Our Scans · Proving ROI & Early Value Realisation · Weekly Summary

• Despite an estimated increase to IT budgets of 5.1% on average for 2023, research firm Gartner points to a projected 6.5% global inflation rate, an ongoing talent squeeze, and persistent supply issues as a triple threat to CIOs' ability to realize time to value for their tech investments in 2023. CIO
• Earlier in 2021, Gartner stated Smarter, more responsible, scalable AI will enable better learning algorithms, interpretable systems and shorter time to value. Analytics Insight
• Working with VMware, organizations will be able to increase choice and flexibility, accelerate time to value and reduce the cost of operating their multi-cloud environment. vmware
• By unifying AppExchange, Slack Marketplace, and Agentforce under a single brand, Salesforce is betting that a consolidated, agent-centric marketplace will drive platform stickiness and accelerate time-to-value. Futurum
• Continued alignment to certifications like ISO 27001 and government frameworks like FedRAMP will shape procurement decisions, while ecosystem collaboration across Microsoft, Google Cloud, and AWS remains critical to time-to-value. BUSINESS 2.0 NEWS
• The new industry-specific EY solutions - built on SAP Business Technology Platform and can be utilised in SAP S/4HANA Cloud implementations - are designed to help clients address key business challenges, accelerate transformation, manage business disruption, and optimise time to value. InsideSAP

Last updated: 16 June 2026