The last six months have been some of the busiest ever for chief information officers, who have had to deal with the challenge and opportunity of one of the largest surges in technology investment in history – with companies spending around $15 billion extra a week on tech.

That's according to the latest research from Harvey Nash and KPMG, which surveyed more than 4,200 IT leaders, who preside over a combined spend of over $250 billion.

This podcast features and interview with Steve Bates, a principal at KPMG and global leader of the firm's CIO Centre of Excellence, picking through the findings to assess the biggest trends and most likely future scenarios.