Information Technology's Critical Role in the Enterprise

«INFORMATION CRITICAL ROLE IN THE ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY'S>> presented by: Aryaka C-LEVEL EXECUTIVES RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 48% of CIOs SAY THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS FINDING SKILLED PEOPLE. COST OF 5 EMPLOYEES REQUIRED FOR 24/7/365 IT SYSTEM COVERAGE INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-A-SERVICE | IN UK BUSINESSES NOT IN UK BUSINESSES 40% 60% PLATFORM AS-A-SERVICE 36% 64% DBA SYS ADMIN NETWORK ADMIN NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER AVG. SALARY AVG. SALARY AVG. SALARY AVG. SALARY $92,000 $97,000 S89,000 $95.000 HIGH PERFORMING IT TEAMS SPEND - 2/3 OF THEIR TIME ON STRATEGY MANAGING STRATEGY -1/3 OF THEIR TIME IS SPENT ON MANAGING FOR MOST TEAMS THE EXACT UPPUSITE IS TRUE 1300 COMPANIES IN THE UK & US WERE SURVEYED THAT USED THE CLOUD 60% SAID CLOUD COMPUTING REDUCED THE NEED FOR THEIR I.T. 60% TEAM TO MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE, GIVING THEM MORE TIME TO FOCUS ON STRATEGY & INNOVATION 56% SAID THAT CLOUD BOOSTED PROFITS 56%) 88% POINTED TO COST SAVINGS 62% OF THE COMPANIES THAT SAVED MONEY ARE REINVESTING THOSE SAVINGS BACK INTO THEIR BUSINESS 62% 88% PREDICTIONS FOR THE TOP CLOUD GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURE AS-A-SERVICE MANAGEMENT & SECURITY PLATFORM-AS-A-SERVICE SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE BUSINESS PROCESS AS-A-SERVICE 15% 17.4% 41% 26.6% 27% YES NO THE Saas MARKET WILL EXPLODE FROM $21 BILLION IN 2011 TO $63 BILLION BY 2014 % OF ORGANIZATIONS WITH A STRATEGY FOR ADOPTING TO THE CLOUD IN THE UK 80 60 (IN BILLION OF$) 40 17% 20 2011 (YEAR) 2014 83% BOOSTING APPLICATION DELIVERY AND RESPONSE TIME ACROSS A GLOBAL NETWORK CAN IMPROVE COLLABORATION & PRODUCTIVITY AMONG AN INCREASINGLY GLOBAL AND MOBILE WORKFORCE % OF ORGANIZATIONS WITH A STRATEGY FOR ADOPTING TO THE CLOUD WORLDWIDE POOR APPLICATION PERFORMANCE WAS THE PRIMARY CHALLENGE FOR ORGANIZATIONS DELIVERING CORPORATE APPLICATIONS AND/OR I.T. SERVICES TO REMOTE OFFICES FOR ENTERPRISES WITH WAN OPTIMIZATION IN PLACE, END-USERS GAINED MORE THAN 15 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIVE TIME PER USER ON AVG. - AN AVG. SAVINGS OF MORE THAN $2.4 MILLION % OF UK FIRMS THAT AGREE THE ANNUALLY-AND TIME-TO-MARKET FOR NEW REVENUE-GENERATION ACTIVITIES IMPROVED BY MORE THAN 6.5 DAYS 24% 76% ECONOMIC CLIMATE IS DRIVING THE MOVE TO THE CLOUD 11% SOURCES: www.enterprisecioforum.com www.cioinsight.com www.salary.com www.forrester.com www.capgemini.com www.idc.com 89% COST OF 5 EMPLOYEES PER YEAR