAI, while in EMEA, fifth place in terms of priorities is IT service management.