connected research for sunday business post march 2014
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A survey of IT decision makers for the Sunday Business Post's Connected magazine. Topics include software upgrades, big data, mobilizing the workforce, security and cyber currencies.TRANSCRIPT
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Digital Momentum an Amárach presentation
March 2014
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we surveyed 150 IT decision makers in February 2014, representing
a cross-section of firms in Ireland
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Systems Upgrade
Mobilizing Growth
Security vs Crypto
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Systems Upgrade
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Operating System
62%
19% 7% 3%
Windows 7 Windows XP Windows 8 Windows 2000
Q. What operating system are your employees currently using in your business?
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2014 Challenges
Q. What do you identity as the top 3 IT challenges your company faces in 2014?
58% 52% 52%
39% 29% 29%
Upgradingsoftware
Introducingnew software
Smallerbudget
Updatesite/app
New site/app Fewer IT staff
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Data Management 1
Q. Does your organisation currently analyse the data it collects? Q. Does your organisation currently have the capabilities (resources) to use data analytics to full effectiveness in the business?
62% currently analyse the data they collect
53% say they have the analytic abilities
45% use dropbox 32% use Google drive
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Data Management 2
Q. In your opinion what are the main inhibitors in relation to being able to use data analytics within your organisation?
61% 46% 46%
22%
Employee skills Budget Software tools Collect wrong data
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Mobilizing Growth
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Mobile Working 1
44% have staff working remotely every day
86% say staff have the IT devices to do so
37% have employees provided with 4G
Q Have employees within your organisation been provided with 4G devices? A 4G device is one which can connect to 4th Generation mobile internet currently offered by Vodafone, Eircom and 3 on certain smartphone devices, e.g. iPhone 5/5S/5C, Samsung Galaxy S3/S4, HTC One.
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Mobile Working 2
Q How often do employees work remotely?
Organisational Size All Small Medium Large
Everyday 44 42 41 49 2/3 times a week 28 33 35 17 Once a week 11 11 11 11 2/3 times a month 4 - 3 9 Once a month 5 4 5 6 Less often 4 4 3 4
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Security vs Crypto
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Security Issues 1
Q. Has your company suffered a cyber hack or been subject to a significant loss of data in the last year? Q. Does your company have a protocol in place in the event of a cyber hack or data loss?
8% have suffered a cyber attach
77% say employees trained in procedures
77% have a cyber-attack protocol in place
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Security Issues 2
Q. Has the recent LoyaltyBuild data breach caused your organisation to reassess its own security?
Organisational Size
All Small Medium Large
Yes 30 32 37 20
No 62 56 54 74
Don’t Know 8 12 9 6
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Crypto Currency 1
69% have heard of bitcoin
3% currently accepting crypto coins
70% haven’t considered it
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Crypto Currency 2
Organisational Size
All Small Medium Large
Open 32 33 33 29
Not Open 62 61 64 59
Don’t Know 6 6 2 12
Q. How open would your company be to accepting crypto currencies for goods/services in the future?
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Crypto Currency 3
Q. What do you believe to be the main barriers for accepting crypto currencies?
36% 35% 32%
25% 25%
18% 17%
10%
Security Regulations Customerinterest
Cost of setup
Lack ofknowledge
Pricevolatility
Lack ofvalue
No future
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Appendix
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Sample Profile 1
Fieldwork: February 2014
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Sample Profile 2
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