2012 IT Outlook from Silicon Valley Research Group
2011 was a challenging year. The global economy, natural disasters, access to capital…all we’re factors that effected many companies in the Information Technology sector. And yet, there were many successes, and much can be learned from the experience of doing business over the past year.
In partnership with crowd IT research experts Thinkspeed, we recently completed our annual IT outlook, and our review of what to expect in 2012 promises to be enlightening.
During this research project, we surveyed an international selection of IT managers, directors and executives from a variety of industry verticals. We began by soliciting information on their firms overall IT spending plans in the coming year, as well as plans for increasing or decreasing staffing levels.
We also spent time inquiring about current and planned use of cloud based services, identifying which enterprise level functions already employ cloud based products, what the top cloud based products are, and which service providers are most trusted when it comes to the provision of back-end cloud based infrastructure.
In addition to the game changing effect companies expect from cloud based business practices, the consumerization of IT has been at the top of the list of discussion and action among executives, managers and engineers. The consumerization of IT is defined as the introduction of consumer-oriented technology and behaviors into the realm of Enterprise IT.
We asked specifically about plans for handling the rapid expansion and use of consumer based devices at the Enterprise level, and we identified trends in acceptance as well as where the concerns and risks lie. Questions regarding enterprise integration of consumer owed laptops and smartphones were also asked, and the folks we spoke to shared their strategies for implementation as well as their worst fears and how they plan to cope with them.
Our 2012 It outlook answers some fundamental questions about the year ahead, and identifies opportunities for growth. We’re uncovered the answers to questions such as:
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Will IT spending increase or decrease, and by how much?
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What does the IT staffing landscape like in 2012?
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What does the adoption of cloud based services look like, and which vendors are leading the pack?
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How prevalent is the consumerization of IT, and what plans are companies putting in place?
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What are the main concerns about these trends, and how to companies plan to mitigate the risks?
For more information on out 2012 IT Outlook, or to schedule a personal briefing, contact us at info@siliconvalleyrg.com.
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