Cost-saving measures

IT professionals expecting their teams to pursue the following cost-savings measures in the next 12 months

Reducing support levels

13%

Balancing cloud and on-premises workloads

21%

Reducing workforce

23%

Renegotiating payment terms

25%

Deprioritising career development

25%

Delaying purchases or upgrades

26%

Reducing licenses or seats

26%

Outsourcing tasks or services

27%

Adopting cheaper tools or services

28%

Putting IT projects on hold

28%

Consolidating redundant tech

29%

Hiring freeze or slowdown

30%

Shifting capital expenditure to operational expenditure

30%

Automating tasks or improving efficiency

34%

Re-evaluating current vendors or contracts

37%

Decommissioning unnecessary infrastructure

38%