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Open Source Shows Promise for Business Apps
While open source software has established a place for itself in the IT infrastructure, many organizations have shied away from deploying open source at the applications layer, preferring to stay with vendor-supported commercial software packages. But interest in open source business applications is on the rise, among small organizations that perceive potential cost savings and among large organizations that appreciate the flexibility and extensibility of open source. For some IT managers, the time may be right to give open source serious consideration for business systems.
September, 2008
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Telecommuting Policies Can Lower IT Employee Turnover
Telecommuting is a popular option among IT employees. A recent Computer Economics survey found that organizations with well-regarded telecommuting problems enjoy lower IT staff turnover. However, the advantages and disadvantages dictate that telecommuting policies should be designed carefully. This Research Byte is a summary of our full report on the impact of telecommuting policies on IT staff recruiting and retention.
September, 2008
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U.S. Economy Strengthens, but IT Decision Makers Should Remain Cautious
In spite of strong second quarter growth in U.S. GDP, underlying economic conditions remain a cause for concern. This Research Byte is a summary of our full report, which analyzes current economic conditions from the perspective of IT decision makers and providers of IT products and services.
September, 2008
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Laptops Displacing Desktops: Impact on Support Costs
Computer Economics research indicates that, for the typical enterprise, the ratio of laptops to total PCs grew by 10% over the past year, and we anticipate that this trend will accelerate in the coming year. This Research Byte is a summary of our full report, which investigates these trends in detail by organization size and industry sector and analyzes the impact on PC support costs.
September, 2008
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Data Center Automation Adoption Increases
Data center automation is a broad category of tools for improving productivity of data center personnel. DCA applications have evolved from tools for provisioning servers into suites that include everything from IT process automation, to asset discovery, configuration management, and change management.This Research Byte is a summary of our full report, which analyzes adoption trends and current investment activity for this technology.
September, 2008
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Small Companies Jump on Data Center Consolidation Bandwagon
(IRVINE, Calif.) The trend toward data center consolidation is gaining momentum, pushed forward this year by a sharp rise in the percentage of small enterprises actively engaged in reducing the number of centers they operate, a Computer Economics study finds.
August, 2008
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Training Best Way to Improve IT Staff Retention
(IRVINE, Calif., August 11, 2008) IT organizations with the strongest education and training programs also have the lowest average turnover rates, according to a recently released Computer Economics study.
August, 2008
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IT Employee Retention: It’s Not All About the Money
Despite the slowing economy, many IT executives today believe turnover is a growing problem. This Research Byte is an overview of our full study on this subject, which finds that reducing turnover is a powerful cost-saving measure. Furthermore, some of the most effective means of reducing turnover do not involve improving economic incentives such as salaries and bonuses. Non-financial incentives, such as enriching education and training opportunities or introducing quality-of-life factors such as flexible scheduling, can have a greater impact on retention than raising pay scales.
August, 2008
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IT Security Staff Levels Are Declining
While security is a high priority for IT organizations today and security professionals remain in strong demand, the actual percentage of IT employees dedicated to security is relatively small--only about 1.5% of the typical IT staff--and has been declining, somewhat surprisingly, over the past three years. The implication is that organizations have fewer security professionals today to maintain the integrity of their systems than they did a few years ago. Just how many security specialists do they need? This Research Byte is an overview of our full study, which provides benchmarks for security staffing levels.
August, 2008
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Data Center Consolidation Shows Overwhelmingly Positive ROI
Data center consolidation is one of the most fundamental ways to lower the cost of IT operations. Larger data centers are simply more cost-effective on a per-unit basis. Therefore, for many organizations, combining multiple data centers into a single facility should be a primary strategy for cutting costs while improving service levels. This Research Byte is a summary of our full report, which quantifies the direct cost-savings achievable from merging smaller data centers into larger single facilites.
August, 2008
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IT Outsourcing Statistics 2008/2009
Each year, Computer Economics surveys more than 200 IT decision makers regarding their current plans for outsourcing IT functions, including outsourcing of data center operations, help desk, desktop support, application development, application maintenance, database administration, website/e-commerce systems, data network operations, voice network operations, disaster recovery services, and IT security. This Research Byte provides a description of the full report and a link to download sample pages from the study.
August, 2008
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Virtualization, Business Intelligence, Automation Top List of IT Investments
A Computer Economics study finds that about 30% of IT spending in 2008 will go toward new initiatives. But where are those new-initiative dollars going? This Research Byte is a summary of our full report, which analyzes the top 10 IT initiatives for 2008 in terms of new investment dollars.
July, 2008
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IT Budget, Capital Spending Growth Weakening, According to Computer Economics
(IRVINE, Calif.) Computer Economics' 19th annual study on IT spending, staffing, and technology trends indicates that enterprises are putting the brakes on capital spending this year while restraining IT operational budget growth to 4.0%.
July, 2008
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The Next Wave of Outsourcing: Remote Infrastructure Management
In the pre-cloud era, the rapid evolution in IT architecture and remote servermanagement technologies, changes in customer behavior and demand pattern, and maturity in the provider and offshore service delivery landscape has propelled the industry toward accelerated adoption of Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM). Emergence of digital, mobile and cloud based solutions has altered the way IT infrastructure is managed, thereby changing the very complexion of RIM strategies.
July, 2008
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Businesses in No Rush to Adopt Vista
While the availability of SP1 will improve Microsoft Vista adoption levels, businesses are still in no rush to migrate to this latest version of Windows. Widespread adoption of Vista could still be a year or more away, which raises the possibility that Microsoft could begin to see its dominant share of the corporate desktop market erode with this desktop upgrade cycle. IT managers, nevertheless, need to be preparing for an eventual transition to a new desktop environment.
June, 2008
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