2015 IT Priorities Survey. DACH Report

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1 2015 IT Priorities Survey DACH Report

2 Job focus Which best describes the areas to which you devote most of your time? Server management Data center/infrastructure operations Networking Program or project management Application development Databases General IT management Security Application management End-user computing/desktop and device Compliance/corporate governance Storage Data backup/disaster recovery Business intelligence/data warehouse 24% 24% 21% 19% 19% 17% 16% 14% 11% 11% 9% 31% 2

3 Budget How do you expect your 2015 budget for information technology to differ from your 2014 budget? % 1 6% 2% 8% 6% 11% % Increase by more than Increase by - Increase by less than Same Decrease by less than Decrease by - Decrease by more than Don't know 3

4 Budget Which areas will your budget increase in? % 3 33% Hardware Software Outside services 22% 22% Cloud services 17% Staff None Maintenance 4

5 Budget Which areas will your budget decrease in? % 29% 2 None Hardware Maintenance Outside services 21% 21% 14% Staff Software Cloud services 5

6 Planning Which of these broad initiatives will your company implement in 2015? Mobility 34% Unified communications Compliance Big data Data center consolidation 29% 28% 26% 26% Video conferencing 22% Social media/collaboration 1 Internet of things 9% 6

7 Mobility Which of these mobility projects will your company do in 2015? Check all that apply. Implement a bring your own device program for smartphones or tablets 61% Deploy mobile device management Deploy a mobile enterprise application or application development platform Implement a corporate-issued mobile device program Deploy mobile content management 26% 3 48% 48% Adopt wearable computers, such as Google Glass or smartwatches 9% 7

8 Data center infrastructure Which of these data center infrastructure projects will you deploy in 2015? Check all that apply. Migrate to Windows Server 2012 Update data center infrastructure Automate system provisioning and configuration Create a private cloud Upgrade to VMware vsphere 5.5 Public cloud security Hybrid cloud Hybrid cloud management Outsource commodity applications (e.g.,hosted NSX (network virtualization) Containers Converged/hyper-converged infrastructure 27% 24% 22% 22% 19% 16% 14% 11% 32% 43% 8

9 Primary storage Which of these primary storage initiatives will your company deploy in 2015? Storage for virtual environments Storage virtualization Data reduction in primary storage (deduplication, Solid state storage Storage networking (Fibre channel or Ethernet) Cloud storage Scale-out NAS Software-defined storage Object storage Storage for big data 12% 12% 9% 6% 18% 24% 24% 29% 32% 41% 9

10 Backup storage Which of these backup storage initiatives will you company deploy in 2015? Backup for virtual servers Snapshots/replication Disaster recovery/business continuity Data deduplication for backup 46% 44% 42% 39% Continuous data protection Cloud backup Laptop/mobile device backup 12% 1 New tape technologies (such as LTFS) 10

11 Desktop projects Which of these desktop projects will your company do in 2015? Check all that apply. Implement application virtualization 42% Migrate to Windows 7 16% Migrate to Windows 8/8.1 Adopt desktops as a service (cloud) Adopt online applications, such as Windows Office Live, Dropbox or LinkedIn Implement a bring your own PC program Migrate to Windows 10 11% 11% 11% 11

12 Security Which of these security initiatives will your company implement in 2015? Check all that apply Network-based security Data loss prevention Virtualization security Cloud security Encryption Identity and access Management Endpoint security (anti-malware, endpoint suites, Software security (source code and architecture Mobile endpoint security (for iphones, Android Security data management/analysis Forensics capabilities Vulnerability management (patch/configuration Application-based security (tools that wrap or Threat detection/management on the wire Threat intelligence services 7% 21% 21% 21% 17% 17% 17% 17% 14% % 28% 12

13 Software Which of the following software initiatives will your company deploy in 2015? Check all that apply. Business process automation/business process Content management Data integration Big data analytics Mobile applications Business intelligence/analytics/data warehousing Big data processing/management Packaged business applications Data governance/data quality Collaboration applications Corporate performance management Advanced DBMS (such as in-memory, 8% 18% 18% % 13% 28% 2 23% 13

14 Software development Which of the following software-development related initiatives will your company deploy in 2015? Check all that apply. Custom application development 36% Platform as a service Agile development methods Service-oriented architecture Application development and lifecycle managment 26% 26% 26% 23% Cloud application development 14

15 Deployment models Which of the following deployment models will your company use in 2015? Check all that apply. Private cloud infrastructure with our software (packaged or custom) 43% Mobile 38% On premise software/hardware 33% Platform as a service 24% On premise appliance Public cloud infrastructure with our software (packaged or custom) Software as a service (cloud application) 14% 19% 15

16 Networking Which of these networking initiatives will your company implement in 2015? Network management and monitoring 34% Network virtualization 2 Remote access/branch office connectivity Mobile network monitoring/optimization 16% 19% Application performance management Converged storage and data center network fabric 9% 9% Network as a service 6% Software-defined networking 3% 16

17 Wireless LAN Which of these wireless LAN initiatives will your company implement in 2015? Check all that apply % 3 16% Expand wireless LAN Upgrade wireless LAN Integrate cellular and wireless LAN 17

18 Ethernet speeds What Ethernet speeds are you currently using in your data center? Check all that apply % 53% 13% 6% 10 gigabit 1 gigabit 40 gigabit 100 gigabit 18

19 Ethernet speeds What Ethernet speeds will you deploy in your data center in 2015? Check all that apply % 2 19% 10 gigabit 40 gigabit 100 gigabit 25/50 gigabit, if available 19

20 Ethernet speeds What Ethernet speeds are you currently using in your campus/office environment? Check all that apply % 28% 3% 1 gigabit 10 gigabit 40 gigabit 20

21 Ethernet speeds What Ethernet speeds will you deploy in your campus/office environment in 2015? Check all that apply % 34% 13% 1 gigabit 10 gigabit 40 gigabit 100 gigabit 25/50 gigabit, if available 6% 21

22 Demographics The survey was conducted in German to IT professionals and managers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland N=70 TechTarget 22

23 Annual revenue What is the total annual revenue of your organization? % Less than 10 million 7% 10 million to 24.9 million 25 million to 49.9 million 7% 50 million to 99.9 million 12% 100 million to million 3% 500 million to million 13% 1 billion to 1.9 billion 2% 2 billion to 4.9 billion 5 billion to 9.9 billion 10 billion or more N=60 23

24 Company size How many employees does your company have? 18% 16% 14% 12% 1 12% 12% 1 12% 14% 8% 6% 4% 7% 3% 7% 3% 2% ,000-4,999 5,000-9,999 10,000-24,999 25,000-49,999 50,000-99, ,000+ N=59 24

25 Industry Which of the following best reflects your organization's industry? Financial/Banking Other Government Health care/pharmaceutical/biotech Retail/Wholesale/Distribution Manufacturing/Consumer goods Publishing/Broadcast/Media Non-Profit/Trade Association Business services/consulting (non-computer) Legal/Insurance/Real Estate Oil/Gas/Mining/Other natural resources 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 7% 7% 12% 14% 14% N=59 25

26 Relationship to IT Which best describes your relationship to IT? 9 84% % 6% % I work in corporate IT I am a business analyst who works with my company's IT department I work in IT for a cloud provider I consult for corporate IT I work for a vendor that sells to corporate IT Other N=77 26

27 Job title Which category best describes your title or role? % 24% 17% 1 11% 7% 6% 3% % Director/ Sr. IT Manager IT staff Engineer/ programmer Architect Mid-level IT manager CIO/CTO/VP Analyst N=70 27