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2026 Budget Planning Strategies For CIOs

CIODIVE, Tuesday, October 28th, 2025

Executives can polish up their spending plans for next year by recalibrating AI strategies, cutting waste and bolstering security spending.

CIOs are currently navigating a stormy sea, cutting through waves of global volatility, economic turbulence, tariffs and warp speed technological disruption.

When conditions are uncertain, planning becomes a major executive challenge.

CIOs preparing their spending plans for next year need to focus on three key areas, according to analysts CIO Dive spoke with: recalibrating AI strategies, cutting out waste and bolstering security spending.

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