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.
January 2021
- Encryption Adoption and Best Practices
- Vendor Discount Report, January 2021
- Communications Systems Staffing Ratios
- ERP Staffing Ratios
Feburary 2021
- Insurance Digital Services 2020-2022 RadarView
- Worldwide IT Spending and Staffing Outlook for 2021
- Application Developer Staffing Ratios
March 2021
- Technology Trends 2021
- Business Process Transformation Horizons
- Deploying Low-Latency Applications in the Cloud
- Internet of Things Services 2021 RadarView
- Cybersecurity Services 2021 RadarView
- IT Help Desk Outsourcing Trends and Customer Experience
- IoT Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
April 2021
- Security Training and Adoption and Best Practices
- RCM Business Process Transformation 2021 RadarView
- Vendor Discount Report April 2021
May 2021
- Digital Masters 2021 RadarView
- IT Security Outsourcing
- IT Project Management Staffing Ratios
- Robotic Process Automation Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
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
- ERP Adoption and Customer Experience
- Business and Data Analytics Adoption and Customer Experience
- CRM Adoption Trends and Customer Satisfaction
- Data Classification Adoption and Best Practices
- Web Operations Outsourcing
Aug 2021
- European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks Study
- DevOps Staffing Ratios
- SD-WAN Adoption Trends and Customer Experience
- Help Desk Staffing Ratios
- IT Management Staffing Ratios
- Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Adoption and Customer Experience
- Benchmarking IT Spending Adoption and Best Practices
Sept 2021
- IT Outsourcing Statistics
- Post-Implementation Audits Best Practices
- Web/e-commerce Staffing Ratios
- Server Support Staffing Ratios
- IT Standards, Training, and Documentation Staffing Ratios
Oct 2021
- IT Management Best Practices
- Data Management Staffing
- Network Operations Outsourcing
- Application Development Outsourcing
- Desktop Support Staffing Ratios
November 2021
- IT Salary Study
- IT Security Staffing Ratios
- Human Capital Management Systems Adoption and Customer Experience
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.
Acumatica Ramps up Integrations, Crosses 8,000-Customer Threshold
Digital Transformation Drives Rising IT Staff Head Count
The Recovery of IT Spending in 2021
Personalized Customer Experience Driving the Evolution of CRM Services
IT Spending as a Percentage of Revenue by Industry
IT Spending in the Insurance Industry
IT Spending in the Retail Industry
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