1、2025IT IndustryOutlookForecasting the next wave of progress2CompTIA IT Industry Outlook 2025Trends to Watch 20251The Bar Is Set Higher for Digital Transformation2Organizations Begin Counting the Costs of AI37Tech Providers Take New Steps to Prove ROI to CustomersData Team Formation Enables Analysis
2、and AI48The Value of Partnerships Grows as Channel Ecosystem ExpandsSkills-Based Frameworks Drive New Waves of HR Innovation59Bespoke Platforms Become the Focal Point of Software DevelopmentSMBs Eye Workforce Upskilling to Gain Competitive Advantage610Cybersecurity Risks Renew Calls for Tighter MSP
3、ControlsWide-Reaching Global Issues Influence Tech Business Decision-making 3CompTIA IT Industry Outlook 2025IntroductionIf the dot-com bubble seems like ancient history,maybe thats because a lot has happened in 25 years.After tech-fueled stock market gains and venture capital investments both fell
4、dramatically in 2000,the tech industry has enjoyed a strong run.Smartphones,cloud computing,internet of things and artificial intelligence are all major trends that have reshaped the way businesses think about technology and put it to use.These big wins,though,are not exactly a story about the tech
5、industry rising from the ashes of a burst bubble.In reality,the bubble was part and parcel of a larger arc of development.In her 2002 book Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital,Carlota Perez describes how investments made during an innovation-driven bubble provide a foundation for future i
6、nvention and growth.In other words,the infrastructure that powered many of the now-defunct websites from the late 1990s became a critical component for the iPhone and Microsoft Azure in the 2000s.Heading into 2025,there is some speculation that the economy is in the midst of an AI bubble.If this is