OF: IDC highlights investment trends and challenges in the technology market

The main trends in technological investments and challenges in the Brazilian Information Technology segment (OF) was on the agenda recently. A national overview was presented during the event “IDC Future of Digital Infrastructure & Cloud”, carried out on the day 13 April 2023, in São Paulo.

At the meeting, It became evident that constant updates and modernizations of existing technologies are essential for greater use of investments by companies and companies.. Although, the IDC pointed out other 4 main investment trends for the sector.

The main one is IT Security together with Cloud Security. See the others along with the expected percentage for adhesion to IT solutions:

1.IT Security/Cloud Security (38%)
2. Manager Services (37%)
3. Enterprise Mobility (32%)
4. Cloud Management (30%)

Nonetheless, in addition to these core technologies, many other possible solutions were presented to event participants. Another important investment that companies should adopt is automation through FinOps, as well as strategies to simplify cloud management and connection.

A time of changes

The CEO of IDC, Luciano Ramos, stated that Brazil is going through very important changes in the IT segment and, consequently, in your digital infrastructure. Hybrid and Multicloud environments are a relevant highlight for companies and professionals.

“This means we don't have a single path to solving technology issues that will support business innovations.”, evaluate. Beyond the hybrid model, other solutions were highlighted by the CEO, such as public and private cloud and service models.

The challenges present on the IT path

This same moment of change also brings many challenges. The content titled “Winds of change” presented at the event showed participants three main points: redistribution issues in the supply chain, inflationary pressure and shortage of professionals in the market.

This data involves not only emerging companies, but, also, the already consolidated market. Until 2025, The forecast is that the deficit of professional developers will surpass the 4 million.

Other issues that are seen as a challenge are the conditions that affect decision-making in companies. Among these conditions are political uncertainties, geopolitical conflicts and the recession in the United States.