Talent war to push CIOs toward consultancies, managed services in '22

This will be the year CIOs should be able to move past short-term projects that deal with pandemic-related workplace issues and focus on longer-term IT projects, according to a new study by Gartner Research.Despite the Omicron COVID-19 variant, an economic recovery — with high expectations for spending on digital transformation projects — is likely to continue to boost technology investments this year.This year, worldwide IT spending is projected to reach $4.45 trillion, an increase