How are enterprise tech buyers deploying budgets right now in this turbulent economy? Has the promise of AI finally started to live up to the hype? Our latest State of Enterprise Tech Spending report provides some insights.

As in previous quarters, we surveyed 100 CXOs who collectively represent over $35 billion in annual technology spending. Our goal was, as always, to gauge the budget planning and overall sentiment of large, enterprise technology buyers.

Note: We conducted the survey in late March 2025, prior to the Trump administration’s tariff announcement on April 2. While the subsequent market volatility may impact buyer sentiment score—particularly in sectors with greater exposure to tariffs—most enterprise IT budgets aren’t subject to major revisions due to macroeconomic factors. In some categories, IT spending may be actually accelerated by such forces—for instance, investments in AI or cloud for modernization and reducing risk to future development. The technology sector’s tariff risk is also not yet known.

To catch up on previous reports, check out what we published in March 2023, September 2023, April 2024 and September 2024.

Einige Highlights aus der Umfrage:

• Cloud migration is accelerating as enterprises modernize infrastructure, creating fresh opportunities for AI-driven innovation and agile operations. While 54% of enterprises still run a majority of their compute on-premises, momentum is shifting fast. With 73% accelerating or continuing their move to public cloud, the opportunity for cloud technology providers is expanding rapidly.
• VMware’s recent pricing hike appears to be driving a once-in-a-generation push from on-prem to cloud infrastructure.
• In another major move, enterprises are refreshing core systems like ITSM, ERP, and CRM systems now to gain next-gen functionality like AI and automation. In good news for software vendors, they’re largely looking to new software players to meet those needs.
• Generative AI and LLMs have overtaken cloud infrastructure as the #1 priority for CXOs.
• Production AI use cases more than tripled since our last survey, jumping from 5.5% to 16%. Similarly, the agentic AI wave is building: 46% of enterprises are either actively deploying or in R&D for agentic AI.
• Other trends the survey revealed include a nascent trend towards decoupling SIEM and shifting to more modular security architectures.

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