This study is derived from a survey of IT decision makers around the world across multiple industries. It provides insightful information on what drives investment in IT solutions, the IT-related challenges that organizations face today, and most importantly, plans for IT budgets.
Technologies covered include Enterprise Mobility Management, Social Media Management & Marketing Tools, eCommerce/mCommerce, Unified Communications & Collaboration, Infrastructure and Data Centers, Big Data and Analytics, Digital Marketing, Customer Experience Management, Cybersecurity, Internet of Things (M2M), ERP/Supply Chain Management/HR Management. There is section on Internet of Things that explores drivers, challenges, and different phases of implementation.
End user companies will be able to benchmark themselves with regard to IT investments while IT companies will learn how to gain a competitive advantage over the next few years.
Excerpts from study:
- Dealing with security threats stands out as the top challenge facing IT, followed by aligning IT with business strategies. Large organisations are particularly concerned with security threats.
- Dealing with new regulatory requirements is a greater challenge for small organisations than for medium and large organisations.
- In Europe, expanding to new markets and to new regions and boosting creativity and innovation are more important to CIOs than CEOs. On the other hand, CEOs are focused on employee retention and improving collaboration.
- Amongst technologies deemed to have the greatest revenue impact, eCommerce/mCommerce and big data and analytics stand out.
- Unified communications & collaboration is most frequently mentioned as one of the 3 top technologies to impact cost reduction efforts.
- Amongst the top security concerns, cyber-crime tops the list. It is followed by malware and cyber espionage.
- Research Objectives
- Survey Methodology
- IT Decision Maker Profile
- Organization’s Industry Sector
- Respondent Jobs Titles
- Organization’s Revenues Growth and Margin
- Summary of Major Findings
- Top Challenges for IT
- Top Challenges for IT by Size of Organization
- Top Challenges for IT by CEO and CIO
- Top Challenges for IT by Organization’s Revenue Growth
- Top Challenges for IT by Organization’s Margin
- Top Challenges for IT by Sector
- Top Drivers for IT Investment
- Top Drivers for IT Investment in 2018 by Size of Organization
- Top Drivers for IT Investment in 2018 by CEO and CIO
- Top Drivers for IT Investment in 2018 by Organization’s Revenue Growth
- Top Drivers for IT Investment in 2018 by Organization’s Margin
- Top Drivers for IT Investment in 2018 by Sector
- Plans for Investment in IT
- Top Technologies Impact on Revenues
- Top Technologies Impact on Revenues by Size of Organization
- Top Technologies Impact on Revenues by Job Title
- Top Technologies Impact on Revenues by Organization’s Revenue Growth
- Top Technologies Impact on Revenues by Organization’s Margin
- Top Technologies Impact on Revenues by Sector
- Top Technologies That Positively Impact Cost Reduction
- Top Technologies That Positively Impact Cost Reduction by Size of Organization
- Top Technologies That Positively Impact Cost Reduction by Job Title
- Top Technologies That Positively Impact Cost Reduction by Organization’s Revenue Growth
- Top Technologies That Positively Impact Cost Reduction by Organization’s Margin
- Top Technologies That Positively Impact Cost Reduction by Sector
- Top Security Concerns
- Top Security Concerns by Size of Organization
- Top Security Concerns by Job Title
- Top Security Concerns by Organization’s Revenue Growth
- Top Security Concerns by Organization’s Margin
- Top Security Concerns by Sector
- Importance of mCommerce
- The Internet of Things Deployment Stages
- Top Concerns About the Internet of Things
- Drivers for Investment in Internet of Things
- Best Chip/Module Vendor for the Internet of Things
- Best Devices Vendors for the Internet of Things
- Best Networking Provider for the Internet of Things
- Best Platform Provider for the Internet of Things
- Best Systems Integrator for the Internet of Things
- Influences for Selecting a Cloud Provider
- Percentage of Storage Moved to the Cloud
- Percentage of Applications Moved to the Cloud
- Value of Cloud-Based Solutions Among Users
- Satisfaction with Cloud-Based Solutions
- Barriers to Adoption of Cloud-Based Solutions
- Use of Mobile Devices
- Support for Mobile Operating Systems
- Enforcing BYOD Policies and Expectations for Future
- Organization’s Approach to IT Investments and its Competitive Assessment
- Organization’s Approach to IT Investments by Organization’s Revenue Growth
- Organization’s Approach to IT Investments by Organization’s Margin
- IT Solutions Usage by Technology Adoption
- 2015 IT Budget in Relation to Organization’s Revenue
- 2015 vs 2016 IT Budget Allocation
- Expected IT Budget Change in 2017
- Percentage of IT Budget Consumed by Top Three Communications Suppliers
- Percentage of IT Budget Consumed by Small to Medium Communications Suppliers
- CAPEX Vs. OPEX Spending
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