IT Inflation - Semiconductors, the new oil
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An impartial, deep dive examination into the forces driving IT costs up via the lens of a seasoned Technologist with 20 years international IT experience abroad with IT vendors.
Expect to be shown the influence of global politics driving key IT decisions and economic trends that impact your budgeting and financial planning around the IT heart of your organisation.
Jeff Maslen will highlight key inflation trends, expose supply chain disruption and the economic weaponisation of semiconductors as part of the deglobalisation currently underway.
- IT inflation predictions have risen from 9-15% to 12-20% annually for the next 12 months of an initial 60-month call - now in year 4!
- If you want to get ahead of this trend with your budgeting process and board approval of capital release, pay attention and change these asap
- IT versus Geopolitical markers against a background of deglobalisation
- The inflationary IT conversation is about Chinese suppliers and brands in general as geopolitical heat ramps up between the USA and China.
- The restructuring of the American industrial landscape at a pace not seen since World War II
- How does this affect us here in New Zealand?
- AI, the energy monster makes EV demands of the electrical grid look like nothing - nuclear power anyone?
- Innovation cycles, where are we now?
Hint………..the ‘80’s called; they want their inflation back!
Joint industry meeting between Datacom and ITP
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