Ahead of the Corporate IT Exchange 2012, we asked participants what the factors and main trends influencing their IT function are and what types of solutions providers could help them deliver on their IT and business priorities. The results are shown in an easy to digest visual presentation

1. Corporate IT Exchange 2012 16th - 18th September 2012
InterContinental, Frankfurt, Germany
What are the top priorities and key investment areas for C-level IT leaders?
Ahead of the Corporate IT Exchange 2012, we asked participants what Contact our account manager on
the factors and main trends influencing their IT function are and what exchangeinfo@iqpc.com to find out
types of solutions providers could help them deliver on their IT and about the solution provider packages
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business priorities. The results are shown below… providing the solutions in demand.
KEY PRIORITIES OF CIOs WE SURVEYED What are the key technology trends affecting your role at the moment?
We then asked the Exchange participants what technology trends were affecting their role and the
IT function and what their investment priorities were for the next 12 – 18 months.
le IT Unsurprisingly, Mobile IT and cloud technologies scored the top marks.
& Mobi
BYOD
51% 51% 46% 38% 21% 20%
Improving IT Asset
51% BYOD & Mobile IT 29% Management
46% Cloud Computing 26% Virtualisation
Driving Greater
43% Alignment with the
Business
25% Talent Management
BYOD & Cloud Business IT Security Big Data
Mobile IT Computing Intelligence
43% Cost Management 21% IT Security
Applications The surveyed leaders listed a number of strategic priorities for the upcoming 12 – 18 months
43% Management 20% Big Data Management
Driving IT
38% Business Intelligence 18% Business Continuity/
Disaster Recovery - Business “Putting IT into the lead for
33%
Business Process
Automation/ 16% IT Outsourcing
alignment innovation” Group IT Director, Marel
Management
Positioning the
INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN IT function as
an enabler for
innovation
“Consolidation of strategic
Application applications and centralization
consolidation of IT departments”
Increasing the IT Director, Rovese
flexibility of
IT function/IT
transformation
“Flexibility – use of services
on a pay as you go model,
operational expenditure and
capital”
CISO, Investec
w Financial Services 15% w Aerospace/Defence %
4
w Manufacturing 15% w Chemicals 4%
w Metals/Mining 12% w Food & Beverage 4% “Regardless of where “Cloud technology and “Mobility – the user of
w Retail 11% w Logistics 3% functionality is we need to be mobile technology, today and tomorrow will
w Energy/Oil & Gas 9% w Automotive 2% able to catch and use data in together with BYOD, are not accept solutions we
w Pharma/Medical 7% w Aviation 2% a more efficient way.” both game changers.” have today.”
Devices w Media 2% CIO, Stralfors CIO, The International Committee CIO, Stralfors
w Security 5% of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Job Titles: geographical breakdown of corporate IT exchange attendees
Belgium 13%
Germany 13%
CIO Sweden 13%
64%
Denmark 11%
Switzerland 10%
UK 7%
Norway 6%
Poland 5%
France 3%
IT VP
Director IT Iceland 3%
12% 10% Luxembourg 3%
The Netherlands 3%
Estonia 2%
Greece 2%
Head
of IT/IS Other Slovenia 2%
7% 7% South Africa 2%
Spain 2%
And which solution providers are our participants most keen to speak with?
According to one of our delegates:
“Anybody who offers proof of
value proposition”
Contact: www.corporateitexchange.com | +44 (0) 207 368 9404 | exchangeinfo@iqpc.com