IDG:

In 2017, IT leaders will be increasing investments in numerous applications and platforms with business intelligence & analytics (71%), securing enterprise information assets (59%), CRMs (47%) and mobile enterprise apps (46%) leading the pack. Additionally, tech leaders shared their focus on specific technology initiatives across more than a dozen areas, including the stage of adoption each technology falls into at their organization. Growth areas that CIOs are researching include Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning/cognitive systems. Top areas which have moved from initial adoption to upgrading include business continuity/disaster recovery, data management/storage and co-location services.