Allan Krans

With the largest global IT buyer’s biggest priority — AI — on the line, the stakes could not be higher The U.S. federal government is the largest single buyer of IT services in the world, making it a critical customer target for leading providers in the space. For the current federal fiscal year (FFY), U.S. federal IT spending is estimated to approach $130 billion.

KPMG and Microsoft and the next phase of partner-led AI transformation KPMG is repositioning itself from a Microsoft Dynamics-centric systems integrator to a broader AI-led transformation partner that has extensive experience with Microsoft technologies.

Neocloud providers challenge a decade of hyperscaler control Before the explosion of AI interest in 2023, the hyperscalers had enjoyed a nearly unimpeded growth trajectory since 2017, when the last of the telco cloud competitors exited the business.