As IT budgetary planning for 2021 begins, many organizations are seeing the impact of COVID-19 on their IT priorities and tech spends. How COVID-19 influences IT budgets and where exactly businesses plan to spend their tech dollars was the topic of a recent TechRepublic Premium survey. The survey asked the following questions: How much do ...

Embedded sensors, Internet of Things (IoT), and social media companies collect more data than ever before, and analytics is turning that information into a competitive advantage. However, the public and political backlash to unfettered data collection and a lack of transparency about data use is also growing. How can companies meet the growing demand for ...

Robots have moved off the assembly line and into warehouses, offices, hospitals, retail shops, and even our homes. How are robots affecting industries and impacting issues such as IT support and workplace safety? TechRepublic Premium conducted an online survey of IT professionals to find out. The survey asked the following questions: Do robots and robotic ...

Microservices breaks down monolithic software systems into smaller, manageable independent services, and it has the potential to pick up where service-oriented architecture (SOA) left off. But as with SOA, some are skeptical that microservices can live up to its promises. To better understand where organizations stand with microservices, TechRepublic Premium conducted an online survey in ...

How do small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) build and technology stack? TechRepublic Premium conducted an online survey to learn about the thought process behind a company’s technology decisions. The survey asked the following questions: Subscribe to the TechRepublic Premium Exclusives Newsletter Save time with the latest TechRepublic Premium downloads, including customizable IT & HR policy ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) projects are well underway. However, these initiatives have moved past the pilot project stage and are now being actively developed and implemented. To better understand how enterprises manage their AI/ML projects, TechRepublic Premium conducted an online survey in February 2020. The survey asked the following questions: Who’s managing ...

Security. In a single word you can stop IT pros in their tracks. With each passing year, network and system security becomes more of a challenge. And with the added bonus of containers, clouds, and edge computing, the issue of security has solidified its place at the top of every business’ list of concerns. TechRepublic ...

Has blockchain overcome its initial hurdles to become a mainstream technology? TechRepublic Premium wanted to know. To better understand industry attitudes toward blockchain, a recent TechRepublic Premium survey measured the awareness, interest, and the extent to which technology professionals believe blockchain will impact business. The survey asked the following questions: Have you had any experience ...

From driverless trucks and delivery vehicles to drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS)–many businesses are considering or already incorporate autonomous transportation technology in their enterprises. To better understand just how autonomous vehicles impact–or will impact–the enterprise was the topic of a TechRepublic Premium’s survey. The survey asked the following questions: How do you think autonomous ...

Companies increasingly respond to new business conditions with their technology spends, and nowhere is this more apparent than in their IT budgets. Where exactly businesses plan to spend their tech dollars was the topic of a recent TechRepublic Premium survey. The survey asked the following questions: How much do you anticipate your organization’s fiscal or ...