1. 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

2. 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

3. 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%

4. 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

5. 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