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Better Days Ahead So, while the COVID-19 pandemic may have halted nearly a decade of steady growth, the report suggests better days may be ahead. According to the report, The Organization for Economic Co-Opera- tion and Development predicts the global economy will grow 5.8 percent this year, and the U.S. economy grew 6.4 percent during Q121. But econom - ic growth and job growth are different measures. Many jobs lost during the post-pandemic recession have not returned. Some believe that as federal unemployment benefits available through the stimulus programs expired in September, many people will again look for work. Or, as the study states, there may be structural changes in job markets, leading to imbalances between skills needed and skills available. Either way, “IT organizations may find it difficult to hire all the skills needed, creating additional incentives for automation, both within IT and within organizations generally,” the Computer Economics study states. The study suggests a more immedi- ate threat to IT organizations could BUYERS SIDE Net Percent Increasing IT Operational Spending: All Sectors Source: Computer Economics, 2021 Spending Priorities by IT Initi tive: All Sectors Source: Computer Economics, 2021 Source: CompTIA International State of Channel 18% 2017 2018 0% 25% 50% 47% 47% 48% 54% 59% 75% 2019 2020 2021 0% 33% 67% 100% 79% 70% 60% 57% 48% 45% 15% 9% 9% Net Percentage Cloud applications Cloud infrastructure Data analytics/BI Digital transformation DR/business continuity System/data intgration Legacy systems IT shared services Automation 77 Fall 2021 | CHANNEL V ISION www.teli.net - 844-411-1111 It’s where you go to get volume messaging solutions for Contact Center and CPaaS Best rates to help you win more deals Award-winning partner portal Award-winning VoIP API’s that get your clients connected faster