Christophe Bertrand, on Mar 30, 2022
With increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks on the rise, ensuring the recoverability of the deluge of data pouring into corporate environments is a concern for IT leaders. In addition to protecting endpoint devices, IT decision makers expect to make the most significant data protection investments in technologies that safeguard data and applications residing on public cloud infrastructures.
Mike Leone, on Mar 30, 2022
As organizations increasingly turn to data to enable rapid business innovation, it’s no surprise that a majority of them are spending more on analytics-related data initiatives. Such organizations are looking to empower more decision makers and democratize the use of data, analytics, and AI, but many still need to invest in the technologies and processes necessary to enable the execution and ongoing support of these data priorities.
Bob Laliberte, on Mar 30, 2022
When it comes to their 2022 spending on networking products and services, enterprises express strong interest in using advanced technologies such as AI and cloud-based management tools to modernize their networks.
Doug Cahill, on Mar 30, 2022
IT spending is accelerating in 2022, and cybersecurity initiatives are leading the charge as enterprises race to digitally transform and satisfy heightened customer expectations while simultaneously securing hybrid workforces. Among the top cybersecurity areas targeted for increased spending are cloud security, data security, network security, and endpoint security—indicative of a more holistic approach to cybersecurity investments. Although organizations face a range of cyber-threats, ransomware continues to be among the most challenging attack types, making ransomware readiness a top business priority that’s prompting senior leaders to participate in ransomware strategies.
Scott Sinclair, on Mar 30, 2022
Nearly half of organizations plan to increase spending on data center infrastructure in 2022, and data center modernization efforts continue to be a priority for many. The top modernization steps targeted for investments include software-defined data centers, AIOps, monitoring tools, and on-premises deployments of hyperscale cloud technologies. In addition, a majority of organizations want to apply a cloud-like payment model based on resource utilization in their data centers, further illustrating their desire to balance on-premises and cloud approaches.
ESG conducted a comprehensive online survey of IT professionals from private- and public-sector organizations in North America (United States and Canada), Western Europe (UK, France, and Germany), and Asia Pacific (Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand, and Singapore) between September 9, 2021 and September 29, 2021. To qualify for this survey, respondents were required to be senior IT decision makers familiar and involved with their organization’s overall 2022 IT budget and spending plans.
This Complete Survey Results presentation focuses on 2022 IT budget expectations, technology initiatives and priorities, year-over-year spending change (overall and by different technologies), cloud adoption/usage trends, and the impact of ransomware on both IT and business operations.
This Master Survey Results presentation focuses on 2021 IT budget expectations, technology initiatives and priorities, year over year spending change (overall and by different technologies), cloud adoption/usage trends, as well as an update on the status of COVID-19 driven work from home initiatives and efforts.
ESG’s Master Survey Results provide the complete output of syndicated research surveys in graphical format. In addition to the data, these documents provide background information on the survey, including respondent profiles at an individual and organizational level. It is important to note that these documents do not contain analysis of the data.
Bill Lundell, on Jun 16, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis is creating a new normal for IT executives and knowledge workers alike. Citywide closures, stay-at-home mandates, and social distancing measures are forcing many people to work from home to help flatten the curve of a global pandemic. For IT executives, meeting the needs of these remote workers calls for new technologies, stringent protection measures, and operational agility. Knowledge workers, on the other hand, must take advantage of collaboration platforms while minimizing distractions and overcoming technical shortcomings.
Despite these challenges and persistent health and safety concerns, COVID-19 presents a prime opportunity to redesign the workplace, rethink how work gets done, and get a head start on the future.
ESG conducted an in-depth survey of 500 North American senior IT decision makers and 1,008 corporate knowledge workers now working at home. Survey participants represented midmarket (100 to 999 employees) and enterprise-class (1,000 employees or more) organizations in North America (United States and Canada).
In order to assess technology spending priorities over the next 12-18 months, ESG recently surveyed 810 IT and business professionals representing midmarket (100 to 999 employees) and enterprise-class (1,000 employees or more) organizations in North America and Western Europe. All respondents were personally responsible for or familiar with their organizations’ 2018 IT spending as well as their 2019 IT budget and spending plans at either an entire organization level or at a business unit/division/branch level.
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