Technology Trends and IT Management Best Practices

Computer Economics publishes a number of research reports and special studies on technology trends, IT management best practices and technology provider evaluations. Here are some of the most important of these reports.

Technology Trends Study		Individual Reports
This is our annual report on technology trends, which provides an overview of current adoption trends and customer ROI/TCO experiences for a variety of new and popular technologies. This report is based on our latest survey of over 250 IT organizations worldwide. Our current survey covers the following business applications: CRM, data warehouse/BI, ERP, HRMS, legacy system renewal, mobile applications, social business and collaboration systems, and supply chain management. We also analyze the following infrastructure technologies: desktop virtualization, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), tablet computers, and unified communications. Click for details on our annual Technology Trends study.		Throughout the year, we publish detailed reports on many of these same technlogies. Here are some examples: Current Trends in CRM Adoption and Customer Experience (Jun. 2012) ERP Adoption and Customer Exprience (Nov. 2011) Unified Communications Adoption and Experience (Jul. 2011) Mobile Business Apps Adoption and Economic Experience (Jul. 2011) Legacy System Renewal Adoption, ROI, and TCO (May 2011) Predictive Analytics ROI and TCO Experience (Apr. 2011) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Adoption and Economic Experience (Mar. 2011) Desktop Virtualization Adoption, ROI, and TCO (Sep. 2010) Social Media Adoption Trends (Jan. 2010)
IT Management Best Practices Study		Individual Reports
This is our annual report on IT management best practices, which reviews the current state of adoption for a number of disciplines within the best run IT organizations. This report is based on our latest survey of over 200 IT organizations in the US and Canada only. Click for details on our annual IT Management Best Practices study.		Throughout the year, we also publish in-depth reports on these best practices for IT management. Here are some of them. Current Trends in IT Chargeback Practices Project Management Office (PMO) Adoption and Best Practices User Satisfaction Surveying Adoption and Best Practices ITIL Adoption and Best Practices IT Strategic Planning More Important Now than Ever

In addition, we publish special studies on specific technology vendors or issues and trends, based on our original research. Here are some of examples:

Choosing Between Cloud and Hosted ERP, and Why It Matters

Microsoft Dynamics Stepping onto Large Enterprise Turf

Go-Forward Strategies for Oracle Applications Customers

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