• acumatica2021 - Acumatica Ramps up Integrations, Crosses 8,000-Customer Threshold

    Acumatica Ramps up Integrations, Crosses 8,000-Customer Threshold

    Cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor Acumatica is a rapidly rising star in the midmarket ERP world, and for some time the Seattle-based company has been looking to play in a bigger arena. The company hosted its user and customer conference in sweltering Las Vegas earlier this week, its first in-person event since the start of the pandemic. It announced many new features and impressive customer growth.

    July, 2021

  • Key Trends Shaping - Key Trends Shaping the Workforce of the Future

    Key Trends Shaping the Workforce of the Future

    The workforce of the future has been debated for years but has never been such a hot topic as today, with the Covid-19 pandemic. It is no longer news that the face of the world and the way we do business has irrevocably changed. Instead of the slow and steady climb toward a borderless, digital society, global economies suddenly found themselves launched onto a new trajectory, forced to adapt to survive. We are watching the workplace and workforce of the future take shape, with changing roles, relationships and demands. There has been a rapid shift toward remote work, innovation and automation, enabled by the ubiquity of technology and the digital economy.

    July, 2021

  • Fig1 2 - The Recovery of IT Spending in 2021

    The Recovery of IT Spending in 2021

    It is nothing short of a miracle. No, not just the vaccines. Producing a vaccine in a year against a novel virus was a miracle. But the other miracle was reshaping the entire global economy practically overnight. Many organizations went to fully working at home over a weekend. Everything any consumer needed from healthcare to home improvement could be shipped to their doorstep. The economy went digital, and there is no going back. So even where vaccine rollouts are slow and lockdowns are still in place, IT budgets are going up. This research byte is a brief description of some of the findings in our IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022 study.

    July, 2021

  • fullStudy - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Full Study

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Full Study

    Our IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks study for 2021/2022 provides a comprehensive view of the current state of IT budgeting and staffing levels for business and governmental organizations in the US and Canada, based on our 32nd annual survey. Detailed metrics are provided by organization size and by industry sector.

    July, 2021

  • ISSCh02 - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 2: Composite Benchmarks

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 2: Composite Benchmarks

    Chapter 2 provides composite metrics for all survey respondents across all sectors and organization sizes. The sample includes 234 organizations and is stratified by size and sector as described in the section on survey methodology.

    July, 2021

  • ISSCh03A - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 3A: Benchmarks by Organization Size: Small Organizations

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 3A: Benchmarks by Organization Size: Small Organizations

    Chapter 3A provides benchmarks for small organizations, across all sectors. Small organizations are defined as organizations having IT operational budgets of less than $5 million. For a complete description of all metrics, please see the full study description.

    July, 2021

  • ISSCh03B - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 3B: Benchmarks by Organization Size: Midsize Organizations

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 3B: Benchmarks by Organization Size: Midsize Organizations

    Chapter 3B provides benchmarks for midsize organizations, across all sectors. Midsize organizations are defined as organizations having IT operational budgets of $5 million to less than $20 million.

    July, 2021

  • ISSCh03C - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 3C: Benchmarks by Organization Size: Large Organizations

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 3C: Benchmarks by Organization Size: Large Organizations

    Chapter 3C provides benchmarks for large organizations, across all sectors. Large organizations are defined as organizations having IT operational budgets of more than $20 million.

    July, 2021

  • ISSCh04 - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 4: Process Manufacturing Sector Benchmarks

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 4: Process Manufacturing Sector Benchmarks

    Chapter 4 provides benchmarks for process manufacturers. Process manufacturers are defined as those where the production process adds value by mixing, separating, forming, or chemical reaction. The sector includes manufacturers of chemicals, petrochemicals, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, food and beverage products, building materials, packaging materials, steel, glass, paper products, and other process-manufactured goods.

    July, 2021

  • ISSCh05 - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 5: Discrete Manufacturing Sector Benchmarks

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 5: Discrete Manufacturing Sector Benchmarks

    Chapter 5 provides benchmarks for discrete manufacturing organizations. Discrete manufacturers are defined as those where the production process adds value by fabricating or assembling individual (discrete) unit production. The category includes manufacturers of consumer products, industrial equipment, telecommunications equipment, aerospace products, furniture, auto parts, electrical parts, medical devices, and electronic devices, among other products.

    July, 2021

  • ISSCh06 - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 6: Banking and Financial Services Sector Benchmarks

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 6: Banking and Financial Services Sector Benchmarks

    Chapter 6 provides benchmarks for banking and financial services companies. The firms in this sector include commercial banks, investment banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, consumer finance lenders, and other types of lenders and financial services providers.

    July, 2021

  • ISSCh07 - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 7: Insurance Sector Benchmarks

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2021/2022: Chapter 7: Insurance Sector Benchmarks

    Chapter 7 provides benchmarks for insurance companies. The firms in this sector include companies that sell medical and dental insurance, life insurance, property and casualty insurance, auto insurance, disability insurance, and other types of insurance.

    July, 2021