COVID-19 impact on global IT vendor spending by use case 2020

Published by
Ahmed Sherif,
Jul 7, 2023
Most IT vendors worldwide are set to increase their spending on cybersecurity, cloud technologies and automation as a response of the effect of the coronavirus pandemic. The highest level of decreased spendings are expected for AR/VR and Blockchain with almost a quarter of respondents projecting their companies spending in these categories to decrease.
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How do you expect COVID-19 to impact your spending for any of the following?

CharacteristicIncreaseStay the sameDecrease
Cybersecurity 84% 13% 3%
Hybrid or multi-cloud 74% 19% 7%
Automation 66% 22% 13%
Smart analytics 63% 27% 11%
AI 59% 26% 15%
5G 49% 41% 10%
Edge computing 45% 44% 12%
IoT 43% 41% 16%
AR/VR 38% 40% 22%
Blockchain 27% 49% 24%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents84%84%74%74%66%66%63%63%59%59%49%49%45%45%43%43%38%38%27%27%13%13%19%19%22%22%27%27%26%26%41%41%44%44%41%41%40%40%49%49%3%3%7%7%13%13%11%11%15%15%10%10%12%12%16%16%22%22%24%24%IncreaseStay the sameDecreaseCybersecurityHybrid or multi-cloudAutomationSmart analyticsAI5GEdge computingIoTAR/VRBlockchain
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%105%110%115%

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Release date

April 2020

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

April 2020

Number of respondents

631 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Representatives from major enterprises

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Totals exceeding 100% are due to rounding.

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