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blank-small-space" style="height: 30px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element subheader-white-left-text" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>Benchmark yourself against your peers and competitors</p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-5"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 new-center"> <a href='https://s.pointerpro.com/csapoit' target="_blank" class="next_button">Top Categories Spend</a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 new-center"> <a href='https://s.pointerpro.com/spend' target="_blank" class="next_button">Cybersecurity Spend</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="vc_empty_space blank-small-space" style="height: 30px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div></div></div></div><div class="wpb_column 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class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img alt="soitspend-resource-one image" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="824" height="510" src='https://www.spiceworks.com/research/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/08/soitspend-resource-one.png' class="vc_single_image-img attachment-large" alt="" title="soitspend-resource-one" srcset='https://www.spiceworks.com/research/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/08/soitspend-resource-one.png 824w, https://www.spiceworks.com/research/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/08/soitspend-resource-one-300x186.png 300w, https://www.spiceworks.com/research/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/08/soitspend-resource-one-768x475.png 768w, https://www.spiceworks.com/research/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/08/soitspend-resource-one-640x396.png 640w' sizes="(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 770px" /></div> </figure> </div> <h3 style="font-size: 30px;color: #000000;line-height: 36px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading blog-head" >Exploring the Tech Investment Landscape</h3> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1708313611676" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><a class="button-text-orange" href='https://www.aberdeen.com/blog-posts/navigate-the-tech-investment-landscape-with-findings-from-the-state-of-it-2024/' target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the Blog ></a></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4"><div class="vc_column-inner vc_custom_1706716078858"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center wpb_content_element"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <div class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img alt="soitspend-resource-two image" decoding="async" width="822" height="510" src='https://www.spiceworks.com/research/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/08/soitspend-resource-two.png' class="vc_single_image-img attachment-large" alt="" 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