GLG recently partnered with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to survey over 350 of GLG’s top NAMR and European IT experts for the sixth iteration of the “IT Buyer Survey,” a study spanning over three years.
Please join Kevin Blanco, Chief Information Officer at GLG, and Clark O’Neill, Managing Director and Partner at BCG, for a discussion on the survey’s findings, GenAI’s impact on budgets, and looking ahead to 2024 spend.
Key Topics:
- Focus on cost control
- Key goals – risk management and strategic advantage
- GenAI investments
- Software marketplaces losing share of IT spend
- Small uptick in spend for 2024
Kevin Blanco
Chief Information Officer at GLG
Kevin Blanco is the Chief Information Officer at GLG, since 2020, where he has been responsible for various enterprise technology functions, including IT, cybersecurity, data and analytics, infrastructure engineering, and business systems. Kevin partners with business stakeholders at all levels to implement cross functional, digital transformation initiatives that drive improved business outcomes. Prior to GLG, Kevin led Business Systems and Operations for SiriusDecisions, where he was responsible for maturing business operations and scaling IT for high growth. Through several cross functional, digital transformation initiatives, SiriusDecisions was able to realize a 15% growth in client retention, accelerate customer time to value by 30 percent, and increase compliance. Kevin also served as Vice President of Information Technology and Technical Operations at Smarsh, the SaaS leader in enterprise archiving and security compliance.
Clark O’Niell
Managing Director and Partner at BCG
Clark O’Niell is a core member of Boston Consulting Group’s Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) practice area, bringing over 15 years of experience in the field. In his current role, he focuses on integrated commercial, product, and technology diligence. Clark’s expertise includes enterprise infrastructure, integrated product and technology diligence, cyber security, DevOps, sales force effectiveness, and semiconductors. He began his career as a technologist at IBM, and later held executive roles with EY-Parthenon and Bain & Company.
Please note, Kevin Blanco and Clark O’Niell have limitations regarding their current employers, GLG and BCG, and will not discuss any specifics related to internal systems or operations and will not share client information.
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