What’s Next:
Top Emerging
Tech Trends

Top Emerging Tech Trends:

IT Leaders Are Focused On Scaling AI and Securing Their Business for Growth Ahead

While many generative AI implementations like ChatGPT, Jasper, and Copilot are already gaining traction, the focus on non-gen AI like predictive analytics and business forecasting is set to further enhance efficiency and performance. As AI investments grow, leaders recognize the importance of advanced cybersecurity to protect sensitive data across diverse environments. Hybrid cloud strategies complement these efforts by providing a secure, scalable infrastructure that balances innovation with robust security.

TIP: Click on each chart to zoom and interact

Top Emerging Tech Trends continued →

AI as Enablement Technology

Top Emerging Tech Trends continued →

60% of IT buyers indicated AI/ML-enabled tech as the top category for continued exploration and investment, and a strategic imperative for addressing ongoing productivity and efficiency challenges, driving innovation, and maintaining competitive advantage.

While AI may have been considered a shiny and mysterious siloed technology not so long ago, it is clear that leaders understand the vast potential benefits of integrating AI capabilities into existing systems and creating more efficiencies within them across the entire ecosystem.

Modern Cybersecurity

To combat the growing sophistication of cybercrime, 60% of IT leaders are looking toward AI-enabled cybersecurity technologies that can enhance efficiencies and reduce staff burden for critical tasks such as real-time data loss prevention and network traffic analysis.

Over half (56%) plan to invest in AI for cyberattack prevention and real-time traffic analysis to monitor activity. While implementing technologies to minimize common cyber threats is a must, unfortunately, no one is immune from every breach. Customers should also consider creating a post-breach response plan.

Over half plan to invest in AI for cyberattack prevention and real-time traffic analysis to monitor activity.

Top Emerging Tech Trends continued →

Cloud Modernization

Nearly half (45%) of IT buyers indicated cloud modernization as a priority for addressing future scalability, security, and cost- management goals. However, some differences in mid-market versus large enterprise cloud strategies are worth noting. Over the next 2 years, mid-market organizations are placing a higher priority on shifting their legacy tech stacks to the cloud for cost-efficiency and productivity gains, despite data exposure risks with new AI implementations.

Large enterprises, who have matured faster in the cloud, have more resources and skill sets to continue to modernize and optimize based on specific needs, including shifting workloads to various on-prem and multi-cloud infrastructures. Most will prioritize improving their legacy network and cloud connections, driving more edge computing-based architecture with these infrastructures.

Koby Phillips, VP of Cloud for Telarus, provides more insight into cloud opportunities for mid-market customers.

Expert Insight

There is no one-size-fits-all approach for cloud modernization strategies, especially when it comes to mid-market versus large enterprise needs. As a trusted advisor, you have an opportunity to help both groups evaluate their workload needs and help them choose from the leading cloud providers who have proven, flexible solutions to meet evolving business challenges. The key is to understand their current tech stack and where they want to go next. How do their cloud projects relate to other IT initiatives and what is the desired overall impact on the organization?