Dive Brief:
- Companies that invest in Big Data, cloud, mobility and security are seeing about 50% faster revenue growth than their competitors that don’t make such investments, according to Dell's second annual Global Technology Adoption Index.
- Of the companies not making these investments, the primary concern is cost and ROI, Information Week reports.
- The Global Technology Adoption Index surveyed 2,900 employees of mid-market organizations.
Dive Insight:
Cloud was among the more interesting areas examined by the study. Companies investing in on-premises cloud said they had a 46% higher growth rate than those that didn’t, while those with off-premises cloud said they saw a 51% growth rate. Security was a bigger concern with public cloud and SaaS, while private cloud, managed private cloud, and hybrid cloud concerns primarily involved costs, according to respondents.
Overall, though, investments in all four areas were up.
"We're enthused to see more organizations recognizing the strategic importance of technology investments," said Dell CIO Paul Walsh.
The results are likely of particular interest to Dell, which announced on Monday that it would acquire EMC. Dell founder Michael Dell has been trying to transform his company into a provider of enterprise computing services for the last several years. The merger means Dell will be better equipped to compete in areas such as cloud computing, mobility and cyber security.
