Technology is a Differentiator

ETR Insights reviews a recent interview with the Senior Director of IT Strategy and Transformation of a global consumer brand, who has a particular focus on regional regulatory requirements and the productivity of their distributed workforce. Hiring within the Retail/Consumer industry remains strong, and investment in technology continues apace. Read on to learn about this … Read more

April 2023 Early Takeaways; Part II 

More than 1,550 IT decision makers have already participated in ETR’s April 2023 Technology Spending Intentions Survey (TSIS). ETR’s Research Team has published an Early Takeaways report, leveraging preliminary data to examine sectors with improving/declining 2023 spending intent, as well as inflections captured at the vendor level. Read last week’s part one of the report here, … Read more

April 2023 Early Takeaways; Part I 

More than 1,400 IT decision makers have already participated in ETR’s April 2023 Technology Spending Intentions Survey (TSIS). ETR’s Research Team has published an Early Takeaways report, leveraging preliminary data to examine sectors with improving/declining 2023 spending intent, as well as inflections captured at the vendor level. Read part one of the report below, or … Read more

“Observability Bills Rack Up Quickly”

ETR Insights recently caught up with the Vice President of Information Technology at a large tech enterprise. Our guest shared thoughts on eliminating redundancy, streamlining data warehousing and analytics, and how companies should invest to best administer a hybrid remote environment. Additionally, we discuss the unsustainable nature of ingestion-based pricing and where Splunk, Datadog, and … Read more

ETR Flash Survey: Bank Failure Impact

If the optimistic hype of ChatGPT dominated the news two weeks back, the current topic du jour is undoubtedly more ominous, with the failure of Silicon Valley Bank continuing to impact the global financial sector. Given the severity of the situation, ETR conducted a flash survey of C-Level IT Executives from our community to measure … Read more

April 2023 TSIS Preview, Part II

ETR launched the APR23 Technology Spending Intention Survey (TSIS) last week. The April study is designed to be an update to the JAN23 data, inquiring on full-year 2023 spend following a record respondent turnout in January. This article is part two of a series covering the trends that warrant monitoring as the new data starts … Read more

April 2023 TSIS Preview

ETR is launching the APR23 Technology Spending Intention Survey (TSIS) last week. The April study serves as an additional gut check on JAN23 data, inquiring on updated full-year 2023 spend following a record respondent turnout in January. This article covers the trends that warrant monitoring as the new data starts populating the platform next week. 

CrowdStrike vs. SentinelOne

In this article, we highlight 2023 spending intention data for CrowdStrike and SentinelOne ahead of their upcoming earnings reports. While both vendors continue to grow their customer count, CrowdStrike leads in 2023 expansion rates. ETR Clients and Free Trial members can read the full JAN23 reports for each vendor on the ETR platform: CrowdStrike, SentinelOne. In the meantime, enjoy a … Read more

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