Research

We gathered expertise from IT professionals across 198 organizations to benchmark adoption stages and risk and value factors for 108 infrastructure and operations technologies for this year. The emerging technologies profiled are spread across six technology buckets: compute and storage, compute and storage (cloud), digital workplace, IT automation, network and security.

Energy and utilities companies must exploit technology to improve operations, meet growing demand and address business model sustainability challenges. CIOs can use our 2020 research to guide technology modernization in support of digital optimization in an era of volatility and disruption. Download Gartner research primer to know more about technology optimization and modernization best practices for this year.

Energy and utilities companies are being driven to new operating and business models with enterprise digital competency as the foundation. Gartner research primer can help energy and utilities organizations’ CIOs and their stakeholders to transit from traditional to digital enterprises with new operating and business models. Download to learn more about digital transformation and innovation.

Manufacturing CIOs must address and exploit disruption in their industry, which requires a futuristic view of technology, business models, customers and the workforce. This research will provide insights into how to manage change, capitalize on opportunities and transform the industry.

Midmarket CIOs should strive to deliver the core IT services that the organization needs while consuming the fewest technical resources possible. Small IT teams already overwhelmed with daily operational tasks find this balance challenging. Read this research to help find out how to utilize agility to reduce technical debt.

Midsize Enterprises (MSE) exhibit many of the same challenges as large enterprises (LEs) in 2020. Help understand how you compare to your peers in the midmarket, and how to be fit rather than fragile.

IT strategic planning step by step guide with insights, complimentary templates and peer-based case-study examples to hit the ground running with your 2020 functional strategic plan. Complimentary download.

About 80% of financial services business leaders say it’s important to build pipelines of future talent with new skills while optimizing current talent. Read Gartner’s 2020 Primer to find out this year’s best practices for talent management, leadership and culture.

As financial services CIOs work to expand the digital capabilities of their companies, they are required to balance traditional and digital business needs. Learn how banking, investment services and insurance CIOs can use this guide to Gartner research to lead their firms through a period of ongoing change.