Equinix 2023 Global Tech Trends Survey

After several tumultuous years, business leaders are looking to their IT teams to protect their organization from threats, facilitate geographic and financial growth, and ensure innovation accelerates at pace.

The pressure on tech teams to enable future-proofed business strategies has never been greater. IT is now firmly on the board-level agenda. Yet, with corporate budgets under pressure amidst continued economic uncertainty, the need to deliver real return on investment in new technologies and digital strategies is paramount.

In its fifth iteration, our 2023 Global Tech Trends Survey gathers the opinions of 2,900 IT decision-makers from diverse enterprises across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions, on the challenges and opportunities they face implementing innovative technology strategies in this complex economic and geopolitical climate.

The survey explores everything from benefits and barriers to adopting newer technology such as AI, to how fastevolving technology regulations facilitate or hinder expansion into new markets, to the stubborn skills gaps resulting in investment in team growth in juxtaposition to recent layoffs across geographies and sectors.

The dynamics of doing business around the world continue to shift and evolve, and digital leaders face new challenges every day. We hope the insights provided here can help inform and inspire tech leaders and their teams as they strive to ensure the continued success and survival of their businesses.