Data & Analytics A total of 133 ITDMs responded to this week’s poll. Thank you for participating in IDG’s January 10, 2016 TechPulse poll. A total of 133 ITDMs responded to this week’s poll.   JOB TITLE COMPANY SIZE Average: 20,632 INDUSTRY Healthcare Education Financial Services High Tech & Technology Government & Nonprofits Manufacturing Telecom Other

Q 1 At what stage is your company in its big data analytics journey? Over a third of organizations have data analytics projects in progress. #IDGTechPulse One or more coordinated, enterprise-wide data analytics projects in progress Not on our radar Exploring data analytics possibilities One or more data analytics projects in progress within single departments or business units Pilot testing big data analytics projects Planning to deploy data analytics projects more than 12 months from now Planning to deploy data analytics projects within the next 12 months

Q 2 What are the largest barriers your organization faces in terms of capturing and analyzing data to deliver true business value? Data privacy and security concerns are the top barriers when trying to capture and analyze data. #IDGTechPulse Barriers to Capturing & Analyzing Data #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Data privacy and security concerns 31% 21% 19% 14% Data integration issues (siloed data, duplicate data, etc.) 26% 20% 22% 16% 15% Difficulty obtaining support from executives/demonstrating ROI 24% 10% Lack of budget to implement solutions 23% 17% 18% Lack of time and available human resources to implement solutions Uncertain which technologies to adopt 27% Lack of skills to implement solutions 30% Challenges in determining use cases and data sources 29% Concerns about vendor lock-in/rip-and-replace 11% Unsure what solutions fit together with tools we already have 8%

Q 3 Where will data analytics have the largest impact on your organization in the next two years? The customer experience will be most impacted by data analytics in the next two years. #IDGTechPulse

Q 4 From your perspective, what benefits must big data analytics projects deliver to your company to make the associated investments worthwhile? ITDMs state a variety of benefits to big data analytics projects, the top is to provide insights. #IDGTechPulse