Logicalis 2026 CIO Report: CIOs navigate surging AI investment amidst growing governance concerns

Attackers don’t break in: they log in. Our latest global research from IDC reveals why human identities are the weakest link behind every major ransomware entry point.

We know that when individuals from diverse backgrounds come together, innovation flourishes and real value is created – not just for our business, but for the technology sector and the wider world. That’s why we’re committed to building an environment where everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

To accompany the release of the recent IDC infographic “From Shortage to Strength: Fixing the Cyber Skills Gap,” we sat down with Mike Fry, to get his insights and what they mean for organisations today.

As Logicalis launch their latest Cybersecurity Newsletter on LinkedIn, Mike Fry explores why alert fatigue, complexity and human‑centred risks may be today’s biggest threat to resilience.

Discover why the cybersecurity skills gap is putting businesses at risk and how managed security services can bridge the shortage. Learn strategies to boost resilience, reduce costs, and stay ahead of AI-driven threats.

COP30 in Belém, Brazil marked a turning point for climate action, elevating technology and AI as key drivers of sustainability. Discover how digital innovation, from emissions tracking to AI-powered resilience, is shaping the future of climate strategy and operational excellence.

COP30 was held in Brazil this year, with much attention focused on adaptation finance and forest protection but for the first time we saw the rise of technology and AI on the agenda.

“Threat hunting isn’t just about locating adversaries; it’s about anticipating their moves, proactively searching for hidden risks, and transforming intelligence into action before a breach occurs, says Gandhiraj Rajappan, SOC Manager at Logicalis Asia Pacific.

The AWS Regional Partner Awards celebrate top partners in each region who stand out for their specialisation, innovation, and collaboration. Read why Spain achieved this award.

Logicalis is a leader in achieving strategic Cisco Powered Services (CPS) designations worldwide, with a focus in managed network and managed security services.

Logicalis Spain is thrilled to receive this award at the IBM Ecosystem Summit, which recognises its leadership in cloud financial optimisation and multi-cloud management.

With a range of 17 Cisco global powered solutions, Logicalis is proud to have been recognised with 15 awards across all regions at the Cisco Partner Summit 2025. This annual event brings together partners for a range of keynote presentations, strategic discussions, innovation sessions, and more.

Customers, partners, investors, and employees are all looking for organisations that not only deliver results but do so with integrity, transparency, and a genuine commitment to making a positive impact. This is where a Responsible Business department comes in – and why its role is more critical than ever.

With cyber threats reaching critical levels worldwide, 88% of organisations experienced a cybersecurity incident in the last 12 months, and 43% faced multiple breaches. In response, Logicalis announces strategic investment and an expanded portfolio of Intelligent Security solutions, designed to give organisations proactive protection, continuous visibility, and regulatory confidence in an increasingly complex threat landscape.

A strong focus on people, planet and communities has driven several notable achievements, including carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions, more women in leadership positions and more under-represented groups reached through community STEM education programmes.

The technology sector shapes the world we live in and the future we imagine. VP of Global Alliances, Anita Swann, shares her perspective on the boundaries that the tech industry still has to break and how it can be done.

Logicalis CEO Bob Bailkoski is leading by example on sustainability, helping customers cut carbon and energy costs while driving internal carbon neutrality and community impact.

Explore how Logicalis tackles sustainability data challenges using IBM Envizi, blending ESG metrics with qualitative insights for meaningful impact.

As cyber threats grow, organisations add more tools—yet this complexity itself has become a major security risk. Artur Martins, CISO Logicalis, highlights how CIOs can develop simpler, modern security strategies

Logicalis CEO, Bob Bailkoski unpacks the key insights from this year’s CIO Report, offering actionable strategies for success.

Artificial intelligence has moved from the fringes of operational considerations to the forefront of operations. As organisations race to implement AI innovations, we all face a critical question, how do we reconcile the energy-intensive nature of AI with existing sustainability commitments?

Logicalis announces it has achieved its 2025 target for carbon neutrality in Scope 1 and 2 emissions - marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey to reach its SBTi-validated goals.

Read this great article by Pedro Morgado as he discusses how the strategic partnership with Cisco helps Logicalis strengthen its cybersecurity leadership with the global launch of Cisco XDR.

Why technology alone isn't enough to safeguard your organisation - the importance of the human element in a security operations centre (SOC) and why it can't be underestimated. Article by Artur Martins, CSIO Logicalis Portugal.

Logicalis adds Managed Secure Firewall and SSE to its Intelligent Connectivity portfolio, helping customers secure and scale their networks in today’s digital world.

Logicalis is the first Cisco XDR CPS Specialisation Partner to deliver Cisco MXDR as a global managed service, enhancing 24/7 threat detection and response.

Technology is now central to business growth, resilience, and competitive edge, and the Logicalis 2025 CIO Report reveals how global tech leaders are driving innovation beyond ROI. Discover how CIOs are shaping the future—download the report to learn more.

Tech leaders report security solutions not delivering value for money with tools going unused. Over half of CIOs say their security patch systems are too complex to manage effectively and believe they have overinvested.

Sustainability is a journey requiring continuous innovation and collaboration. In this article, Cisco discusses how its partners, including Logicalis, drive meaningful change with unique solutions to support business needs and sustainability goals.

Technology partnerships are essential in this evolving landscape. While many CIOs believe vendors understand their business needs, 59% find vendor solutions are too complex to manage effectively.

The Logicalis Global CIO Report 2025 uncovers a paradox that increased spending has not reduced the frequency of security breaches.

Emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning and IoT are becoming central to business transformation. The Logicalis CIO Report 2025 reveals a growing emphasis on demonstrating tangible business impact.

The increasing intersection of environmental sustainability and business performance has led to 91% of organisations surveyd in the Logicalis CIO Report 2025 reporting that they have experienced financial benefits form adopting environmental technologies.

Logicalis has released its annual CIO Report, which reveals that 95% of organisations are actively investing in technology to create new revenue streams within the next 12 months. Read more key findings from this year's annual survey.

Our 2024 CIO Summit Global World Tour has now drawn to a close, but you catch up on the event highlights in this great little video.

Logicalis announce a new structure for operations in Germany with the goal of leveraging their collective capabilities across the region.

"Disruption is redefining tech leadership, with regulation emerging as a critical new force," according to Logicalis CEO Robert Bailkoski.

Watch as Cisco's VP of Product Management for Threat Detection and Response, AJ Shipley, and Logicalis' CTO, Toby Alcock, discuss the significance of Logicalis being the inaugural partner to introduce Cisco (XDR) as a Managed Service (MXDR)

Logicalis has become the first global Cisco partner to launch Cisco Extended Detection and Response (XDR) as a Managed Service (MXDR).

Logicalis receives the global accolade, in recognition of its leadership and performance in sustainable practices for the second year running

Logicalis announced the launch of its comprehensive Sustainable IT solutions blueprint, designed to propel organisations towards a more environmentally conscious and carbon efficient IT infrastructure. 

Antoinette Georgopoulos, Content and Communications Manager at Logicalis Australia, continues her interview with Chong-Win Lee (Win), CEO of Logicalis Asia Pacific.

Logicalis announced as winners of the TSIA Star Award 2024 for Innovative KPIs in Managed Services. This accolade underscores our commitment to delivering cutting-edge Managed Services that empower CIOs along the value chain in their digital transformation journey.

Logicalis is proud to share our inaugural Responsible Business report for FY24 which sets out our ambitions, progress and future plans related to our responsibility agenda for our people, our communities and our planet.

Discover how embracing Circular IT can transform your IT department into a sustainability powerhouse. This article explores the top 5 ways IT leaders can deliver on sustainability goals.

With awards season behind us and an outstanding year of growth, customer outcomes and new capabilities, Logicalis, has received significant recognition for our outstanding partnership with Microsoft in FY24.

CIOs are no longer peering into the sustainability debate from the outskirts. They are at the centre of it, driving conversations and influencing future decision-making.

Read how CEOs and other top executives can champion sustainable practices, to inspire the entire company to prioritise responsibility and innovation. Join our LinkedIn live - Increasing Enterprise Value through Sustainability - on Wednesday 11th September 2024.

Antoinette Georgopoulos, Content and Communications Manager at Logicalis Australia, caught up with Win to discuss his thoughts on the Asia Pacific trends and results from the Logicalis Global CIO Report for 2024.

Protect your organisation from cyber threats with AI powered security solutions. Enable flexible working while ensuring data privacy and protection. Read Bob Bailkoski's article originally published in Forbes.

Discover how tech leaders are prioritising sustainability and investing in initiatives and technologies to achieve environmental objectives. Find out why IT plays a crucial role in achieving sustainability goals.

It’s been ten years since the Logicalis CIO report was launched, allowing us to track the strategic influence of the CIO. This year, the elevated responsibility, combined with emerging technologies and continued economic uncertainty brings a new set of leadership challenges.

Logicalis announces the launch of Intelligent Security, a blueprint approach to its global security portfolio designed to deliver proactive advanced security for customers worldwide

Logicalis announces the creation of a new Asia Pacific entity, combining its Logicalis Australia and Logicalis Asia operations.

Logicalis joins the global movement towards corporate net-zero with validated and approved science-based targets, aligning with the Paris Agreement goals.

It’s been ten years since the Logicalis CIO report was launched. It was designed as a pulse check on the mood in the industry, to identify common CIO challenges and ambitions and to serve as a reminder that we are part of an ever-changing ecosystem that evolves each year.

Logicalis joins an elite group of managed service providers certified to deliver Microsoft’s most advanced managed detection and response services worldwide

Logicalis receives inaugural specialisation that acknowledges its position at the forefront of sustainable global managed service delivery. The specialisation was awarded to Logicalis for supporting its customers to reduce the carbon footprints of their digital ecosystems

Amid so much change, this year's 10th anniversary report explores the future face of the CIO, the attitude and actions that define modern technology leaders.

Discover the top priorities of tech leaders according to the Logicalis 2024 CIO Report. Learn about AI, digital transformation, and cybersecurity investments amidst economic uncertainty.

Dina Knight will join the QinetiQ Board as Non-Executive Director on 1 March 2024. Dina’s NED position will compliment her role as Chief People Officer at Datatec and Logicalis International, accountable for its people operations and strategy.

Cloud technology continues to be at the forefront of innovation and a critical element to any digital strategy in 2024. As businesses increasingly embrace digital transformation, understanding and leveraging, evolving cloud trends and technologies is crucial to staying competitive in the market.

Logicalis announces the release of the next generation of its Digital Fabric Platform, providing CIOs with deeper-level insights and recommendations to underpin the performance of their entire digital ecosystem.

This inaugural award recognises Logicalis’ outstanding sustainability performance and success in helping customers reduce the environmental impact of their IT infrastructure across the globe.

Here are some key Logicalis and Cisco areas we're co-collaborating on to deliver value and open new opportunities to drive sustainable practices for our customers, environment, and planet.

Sustainability initiatives in the business world, are becoming more of a requirement and technology plays a central role. Read Bob's three steps for CIOs to become leaders in driving their sustainability agendas.

Pedro Morgado outlines the key factors organisations need to consider when selecting an SD-WAN solution provider.

Logicalis announces the promotion of Wayne Haylett from Logicalis Australia to the position of Global Cisco Alliance Director, reporting to Global VP Strategic Alliances, Richard Simmons.

Logicalis announce the launch of Intelligent Connectivity powered by Cisco, a suite of solutions including Private 5G, SD-WAN, SASE, SSE, SD-Access and ACI Data Centre and become First Cisco Global Partner to achieve Managed Private 5G strategic designation. 

As part of our commitment to sustainability and transparency, we have released our Environmental Statement, which discloses our carbon emission baseline figures and lays out a roadmap for achieving our ambitious carbon reduction goals.

Integration of use cases as well as presentation and training for new 5G solutions

Logicalis announces the launch of the Managed Digital Fabric Platform, created to give CIOs a real-time view of how their entire digital ecosystem is performing across key metrics, including environmental impact. 

CIO commitment needed to measure, manage and reduce carbon emissions Keynote address from Leading Analyst Firm reveals ESG is growing in importance to IT buyers but cautions against investing in tech that doesn’t deliver against goals

Sustainability is a key consideration when choosing an IT supplier: nearly half of CIOs consider carbon output energy efficiency when selecting new suppliers.

Keynote address from Leading Analyst Firm reveals ESG is growing in importance to IT buyers but cautions against investing in tech that doesn’t deliver against goals.

CIOs are increasing investment in technologies that help drive business value and ESG performance and highlighted growing trends such as linking executive pay to ESG metrics, a Logicalis summit was told.

As one of only six Cisco Global Gold Certified Partners, Logicalis successfully delivering innovation, engagement, and value for customers worldwide.

Our summit, themed Forging a Digital Path to Sustainable IT, gave CIOs insight and inspiration from experts driving sustainable innovation in their industry and highlighted the vital role of IT as an enabler for sustainable transformation.

We created the Managed Digital Fabric platform to enable our customers to run their IT infrastructure and applications more efficiently, securely, and sustainably. We're thrilled that Logicalis has been awarded the Next Generation MSP Innovation Award at the European MSP Innovation Awards 2023 for this platform.

The CIO Report is our flagship report - conducted each year - where we speak to 1,000 global technology leaders who are playing a leading role in delivering a digital-first future.

The transition to net zero offers a great opportunity for CIOs to increase their strategic influence across the business. The Logicalis Global CIO Report 2023 identified three ways CIOs are driving the transition to net zero.

Logicalis, a global technology service provider, today announces the appointment of Dina Knight to the position of Chief People Officer, in a newly created role within the executive team, reporting to Global CEO, Robert Bailkoski.   

While firms are concerned about the global economy and continue to cut budgets, CIOs are responding by taking on more of a strategic role.

CIOs have stepped into the role of digital evangelist and strategic advisor, according to the 2023 Global CIO Survey from Logicalis, a global technology service provider.

How have partners made their businesses more sustainable this year? CRN/Channel Web quizzed six UK and European resellers and distributors bosses, including Logicalis CEO, Bob Bailkoski, on what they have done internally to bolster their environmental commitments

Bob Bailkoski, CEO, shares his top three pieces of advice for CEOs wishing to better incorporate sustainability into their decision making.

Toby speaks to IDG Connect about how he became our CTO, the biggest issues customers are facing currently, how we’re focussed on customer outcomes with automation and how to align technology with business goals.

London, United Kingdom – 19 December 2022: Logicalis, a global technology service provider, today announces its commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Corporate Net Zero Standard - the world's first framework for corporate net zero target setting in line with climate science.

Bob Bailkoski, shares with Channel Partner Insight how there is scope for the channel to work more closely together to achieve greater impact

Logicalis CEO, Robert Bailkoski talks to Simon Quicke, editor of MicroScope UK, about sustainability and how the business is playing its part in reducing the strain on the planet and how he’s encouraging staff, suppliers and customers to get involved

Post pandemic, businesses no longer have centralised workforces. What does this mean for operations and management? Our very own Group Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Justin Kearney, shares with UNLEASH how “organisations are turning to technology to create a truly collaborative hybrid workplace and manage the younger generations satisfactorily.”

We’re delighted Cisco recognises Logicalis as the Global Enterprise Networking and Meraki Partner of the Year 2022. These awards are a consequence of the 25-year strategic partnership between Logicalis and Cisco, uniting to drive customer success. Congratulations to everyone involved

While the aviation sector is slowly taking off again, it is struggling to attract passengers who have realised how much work can be done virtually. Bob Bailkoski, CEO Logicalis joins the debate with Raconteur, sharing his views on sustainable travel.

With the right strategic approach, companies can combine security, resilience, and innovation, to create a clear competitive advantage, but businesses must act now to capitalise on the tools and skills available to them

CIOs are spending more time on innovation, with three quarters stating they have increased innovation efforts, according to the 2021 Global CIO Survey from Logicalis

Alongside the innovation within company culture, CIOs must ensure their employees are satisfied as the hybrid workplace takes shape.

The need for digital transformation is more prevalent than ever with the pandemic triggering companies to shift and realign their priorities. Results from this year’s survey identified that three quarters of respondents admit their organisations are wrestling with their abilities to unlock data

Strong customer relationships have become a critical business priority according to the results of the first report in a four-part series following the eighth annual Logicalis Global CIO Survey.

Peninsula Health turned to Logicalis for assistance with migrating to a cloud facilitated environment before the pandemic emerged, however as the global situation worsened the need to make some rapid and drastic decisions became very clear. The fast reactions of the Peninsula Health and Logicalis teams meant that staff were able to work remotely safely with secure access to sensitive information.

London, 18th December 2020 – Logicalis, a leading international IT solutions and managed service provider today announces that Michael Chanter is making the transition from his current role as CEO of Thomas Duryea Logicalis in Australia, to Chief Operating Officer of Logicalis Group.

Since the first cases of the coronavirus appeared on the world stage, we’ve been monitoring the spread of the disease worldwide and proactively implementing procedures to minimize the effects to our employees, customers, partners and the society at large.

Logicalis Group has today announced it has achieved Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP) status, one of only 65 firms globally to achieve such accreditation out of more than 60,000 cloud partners.

Enterprises’ use of emerging technologies is on the rise around the world, but many are failing to capitalise on its benefits according to the 2019 Global CIO Survey from Logicalis, a global provider of IT solutions.

Logicalis, the international IT solutions and managed services provider, has been named Europe Partner of the Year by MicroStrategy® Incorporated.

Partnership transforms customer’s data processing and automation for improved data analytics and business intelligence.

Logicalis Europe Becomes First Corporate User of Unlocking Foresight Know How (UFKH) – Chris Gabriel, Chief Digital Officer Europe Joins UFKH Advisory Board.

London, 16th November 2015 – Logicalis, the international IT solutions and managed services provider, today announced Bob Bailkoski as its new Chief Financial Officer from 16 November 2015. About Logicalis Logicalis is an international IT solutions and managed services provider with a breadth of knowledge and expertise in communications and collaboration; data centre and cloud services; and managed services. For more information, visit www.logicalis.com

Solution Provider Reveals Seven Reasons Healthcare CIOs Avoid Thinking about Medical Imaging.

Logicalis has met the most stringent requirements on sales, pre-sales and post sales competencies around the entire NetApp product portfolio.

The transaction is in line with Logicalis’ go to market strategy, and desire to establish itself as a driving force in the emerging digital markets driven by social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies (SMAC).

Managed services specialist is a ‘contender’ in IDC MarketScape Report focused on network virtualization and SDN.

IBM Beacon Awards Recognize IBM Business Partners for Driving Business Value with Smart, Innovative Solutions