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.
August 2020
- Webinar Replay--Pandemic Impact on IT Budgets in 2020
- Strategies for Managing Outsourcing Spend in the Post-COVID World
- IT Outsourcing Statistics 2020/2021
- Retail & CPG Digital Services 2020-2021 RadarView
- Artificial Intelligence Adoption and Customer Experience
September 2020
- Data Management Staffing Ratios
- Digital Workplace Services 2020 RadarView
- SaaS Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- Server Support Staffing Ratios
October 2020
- 2020 IT Management Best Practices
- SD-WAN Managed Services 2020 RadarView
- Revisiting the Impact of COVID-19 on IT Organizations in 2020
- Gulf Cooperation Council Adopts Digital Transformation Amid Global Disruption
- Financial Management Suites 2020 RadarView
- QA Staffing Ratios
- Vendor Discount
November 2020
- IT Security Staffing Ratios
- Intelligent Automation Tools 2020 RadarView
- State & Local Government Digital Services 2020 2021 RadarView
- Human Capital Management Suites 2020 RadarView
December 2020
- European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2020-2021
- IT Salary Report 2021
- Blockchain Services 2020 RadarView
- Hybrid Enterprise Cloud Services 2020 RadarView
- F&A Business Process Transformation 2020 RadarView
- Digital CX and CRM Services 2020 RadarView
- Intelligent Automation Services 2020 RadarView
January 2021
- Encryption Adoption and Best Practices
- Vendor Discount Report, January 2021
- Communications Systems Staffing Ratios
- ERP Staffing Ratios
Feburary 2021
- Avasant Insurance Digital Services 2020-2022 RadarView
- 2021 Worldwide Technology Trends
- Worldwide IT Spending and Staffing Outlook for 2021
- Help Desk Support Outsourcing
- IoT Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- Application Developer Staffing Ratios
- Help Desk Staffing Ratios
March 2021
- Project Management Staffing Ratios
- IT Security Outsourcing
- Software-Defined Networking Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- Post-Implementation Audits Best Practices
April 2021
- Business and Data Analytics Adoption and Customer Experience
- Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Adoption and Customer Experience
- Benchmarking IT Spending Adoption and Best Practices
May 2021
- Desktop Support Staffing Ratios
- ERP Adoption and Customer Experience
June 2021
- Application Developer Staffing Ratios
- Web/e-commerce Staffing Ratios
- IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021-2022
July 2021
- Robotic Process Automation Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- CRM Adoption Trends and Customer Satisfaction
- Web/e-commerce Outsourcing
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. We provide incentives for those who respond. Contact us if you would like to participate in any of these surveys.
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.
Worldwide 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.
IT 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.
IT Outlook for 2021 Depends on Where You Stand
Factors Behind the Decline in Application Development Staffing
COVID Accelerates Digital Disruption and Innovative Business Models in the Insurance Sector
Neglect of Encryption a Prescription for Disaster
IT Spending as a Percentage of Revenue by Industry
IT Spending in the Insurance Industry
IT Spending in the Retail Industry