B
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44%
44% -- share of it decision makers citing complexity and inefficiency for B2B IT decision-makers (2026)
44% of IT decision-makers list complexity and inefficiency as major challenges in finding and buying technology.
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44%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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AppDirect
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https://www.appdirect.com/blog/an-introduction-to-online-marketplaces ↗
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B2B IT decision-makers: 44% share of it decision makers citing complexity and inefficiency. Source: AppDirect (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/b2b-it-complexity-challenge-44pct
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