state of the smb it webinar
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A deep dive into the State of the SMB IT
2H 2012
Whose jumping in.
Kathryn Pribish Spiceworks, Market Insights Manager
Derek, (“Derek_A”) Smith Brothers, Network Manager
Bryan, (“Tank203”) Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Network Analyst
What’s under the surface.
• Who is Spiceworks?
• What is the State of SMB IT?
• IT Budgets and staffing
• Cloud Adoption
• Virtualization Adoption
• Mobile and BYOD
• Q &A
Who is Spiceworks? Over 2 million IT pros reached by more than 1,000 tech vendors.
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Application
Marketplace Community
What is the State of SMB IT?
Spiceworks’ semi-annual study on SMB technology trends and
purchase plans.
Started in 2009
Sent to Voice of IT Panel
SMB refers to < 1000 employees
1,356 Respondents
First year to present EMEA specific results
Respondent Profile
IT Budgets and Staffing
IT budgets reach highest point in last 3 years while hiring freezes up.
IT Budgets and Staffing
IT Budgets show steady growth
Hiring more likely to stay steady than in previous periods
IT Budgets and Staffing
IT Budgets and Staffing
IT budgets reach highest point in last 3 years while hiring freezes up.
Cloud adoption spikes in last six months.
Adoption of Cloud-based Services
Cloud adoption spikes in last six months.
Growth driven by small to mid size companies.
IT Budgets and Staffing
IT budgets reach highest point in last 3 years while hiring freezes up.
Cloud adoption spikes in last six months.
Server virtualization adoption steadies but usage grows deeper. Desktop virtualization shows potential.
Adoption of Server Virtualization
Server virtualization adoption holds steady.
Growth driven by larger companies.
Adoption of Server Virtualization
Companies are virtualizing more application categories.
Desktop virtualization shows potential.
IT Budgets and Staffing
IT budgets reach highest point in last 3 years while hiring freezes up.
Cloud adoption spikes in last six months.
Server virtualization adoption steadies but usage grows deeper. Desktop virtualization shows potential.
Tablet adoption keeps its momentum. BYOD remains a hot topic.
Mobile and BYOD Tablet adoption nears level of smartphone adoption.
Tablets winning more hardware dollars.
Trend driven by larger organizations.
Mobile and BYOD BYOD is effecting nearly two-thirds of SMBs.
IT pros are split on how they feel about supporting BYOD.
Mobile and BYOD Smartphones are the top supported BYOD.
Smaller companies are dealing with BYOD much more than larger companies.
Q&A
Kathryn Pribish [email protected]