
IBRSiQ March 2026
In March, clients are prioritising AI-driven operational efficiency, cyber maturity, and ERP optimisation while ensuring ICT investments deliver measurable, strategic business value.

In March, clients are prioritising AI-driven operational efficiency, cyber maturity, and ERP optimisation while ensuring ICT investments deliver measurable, strategic business value.

ICT vendors are maskng fiscal mismanagement and high AI infrastructure costs by framing mass redundancies as strategic AI-driven shifts.

Align your IT roadmap with strategic goals through cross-functional collaboration and robust financial justification to secure funding and project success.

Treating Microsoft EA renewals as mere procurement risks 30 per cent cost hikes. Success requires 18-month strategic governance to align licensing with usage.

Modernise your knowledge management by shifting from file storage to AI-driven synthesis. Audit and cleanse data to ensure RAG accuracy.

AI saves drafting time but creates a ‘verification tax’ through polished errors. Executives must redesign workflows to prioritise rigorous oversight. Part 2 of 3 of the Copilot Success Series

Microsoft’s July 2026 price hikes and discount removals create a 16 per cent cost surge. Executives must act now to lock rates.

AI providers use ‘tokenomics’ to mask falling hardware costs, capturing a 30x markup. Executives must shift to outcome-based, cost-reflective pricing.

Rapid vendor deprecation cycles now mandate model independence. Executives must decouple application logic from ephemeral engines using AI gateways and shadow testing to transform volatility into strategic resilience.