InformationWeek Next-Generation
IT Survey
Research Findings
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Executive Summary
To succeed today, businesses need fluid integration of mobile and cloud, partners and suppliers, developers and big
data, and security and governance. Designing, building, and deploying such a fully integrated, next-gen infrastructure
will be less complex if you follow some key principles: Don't create new data silos; consider cloud and mobile as just
part of the stack. Remember: It's not "mobile business," it's just "business." Hew to the principle of "develop once and
deploy many." That means investing in reusable components, such as HTML5 and responsive design, that ensure that
new client devices and platforms don't send developers back to the drawing board. Bake in security that focuses on the
data, not the device. Add automation and use DevOps principles to manage change.
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Tech currently used
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Where do new IT initiatives come from?
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Business/IT alignment
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Cost of maintaining current services
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Where does revenue come from?
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Internet app development resources
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How many apps are for internal customers?
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External app development resources
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How many apps are for external customers?
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Most are Windows apps
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How critical is app development?
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Methodologies used
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Run on VMs?
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Server virtualization most used
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Top virtualization benefit: Better resource use
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Use of cloud
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Most expect to use cloud
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Cloud benefits
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Respondent job titles
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Respondent industries
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Respondent revenues
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Respondent company size
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Research Synopsis
Survey Name InformationWeek Next-Generation IT Survey
Survey Date
May 2014
Region North America
Number of Respondents
362
Purpose To gauge the extent to which enterprises are embracing a new approach to information technology.
Methodology InformationWeek surveyed business technology decision-makers at North American companies. The
survey was conducted online, and respondents were recruited via an email invitation containing an embedded link to
the survey. The email invitation was sent to qualified InformationWeek subscribers.
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