{"id":5493,"date":"2022-01-22T17:23:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T17:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/22\/predictions-2022-heres-what-will-happen-in-enterprise-technology-this-year\/"},"modified":"2022-01-22T17:23:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T17:23:11","slug":"predictions-2022-heres-what-will-happen-in-enterprise-technology-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/22\/predictions-2022-heres-what-will-happen-in-enterprise-technology-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictions 2022: Here’s what will happen in enterprise technology this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The pandemic has changed the way we think about and predict the future.<\/p>\n

As we enter the third year of COVID, we see the significant impact it has had on technology strategies, spending patterns and company fortunes. Much has changed, and although many of these changes were forced reactions to a new abnormal, the trends we\u2019ve seen over the past 24 months have become more entrenched and point the way to what\u2019s ahead in the technology business.<\/p>\n

In this Breaking Analysis, we welcome our data partner and colleague Erik Porter Bradley from Enterprise Technology Research and we put forth our\u00a0annual predictions for enterprise technology in 2022 and beyond.\u00a0 We\u2019ll do our best to back up our\u00a0predictions specific supporting data and more granular detail that can be measured as accurate or not. Please refer to the\u00a0grading of our 2021 predictions<\/a>\u00a0to judge for yourself how we did last year.<\/p>\n

Prediction No. 1: Tech spending will increase 8% in 2022<\/h3>\n

Our first prediction goes right to spending, something ETR surveys for quarterly and we\u2019ve reported on extensively. We\u2019re calling for tech spending to increase by about 8% in 2022.<\/p>\n

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We predicted spending would increase by 4% in 2021. IDC at last check came in at 5.5%; Gartner was higher but in general not bad. Looking ahead we\u2019re seeing an acceleration from the September surveys, as you can see in the yellow versus blue bars in the chart above. Notably, small and medium-sized businesses that were hard hit by the pandemic are picking up spending and expect growth above the mean.\u00a0As well, the ETR data is showing above-average acceleration for energy, retail and services. And notably the Forbes largest 225 private companies are predicting well above average spending in 2022.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a summary of what the ETR data tells us:<\/p>\n