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Recalibrating technology budgets for the AI era

CIOs are stuck between legacy tech and AI. Here's how McKinsey says to rebalance your budget.

Reporting by McKinsey Insights 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Enterprise leaders need a framework for reallocating tech budgets in the AI era. This McKinsey research addresses the practical challenge of funding AI initiatives without gutting existing infrastructure—a core decision point for any organization scaling AI deployment.

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  1. McKinsey research on enterprise tech budget reallocation

  2. Focus on CIO budget planning in AI era

  3. Framework for generating growth through expenditure optimization

  4. Addresses enterprise tech investment strategy

  5. CIOs balancing enterprise tech budgets with major AI investments

  6. Research-backed reallocation strategies for maximum growth

  7. Budget optimization framework for AI-era technology spending

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Publisher excerpt: CIOs have long struggled to balance enterprise tech budgets—and big investments in AI are compounding the problem. Our research shows how they can reallocate expenditures to generate maximum growth.
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