Asset type: Spotlight Paper

Across the globe and in every industry, CIOs and IT managers are planning new approaches to device management as they prepare their workforce for the “AI everywhere” era.

Significant volatility and uncertainty have been the hallmarks of 2025. Driving this disruption is a complex interplay of factors such as ongoing tensions between tariffs and nonmonetary trade barriers, persistent liquidity shortages in global markets, and the looming prospect of dedollarization. Consumer and business sentiments also do not match the realities of hard economic data, making it more difficult for finance executives to plan.

Procurement is under pressure. Disruptions in global supply chains, increasing regulatory complexity, and mounting cost control expectations have shifted how organizations prioritize technology investments.