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Global cloud spending might be booming, but AWS is trailing Microsoft and Google
Global cloud infrastructure spending is booming, according to new research from Canalys, reaching $90.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025. The spending surge marks a 21% year-on-year increase, the consultancy found, with widespread AI adoption programs playing a key role in recent growth. “Large-scale investment in both cloud and AI infrastructure remains a defining theme of the market in…
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NHS set for huge tech investment boost in latest spending review
Yesterday’s government spending review included a major investment in NHS technology, as part of a record £29 billion funding boost for the health service. Rachel Reeves announced plans to spend up to £10 billion on technology and digital transformation in the NHS by 2028‑29 – up almost 50% on today’s figure. Overall, the government said, funding provided through the review…
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UK SMBs are ramping up cybersecurity spending – and it’s about time
More than half of UK small businesses increased their cybersecurity spending last year, with 8% saying the increase was significant. Unsurprisingly, it was the IT and communications industry that recorded the highest increase in spending, with 10% of firms making a sizable investment alongside 52% who reported a “slight” increase. Other sectors reporting significantly increased cybersecurity spending included health and…
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Global cybersecurity spending is set to rise 12% in 2025 – here are the industries ramping up investment
Global cybersecurity spending is expected to surge this year, fueled by escalating state-sponsored threats and the rise of generative AI, according to new analysis from IDC. Statistics from the consultancy’s Worldwide Security Spending Guide show spending is expected to grow by 12.2% across the year and to hit $377 billion by 2028. The bulk of this spending – 70% –…
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IT consulting spending is ‘wasteful,’ says US Defense Secretary – Computerworld
The memo ordered the termination of 11 more contracts for consulting services supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), climate, COVID-19 response, and other activites Hegseth described as non-essential. Accenture, Deloitte, and Booz Allen did not immediately respond to requests for comment. AI: automation, internally? Pareekh Jain, CEO at EIIRTrend & Pareekh Consulting, said he expects the Defense Department to follow…
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Google shakes off tariff concerns to push on with $75 billion AI spending plans – but analysts warn rising infrastructure costs will send cloud prices sky high
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed the company will still spend $75 billion on building out data centers despite economic concerns in the wake of US tariffs. While many were paused or reduced yesterday, heavy tariffs still remain on China, potentially raising the cost of infrastructure projects deemed necessary to enable the development and rollout of AI. Speaking at the…
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IDC warns US tariffs will impact tech sector spending
IDC has warned that the US government’s sweeping tariffs could cut global IT spending in half over the next six months. The research foundation said the new wave of trade tariffs will drive up technology prices, disrupt supply chains, and ultimately weaken global IT spending. As a result, the organization said it was developing a ‘downside scenario’ that would reflect…
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Gen AI is in the ‘Trough of Disillusionment,’ Yet Spending Expected to Increase Through 2028
Global spending on generative AI will increase in 2025, but there will be fewer “ambitious projects,” according to a recent report from Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst John Lovelock. Generative AI spending will reach $644 billion in 2025. This is a jump of 76.4% from 2024’s numbers. In Gartner’s Hype Cycle, which roughly traces the rise, fall, and normalization of new…
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Worldwide spending on genAI to surge by hundreds of billions of dollars – Computerworld
This year is expected to be the year of the AI PC, according to Forrester Research. It defines an AI PC as one that has an embedded AI processor and algorithms specifically designed to improve the experience of AI workloads across the central processing unit (CPU), graphics processing unit (GPU), and neural processing unit, or NPU. (NPUs allow the PCs…
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DHSC eyes infrastructure overhaul amid £114 million IT spending boost
The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) will spend £114 million on IT infrastructure upgrades, new figures show. Using data retrieved under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, the Parliament Street thinktank found the DHSC will increase budgets and staffing figures as part of an ongoing NHS restructuring in the UK. Parliament Street’s analysis also revealed that the IT…
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