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Hybrid Work: "Business leaders, executives, Digital Workplace / Employee Experience teams, Human Resources, and other stakeholders are now realizing that this is a fundamentally new posture for our workplaces." bit.ly/3XrPGSc - #FlexibleWork #DEX #CIO #CTO

Global IoT market reached ~$606 billion in 2022, growing by 2026 to reach $970 billion with a 12% CAGR. The forecast includes hardware, software, and services -- which includes connectivity as well as professional and consulting services. bit.ly/3K6zqTy - #IOT #tech

FedTech: The National Science Foundation and the National Archives and Records Administration have revised their Telework policies in response to pandemic lessons. bit.ly/3xmSANr - #government #WFH #tech #trends

Avasant Research: At the median, IT operational budgets are projected to rise 5% in 2023. Moreover, IT organizations are also expecting to increase hiring with modest head count increases for the year. bit.ly/3YOwAXl - #DigitalGrowth2023 #tech #talent #trends

McKinsey: Unemployment rates in most surveyed economies remain stable and relatively low by country or region: 3.5% in the United States, 3.7% in the United Kingdom, 6.5% in the Euro-zone, and 8.1% in Brazil. mck.co/3RX1Ocx - #jobs #economy #trends

EY: 63% of executives agree that flexible working is increasingly critical to reducing employee churn and attracting new talent. Even if employees are no longer in the driver’s seat, the rules of the road have changed. go.ey.com/3jX0tWP - #CEO #research #economy

End-User Computing Device Prices Will Decline buff.ly/3K2XXsA - #PC #tablet #smartphone - "Worldwide shipments of total end-user computing devices are projected to decline by 4.4 percent in 2023, to a total of 1.7 billion units."

Hybrid Work makes people better at their jobs, from commuting to ‘deep work.’ But companies aren’t doing it right yhoo.it/3IhQgO4 - #tech #jobs #trends

Gartner: By 2023, 90% of SIEM solutions will offer capabilities delivered exclusively in the cloud — log storage, analytics and incident management, to name a few — up from 20 percent in 2020. gtnr.it/3RSKy8l - #tech #cybersecurity #trends

The Economist: Is Google’s 20-year dominance of search in peril? ChatGPT-like tools could disrupt a lucrative business econ.st/3lxOpLW - #tech #new #trends

WSJ: Springfield, Mo., topped the Wall Street Journal list of places to work remotely. The area has a relatively low cost of living and access to high-speed broadband, and downtown has many bars, restaurants and theaters. on.wsj.com/3RRRjqW - #EconomicDevelopment #jobs #tech

Tech Crunch: Google is flailing. After years of single minded worship of the false god Virtual Assistant, the company is rushing its AI strategy as its competitors join their hands and raise their pitchforks. Here’s a timeline: tcrn.ch/40J9G5H - #CEO #innovation #trends

CIO Exchange: At a time when the way business gets done has changed dramatically, Lumen Technologies is in a unique position to envision what’s next for the future of work. bit.ly/3XDS5JL - #CIO #FutureOfWork #innovation #trends

IDC: 3 Harmful Mistakes Companies Are Making in the Cloud and Cloud Cost Management -- By applying learned lessons, you can more optimally use the cloud and control your cloud spend bit.ly/3IgB6Zr - #CIO #ITSM #DevOps #trends

Digital Credit Cards: A $9.7 Trillion Opportunity buff.ly/3IeUQg4 - #B2B #fintech #innovation #trends - "The number of credit cards issued via digital card issuance platforms will exceed 321 million globally by 2027 -- that's up from 120 million in 2023."

The Guardian: Downed balloon one of a ‘fleet’ of Chinese surveillance devices, US alleges -- US ‘not the only target’ of Chinese surveillance, warns US secretary of state, as FBI investigates balloon wreckage bit.ly/3xdmvYg - #China #Huawei #spying #news

Uptime Institute: A debate has been raging since cloud computing entered the mainstream: which is the cheaper venue for enterprise customers — cloud or on-premises data centers? This debate has proved futile for two reasons. bit.ly/3JS9CdO #CloudComputing #costs #trends

IDC offers recommendations to CIOs on their investment plans for 2023 and 2024 -- "Sustain momentum in technology projects that help the overall business navigate and even take advantage of this period of economic instability." bit.ly/3YA2Xcg - #DigitalGrowth2023 #trends

QZ: Bard’s first public mistake cost Google $100 billion -- An underwhelming launch event and an error in an ad put Google's chatbot on the backfoot compared to Microsoft’s ChatGPT bit.ly/3jJ6m9Q - #AI #search #leadership