ETR’s Earnings Calendar Data Review (Feb 2024)

With earnings season in full swing, ETR highlights data reviews on select vendors. The data cited in this article is from ETR’s January 2024 Technology Spending Intentions Survey (TSIS). With 20+ covered tech vendors reporting next week, we focus on ZoomInfo, Monday, Datadog, and Shopify. Let’s kick things off with a deep dive into Datadog..

Educating Employees Key to Stopping Vulnerabilities

ETR Insights presents an interview with the Vice-President of Information Technology for a large tech enterprise whose company expects a 3% to 4% increase in IT budget for 2024 driven by rising SaaS and software service costs. They note the impact of inflation on wages and software prices, suggesting some vendors might be exploiting the … Read more

Generative AI Growing in Business

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ETR recently conducted its latest survey on generative AI and large language models (LLMs), focusing on budget plans, evaluation and production rates, anticipated ROI, and generative AI vendors. The survey received responses from nearly 900 IT decision makers, including representatives from nearly a quarter of Global 2000 organizations. Use this summary to see some key … Read more

Software Increases Rising Beyond Inflation Rates

ETR Insights presents an interview with the VP & Manager of Data Analytics for a large financial services enterprise, who describes an uncertain pace of technological investment within finance. Any economic recovery will be closely tied to the commercial real estate sector’s performance, with attention on how businesses adapt to persistently high interest rates. They … Read more

ETR’s JAN24 Macro Views Findings Report

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Every quarter, ETR conducts a higher-level macro survey to determine overall spending budgets and trends impacting the enterprise technology landscape. In the January 2024 iteration, 1766 IT decision makers participated in the Macro Views Survey, weighing in on overall budgets, technology priorities, hiring trends, remote work, rate of new IT deployments, Gen AI, and much … Read more

HPE to Buy Juniper in Networking Megadeal

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced its plan to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 billion this week. The aim of this acquisition is to double HPE’s networking business and narrow the gap on generative AI. This acquisition is a strategic move for HPE, which had already made a significant push into networking with the purchase … Read more

Combating Gen AI-Supported Attacks with Stronger Endpoint and Edge Security

ETR Insights presents an interview with the Director of IT for a large energy enterprise, who details the challenges of managing IT in the energy sector amid inflationary pressures, international cyberattacks, and shifting industry trends. This executive expresses frustration with the substantial price hikes from large tech companies, while the value and effectiveness of their … Read more

ETR’s 2024 Early Takeaways, Part 2 

More than 1700 IT decision makers have already participated in ETR’s January 2024 Technology Spending Intentions Survey (TSIS). ETR’s Research and Analytics Team has already published the Early Takeaways report, leveraging preliminary data to examine sectors with improving/declining 2024 spending intent and inflections captured at the vendor level. This week we dive into higher level … Read more

Prioritizing Security Amidst Tight Budgets

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ETR Insights presents an interview with the CISO and Vice President of IT Infrastructure for a large industrial manufacturing enterprise, which is navigating a tightening IT budget, layoffs, and potential cutbacks on hardware maintenance contracts and software licenses. Facing increased risks from nation-state cyberattacks, they’ve shifted budget allocation to prioritize security at the expense of … Read more

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