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  • 2023 Technology Spending Intentions Survey

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    Bill Lundell

    Research Objectives

    Based on a survey of 742 senior IT decision makers at midmarket and enterprise organizations, the 2023 Technology Spending Intentions Survey analyzes private and public sector technology spending expectations, the business and technology priorities driving those plans, and year-over-year trends in technology adoption and customer preferences. This year’s study from TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group finds that enterprise technology spending will generally slow due to global macroeconomic conditions and the threat of a worldwide recession, but aggressive investments are expected to continue among more digitally transformed organizations.

    For more information on this research, please visit www.esg-global.com/2023-technology-spending.

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  • 2023 Technology Spending Intentions Survey

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    Enterprise Strategy Group

    Research Objectives

    Ascertain IT budget outlook for 2023 overall and for specific technologies.

    Determine key business and technology priorities driving 2023 spending plans.

    Establish a profile of digitally mature companies in terms of the technologies and processes underlying their IT strategies.

    Monitor YoY trends with respect to technology adoption and changing customer preferences.

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  • The Role of ESG Programs in IT Decision Making

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    Enterprise Strategy Group

    IT suppliers’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program status is a new and important evaluation factor for buyers.

    See data behind this emerging trend with this free Enterprise Strategy Group Infographic, The Role of ESG Programs in IT Decision Making.

  • The Role of ESG Programs in IT Decision Making

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    Enterprise Strategy Group

    Research Objectives

    Measure the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives on the IT evaluation and purchase process. Identify the groups within organizations most responsible for adhering to ESG requirements as part of IT purchases. Highlight the costs and benefits that organizations have experienced as a result of complying with ESG initiatives. Determine which vendors/brands are perceived as strong in terms of ESG and which are viewed as laggards.

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  • Movement Across the Distributed Cloud Is a Regular Occurrence

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    Scott Sinclair

    As enterprises digitally transform and IT environments become more dispersed across multiple public clouds and on-premises data centers, the process of moving data, applications, and workloads to and from various locations quickly becomes regular practice. Moving just one application to and from a location can be difficult, time-consuming, and expensive, in most cases requiring a week or more. For large environments, the costs can be significant. As a result, organizations must take a more deliberative, evaluative approach to moving data and applications when migrating to the cloud and across clouds.

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  • The Data Center Lives On, but Its Future Will Be Very Different

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    Scott Sinclair

    Reports of the data center’s demise have been grossly exaggerated. On-premises data centers are alive and thriving, with the average number of on-premises locations under management expected to increase over the next five years. The future of the data center, however, will look very different from today. Enterprises in the throes of modernizing their application infrastructure and migrating to the cloud are increasingly realizing they also need a cloud-like experience for on-premises data centers and improved public cloud connectivity with consumption-based procurement models.

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  • The Role of ESG Programs in IT Decision Making

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    Enterprise Strategy Group

    Research Objectives

    In order to gain insight into how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives are impacting IT purchases, Enterprise Strategy Group surveyed 400 IT professionals at organizations in North America (US and Canada), UK, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand involved in IT product and service purchase decisions.

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  • Enterprise Strategy Group on Location – VMware Explore 2022

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    Scott Sinclair

    Sporting a new name, the long anticipated in-person event, VMware Explore, was back this year with new innovation, new conversations, and a new theme, “Cloud Chaos.” The Enterprise Strategy Group analyst team was there, on location, and in this video, you will hear from me, as well as Mark Bowker, Bob Laliberte, Paul Nashawaty, and Kevin Rhone, on the most impressive announcements and insights from the event.

    Check out the video and hope to see you in person at next year’s event.

    And, to read more from Enterprise Strategy Group on VMware Explore 2022, check out the following articles:

  • Cloud-native Application Strategies Are Becoming More Common in Conjunction with Ubiquitous Public Cloud Use

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    Paul Nashawaty

    Organizations continue to look for ways to modernize their heritage production applications. Most are employing cloud-native application strategies with multiple public cloud providers. They’ll need unified microservices architectures to achieve the application portability that is essential in managing multiple clouds in hybrid models where on-premises apps still play important roles and to lay the foundation for an entirely cloud-first future.

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  • The Value of Modern Application Architectures Is Recognized, Though Challenges Persist

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    Paul Nashawaty

    Understanding the benefits and challenges of developing and deploying cloud-native applications is key to success. Security, integration, and the developer skills gap are among the biggest microservices hurdles, while developer velocity, app portability, and infrastructure independence lead the list of advantages.

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  • Cloud-native Transition Is Dependent on Iterative Methodologies

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    Paul Nashawaty

    The clear path to cloud-native applications is to use modern methodologies such as DevOps and agile development on modern application platforms and “developer-ready” infrastructure. However, the self-reported maturity of organizations in their use of modern methodologies is not substantiated by development KPIs, such as hourly code production, and most are hobbled by an IT skills gap. Choosing the right platform and building internal skills are critical in implementing the development methodologies needed for successful cloud-native deployments.

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  • Businesses Take an ‘Infrastructure-out’ Approach to Digital Transformation

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    Scott Sinclair

    Developer velocity – the speed at which new applications can be developed and deployed – often determines success for digital transformation and digital business initiatives. Many businesses, however, don’t have the infrastructure in place to optimize application development efforts and fully maximize the potential of these initiatives. Given the prominent role that IT transformation plays in digital transformation initiatives, businesses need to take a holistic “infrastructure-out” approach to their digital transformation journeys, with a focus on regular and constant collaboration between IT operations and application development teams.

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