AI is the issue of the age. A platform for transformation and a putative cure for all problems, business leaders hope that AI will make everything better. But heading into 2025 IT needs to show return on AI investment whilst grappling with issues of data, infrastructure, skills and compliance. What are global IT buyers looking for when it comes to artificial intelligence projects in 2025? Our global panel of editors discuss these issues in our latest Global Tech Tales podcast. Panelists include Matt Egan, Global Content & Editorial Director at Foundry; Marcus Jerräng, Editor in Chief, Computer Sweden; and Xiou Ann Lim, Editorial Director of ASEAN for CIO and CSO.

With IT employee burnout on the rise, pessimism in the IT hiring space and continued challenges in hiring women in IT, 2025 appears to be a challenge for many IT leaders. But despite these concerns, there are glimmers of optimism in the hiring and career space for many IT leaders. Our global panel of editors discuss these issues in our latest Global Tech Tales podcast. Panelists include Matt Egan, Global Content & Editorial Director at Foundry; Cathy O’Sullivan, Editor-in-Chief of APAC for CIO and CSO; and Valerie Potter, Managing Editor of Features, Computerworld.

With artificial intelligence technologies disrupting the enterprise, cloud infrastructure vendors are reaping benefits. But what do IT leaders and buyers think about their future cloud spending? Will it increase, decrease or stay the same in 2025? In our second episode of Global Tech Tales, we speak with Jens Dose, Editor in Chief of CIO Germany, and Esther Macías Casado, Chief Editor B2B for Foundry Spain, about where IT leaders will spend their cloud resources, and what challenges they face, from AI to edge computing to public/private/hybrid.

As we look ahead to 2025, what is the current state of artificial intelligence from the perspective of technology buyers? In the debut episode of our new monthly series, editors from around the world discuss what has worked, what hasn’t worked, and whether the surge of interest will continue into the new year.