The beginning of 2023 saw tech services budgets slightly up, with robust IT spend during the first quarter. In mid-April, companies began significantly reducing their discretionary spend and delaying or canceling initiatives that had been budgeted. Any new initiatives focused on cost saving and how to do more with less. Now, the sentiment is shifting again: there is a bit more money to drive business value, and I expect that to slowly build for the rest of the year. Where will IT spending occur for the rest of 2023, and what are the implications?
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