VOICE OF THE BUYER Question Title What are your organization's top technology priorities within the next 12 months? AI Blockchain Cloud CRM Data and analytics Data center Distributed enterprise ERP High-performance computing Infrastructure Interconnectivity: 5G, satellite IoT Mobile apps Networking PCs/Laptops Security Servers Web apps Workforce optimization Other (please specify) Question Title With these planned initiatives, do you expect to see IT budgets increase, remain the same, or decrease over the next 12 months? Increase Remain the same Decrease Question Title Including yourself, how many people are involved in or influence the purchase of these technologies? 1-3 people 4-6 people 7-10 people 10-15 people More than 15 people Question Title Based on your organization's current buying cycle, what do you estimate the average technology purchase timeline to be? 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-12 months More than a year Question Title With respect to your technology priorities, will you evaluate and purchase from your existing or new vendors? Existing vendors New vendors Both Question Title What drives the need to evaluate new potential vendors? Current vendor capabilities are not meeting business needs Current vendor costs are higher than expected Current vendor customer experience falling short of expectations Current vendor not meeting contractual obligations High internal resource support allocation and cost New business opportunity Security requirements Other (please specify) Question Title What are the top 5 sources that you rely on to learn about emerging technologies and vendors in order to make smart business decisions for your organization? Blogs Conferences and events eBooks Newsletters Online communities Peers Podcasts Reports Research briefs and analyst firms Surveys Technology vendors Topical technology content sites Videos Webcasts Whitepapers Question Title Approximately, what is the average number of content pieces consumed during the evaluation and buying process? 1-3 4-6 7-10 10-15 More than 15 By submitting this survey, you agree that your personal data will be shared with INFUSEmedia as the sponsor of this research, so that they can contact you directly with relevant updates and other information. Please refer to INFUSEmedia's privacy policy for more details on how they will store and manage your data. SUBMIT