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.
May 2021
June 2021
July 2021
- IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021-2022
- Vendor Discount Report July 2021
- Acumatica Ramps up Integrations, Crosses 8,000-Customer Threshold
- Data Classification Adoption and Best Practices
August 2021
- ERP Adoption and Customer Experience
- Web Operations Outsourcing
- Higher Education Digital Services 2021–2022 RadarView
- Website Accessibility Adoption and Best Practices
September 2021
October 2021
- Database Administration Staffing Ratios
- Help Desk Staffing Ratios
- Application Development Outsourcing Trends
November 2021
- Business and Data Analytics Adoption and Customer Experience
- Business Analyst Staffing Ratios
- IT Management Staffing Ratios
- IT Security Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- Human Capital Management Systems Adoption and Customer Experience
- Web/E-commerce Staffing Ratios
- Server Support Staffing Ratios
December 2021
- Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Adoption and Customer Experience
- Network Support Staffing
- IT Salary Study
- DevOps Staffing Ratios
January 2022
- Worldwide IT Spending and Staffing Outlook for 2022
- Benchmarking IT Spending Adoption and Best Practices
- Monitoring Software Licenses Best Practices
- SD-WAN Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- IT Security Staffing Ratios
- Supply Chain Management Adoption and Customer Experience
Feburary 2022
- IT Outsourcing Statistics
- IT Management Best Practices
- IT Standards, Training, and Documentation Staffing Ratios
- Worldwide Technology Trends
March 2022
- Disaster Recovery Testing Best Practices
- Network Operations 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 in the first month of each quarter
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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.
Beefed-Up HCM Systems Helping Companies Address HR Talent Gap
Server Support Staffing—Nowhere to Go But Down
IT Security a Never-Ending Arms Race
Web/E-commerce Staffing Flat Despite Increasing Demand
Business Analysts Bridging the Gap Between Business and IT
IT Spending as a Percentage of Revenue by Industry
IT Spending in the Insurance Industry
IT Spending in the Retail Industry