Research Schedule
The following reports were recently posted to our website or are scheduled to be published over the next several months. These are available to our subscribers or may be purchased individually on our website.
February 2019
- Server Support Staffing Ratios
- IT Spending as a Percentage of Revenue by Industry, Company Size, and Region
- Surfboard Maker, Dog Equipment Company Ride the Cloud ERP Wave
- 2019 Technology Trends
- Web/Ecommerce Outsourcing Trends and Customer Experience
March 2019
April 2019
May 2019
- What Is Digital Transformation, and How Do We Get There?
- Supply-Chain Veteran Helps Fine-Tune Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- ERP Support Staffing Ratios
- Vendor Discount Report
June 2019
- Getting ERP Users to Upgrade—Cloud vs. Traditional Systems
- Salesforce Snaps Up Tableau, Seeks to Make Up Ground in Data Analytics
- Business and Data Analytics Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- SaaS Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
July 2019
- IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2019/2020
- Time for a Declaration of Independence from Software Vendors?
- Vendor Discount Report (June 2019)
- If IT Budgets Are Growing in 2019, Why Aren’t IT Head Counts?
- Journey to the Cloud—The Long and Winding Road
- User-Satisfaction Surveys and IT Performance Metrics Best Practices
August 2019
- 2019 Outsourcing Statistics
- Internet of Things Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- IT Asset Managment Adoption and Best Practies
- IT Management Staffing Ratios
- ERP Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- HCM Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- IT Security Outsourcing Trends and Customer Experience
- Database Administration Staffing Ratios
- Application Maintenance Outsourcing Adoption Trends
September 2019
- 2019 IT Management Best Practices
- Mobile/Wearable Device Adoption Trends and Customer Satisfaction
- IT Security Staffing Ratios
- Application Programmer Staffing Ratios
- IT Policies and Procedures Trends and Best Practices
- IT Change Control and Steering Committee Trends and Best Practices
- CRM Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
October 2019
- Help Desk Staffing Ratios
- Business Analyst Staffing Ratios
- Vendor Discount Report
November 2019
- Worldwide IT Spending and Staffing Outlook for 2020
- Desktop Support Staffing Ratios
- Artificial Intelligence Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- QA Staffing Ratios
- Penetration Testing Adoption Trends and Best Practices
December 2019
- 2020 IT Salary Study
- Software Change Management Adoption Trends and Best Practices
- Communications Systems Staffing Ratios
- E-Commerce Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- Disaster Recovery Planning and Testing Adoption and Best Practices
January 2020
- Project Management Staffing Ratios
- Web/ E-commerce Staffing Ratios
- Database Admin Outsourcing
- Vendor Discount Report
Valuations Data and Vendor Discounts
Our IT equipment valuations data and reports are updated on a regular schedule as shown below. Access is available to our ITV and VAL subscribers.
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Fair Market Values (FMVs): Updated on the first day of each month
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Residual Value Forecasts (RVFs): Updated on the first day of each month
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Vendor Discount Report: Updated in the first month of each quarter
Annual Survey Schedule
Computer Economics conducts three major surveys annually, in addition to focused surveys on special topics.
IT Spending and Staffing Survey
This survey gathers data on IT budgets and staffing headcounts, outsourcing, and IT management best practices. Our major survey period is January through April each year, although we can take responses as early as September. To participate, your organization must have at least some business operations in the US or Canada and be at least USD $50 million in annual revenue. We use this information to publish our annual IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks report, our IT Outsourcing Statistics report, and our IT Management Best Practices report, as well as detailed reports on these subjects throughout the year. In return for your survey response, we offer over $6,000 worth of research reports. See the survey application page for more information.
Technology Trends Survey
This survey gathers data on IT organizational technology adoption and investment plans for at least 14 new and popular technologies. We also gather high-level information on plans for IT budgets and staffing in the coming year. The survey starts in October each year and finishes in December.. We use this data to publish our annual Technology Trends report as well as detailed reports on each technology throughout the year. To participate, you can be located anywhere in the world, but you must have at least USD $20 million in annual revenue. In return for your survey response, we offer a free copy of the Technology Trends report and the Outlook for IT Spending for the coming year. To apply, simply contact us to express your interest.
Salary Survey
This survey gathers data on IT salaries in the United States. Reonspdents must list current salaries for at least 10 IT jobs in their organizations. This survey runs between August and September each year. Respondents must be based in the United States. There is no minimum organization size. We use this information to publish our annual IT Salary Report, which you will receive in thanks for your particpation. To apply, simply contact us to express your interest.
Why Have IT Manager Staffing Levels Suddenly Become More Volatile?
IT Asset Management Adoption Grows, Despite Complicating Factors
IoT Customers Happy, So Why Is Adoption Stalling?
IT Outsourcing Rebounds with Big Jump
The Benefits of Business Process Framing
IT Spending as a Percentage of Revenue by Industry, Company Size, and Region
IT Spending Ratios by Industry and Company Size