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Survey Method
April 9 - 23, 2012
200 +/- 6.9% CIO Forum on LinkedIn and CIO customers Collection Number of Questions Online Questionnaire 21 (incl. demographics)
Survey Goal
To gauge how current economic conditions are impacting IT spending plans.
50% 40%
51%
32%
33%
22%
17%
Mar. 2008 Jul. 2008 Oct. 2008 Jan. 2009 May 2009 Sept. 2009 Dec. 2009 April 2010 Aug. 2010 Nov. 2010 April 2011 Aug 2011 April 2012
Increase
Decrease
Q. Will your overall IT budget increase, decrease or remain the same in the next 12 months compared to the past 12 months?
Source: CIO IT Economic Outlook Study, CIO magazine, March 2008 April 2012
April 2012
38%
39%
24%
August 2011
25%
40%
35%
April 2011
26%
46%
28%
Never stopped growing during the recession Still feeling recessionary impact
Stabilized/returning to growth
Q. Which of the following best describes your organization currently? (April 2011). Q. Prior to the economic events of the last month (e.g., downgrading of US bond rating, European economic instability) which of the following best described your business outlook? (August 2011) Which of the following best describes your business outlook currently? (April 2012)
Source: CIO IT Economic Outlook Study, CIO magazine, April 2011, August 2011, and April 2012
50%
40%
10%
Applications
IT Compensation Network Infrastructure Outsourced IT Services Hardware
+8%
49%
36%
15%
+13%
48%
37%
15%
+15%
41%
38%
21%
+4%
38%
42%
20%
+6%
30%
38%
32%
Increase
Decrease
Q. Will your budget within each of the following categories increase, decrease or remain the same in the next 12 months compared to the past 12 months?
Currently
75%
25%
32%
Impact of emerging technologies on IT staff headcount in next 1-3 years:
Decrease
63%
37%
40%
22%
Core Technologies Edge Technologies
Increase
Not sure
6%
Q. Thinking about your total budget for core technologies (e.g., infrastructure, network, storage, compute, ERP) and edge technologies (e.g., mobile, CRM, m-commerce, cloud, social, marketing automation), approximately what percent is allocated for each A. CURRENTLY?, B. 1-3 YEARS FROM NOW? Q. How do you anticipate emerging IT models and technologies (e.g. cloud computing, consumerization of IT) will impact your organizations IT staff headcount within the next 1 - 3 years?
Yes
Reduced
57%
Increased
No
41%
Not sure 2%
Q. Does your organization currently have a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy? Q. How have your organizations BYOD policy impacted costs for hardware support and other associated expenditures?
Conclusions
Spending has turned around since August and continues to increase in all areas. Investments in mobile/wireless and applications are on the rise. Majority believe mobile devices and applications boost employee productivity in workplace Edge technologies will grab IT budget share and impact headcount in next 3 years. Business will continue to invest in IT.
Thank You
To view the full CIO Economic Outlook study please contact Adam Dennison at adennison@cio.com or Bob Melk at bmelk@idgenterprise.com.
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