ITIC differentiates itself with independent, non-sponsored Web-based surveys. We conduct these surveys in partnership with Sunbelt Software on a wide range of hardware, software, networking and business-issues related technology topics.
Quickly executed surveys often capture critical opportunities in rapidly changing markets.
This is an exciting and challenging time for the high technology industry. There continue to be many emerging high growth technologies and changes in the status quo for some legacy technologies, all of which can present unique and difficult challenges for both the vendor and user community. Corporate IT departments are under cost constraints and tasked with accomplishing more with the same or fewer purchasing dollars. More than ever, strategists require tools that offer timely insight into changing market conditions.
Below is a list of forthcoming survey topics which ITIC will conduct over the next two (2) quarters. We will continue to update this list with the dates and times when the surveys will go live and provide you with links to participate if you so choose. And please feel free to contact us and let us know if you have ideas for future survey topics.
Upcoming Survey Topics
Virtualization — specifically the TCO and ROI of application and desktop virtualization which are two of the hottest areas. All indications are that the current server virtualization market leaders Citrix, Microsoft, VMware et al. are well positioned as the early market leaders in application virtualization and desktop virtualization (by virtue of their own offerings as well as their respective partnerships with hardware OEMs, software vendors and service providers). This survey will include specific product comparison queries and ask corporations to rate the performance, reliability and scalability of products such as VMware’s Live Migration vs. Microsoft’s Hyper-V; compare and contrast the major virtualization desktop, application and management offerings from the major vendors like Citrix, Microsoft, Oracle, Parallels, Sun, VMware, Virtual Iron and others. It will also address management and licensing issues and trends.
Server OS and Server hardware Reliability survey — This survey will poll businesses on the reliability, uptime and management issues involving amount of annual outages associated with the major server operating systems and server hardware platforms. The survey will poll customers on the frequency and number of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 outages that occur on their core server OS and server hardware platforms. The results of this independent, non-vendor sponsored survey will provide businesses with the information they need to determine the TCO and ROI of their individual environments. The survey will also enable the server OS and server hardware vendors to see how their products rate among global users ranging from SMBs with as few as 25 people to the largest global enterprises with 100,000+ end users.
Desktop and Server OS and Office deployment trends and issues — This survey will also provide SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) to the tactical and long term strategic positioning of the Windows, Linux, UNIX and open source OS environments with respect to legacy technologies as well as emerging markets like cloud computing.* Licensing, Compliance and Genuine Software trends and issues. These three business issues are pivotal to corporate success with various technologies. Licensing issues are having a huge impact on emerging technologies like virtualization. This survey will provide a comprehensive overview of user deployment and purchasing of software licensing, maintenance and upgrade programs. It will also examine corporate customer satisfaction (or lack thereof) and understanding of these issues and how it impacts the TCO and ROI of their current and planned software infrastructure.
The rise of the Macintosh in the corporate enterprise. Mac hardware and OS usage is on the rise in the corporate environment and is at its highest level since the late 1980s. This survey will poll corporate IT managers and C-level executives on the issues that are propelling or impeding them to deploy Macs in their networks. It will ask customers to rate the performance, scalability, reliability, and security and management capabilities of the Mac. It will also ask businesses to assess the Pros and Cons of Mac virtualization, integration and interoperability with disparate OS environments such as Windows, Linux and open source.
Methodology
The surveys are independent and non-vendor sponsored. This gives them a distinct advantage in terms of credibility with the media and overall industry. The survey instrument is carefully crafted to produce clear, meaningful and actionable results. We deploy an Internet based methodology and partner with Sunbelt Software to draw on a base of 100,000+ information technology buyers and operators. These results also include a set of first person customer case study interviews as well as anecdotal data.
As in the past, survey highlights will be distributed through ITIC’s extensive network of media contacts. Full survey results will only be available to ITIC clients.
For additional information please contact us or our business agent, Fred Abbott of Valley View Ventures, Inc. (V3).