Breaking Analysis: RPA Adoption Looking Strong in a Post-COVID World
CIOs and IT execs report strong RPA adoption plans in a post-pandemic environment. We’ve been reporting that the COVID pandemic has created a bifurcated IT spending outlook. Legacy on-prem infrastructure and traditional software licensing models are giving way to approaches that enable more flexibility and business agility. Automation initiatives that reduce human labor that is not […]
Breaking Analysis: Big Three Cloud Momentum in the Post-COVID Era
AWS, Azure & Google Cloud Momentum in the Post-COVID Era Analysis from company earnings reports and customer surveys continues to show that Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) are closing the gap on AWS’ cloud dominance. While reporting definitions of cloud remain fuzzy, it’s clear that the big three U.S. cloud players are leading […]
Breaking Analysis: Pandemic Paints a Bifurcated IT Spending Picture
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a bifurcated IT spending climate. Several vendors taking advantage of cloud and work from home tailwinds are thriving while others relying on legacy stacks and maintenance streams are struggling to show momentum. This story of the haves and have nots is playing out in several sectors that we examine in […]
Breaking Analysis: IBM’s Future Rests on its Innovation Agenda
IBM’s Future Rests on its Innovation Agenda IBM’s new CEO has an opportunity to reset the direction of the company. Outgoing CEO Ginni Rommety inherited a strategy put in place over two decades, which fossilized into a lower margin services-led model that she helped architect. Ginni spent a large portion of her tenure shrinking the […]
Breaking Analysis: IBM's Future Rests on its Innovation Agenda
IBM’s Future Rests on its Innovation Agenda IBM’s new CEO has an opportunity to reset the direction of the company. Outgoing CEO Ginni Rommety inherited a strategy put in place over two decades, which fossilized into a lower margin services-led model that she helped architect. Ginni spent a large portion of her tenure shrinking the […]
Breaking Analysis: COVID-19 Drags 2020 Spending Outlook to Minus 5%
COVID-19 Drags 2020 Spending Outlook to Minus 5%. IT spending is now projected to decline by 5% in 2020. This according to the latest survey data and analysis by ETR. While the drop represents a 900 basis swing from 4% consensus growth entering 2020, tech spending remains bifurcated with some suppliers and sectors showing significantly […]
Breaking Analysis: How CIOs and CISOs are Taking the COVID-19 Budget Hit
How CIOs and CISOs are Taking the COVID-19 Budget Hit CIOs and CISOs in some of the hardest hit industries see significant near-term and many permanent shifts to their IT and security strategies. This was the consensus of four technology executives at leading companies that are feeling the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. Welcome to […]
Breaking Analysis: Tech Execs Optimistic but COVID-19 Wreaking Havoc on Small Businesses
Tech Execs Optimistic but COVID-19 Wreaking Havoc on Small Businesses – April 11, 2020 Welcome to this week’s CUBE Insights, Powered by ETR. In this Breaking Analysis we want to accomplish three things: First we will recap the current IT spending outlook. Next we want to share some of the priorities, sentiment and outlooks from […]
Breaking Analysis: CIOs Now Expect Budget Declines of 4% in 2020
COVID-19 Fallout: Latest survey data calls for budget declines of 4% in 2020. In this week’s Breaking Analysis we will update you on the latest spending data from ETR. Last week, we reported ETR results from over 1,100 CIOs and IT practitioners and took the forecast to a slight negative based on CIO expectations at […]