Zebra Technologies’ Study: Number of Enterprises that are Truly “Intelligent” Doubles since 2017
October 31 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Second annual survey reveals increased IoT
investment, real-time data sharing
Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator
at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and
partners that enable businesses to gain a performance
edge, today announced the results of its second annual
“Intelligent Enterprise Index.” The Index is a global survey that
measures where companies are on the journey to becoming an
“intelligent enterprise” – one that connects the physical and
digital worlds to drive innovation through real-time guidance,
data-powered environments and collaborative mobile workflows.
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Zebra Technologies announced results for
its second annual Intelligent Enterprise Index, a global survey
that measures where companies are on the journey to becoming an
"intelligent enterprise." (Graphic: Business Wire)
By scoring more than 75 points on the overall Index, the number
of companies defined as an “intelligent enterprise” doubled to 10
percent in 2018. The Index measures to what extent companies today
are meeting the criteria that define today’s Intelligent
Enterprise. Overall, the Index reveals year-over-year growth of
Internet of Things (IoT) deployment and investment, highlighting
new momentum as enterprises expect less resistance to adoption and
increasingly acknowledge IoT solutions as a core component for
driving future growth across their organizations.
“As new technologies continue to transform the front line of
business, real-time data-driven signals at the edge of operations
are empowering front-line workers with the right information to
optimize actions and outcomes,” said Tom Bianculli, Chief
Technology Officer, Zebra Technologies. “Based on our second annual
Index, it’s clear that more companies acknowledge the value of
leveraging IoT strategies, and they will continue to propel
adoption and investment in the future.”
KEY INDEX FINDINGS
- IoT investment is up, and resistance
to adoption is down. The Index reveals for those companies
surveyed, their average annual spend on IoT is up 4 percent
year-over-year. And 86 percent of the companies surveyed expect
that number to increase in the next 1-2 years, with nearly half
anticipating investment growth of 11-20 percent. As employees
become more receptive to new technologies, the number of companies
that expect resistance to their IoT plans moving forward has
dropped from 75 percent in 2017 to 64 percent this year.
- Enterprises are driving a
performance edge with real-time guidance. 52 percent of
respondents globally say information from their IoT solutions is
shared with employees in real or near-real time. This is up 37
percent from last year’s Index, underscoring the increased need for
collaborative mobile workflows. In addition, two-thirds of those
surveyed have established a plan on how to organize and analyze
their data. This is up 10 percent from last year. Real-time
analytics (66 percent) and security (63 percent) were reported as
the most prevalent elements of a company’s data management
plan.
- Security is a top priority across
the enterprise. Companies are taking a more proactive, thorough
approach when it comes to employing security standards within their
IoT solutions. The Index revealed an 18 percent increase in the
number of companies that are constantly – versus routinely –
monitoring their IoT security to ensure privacy and integrity.
- Companies are demonstrating a
greater reliance on a solution ecosystem. 40 percent of the
companies surveyed report using a strategic partner to manage their
entire IoT solution, up from 21 percent in 2017. This dependence on
third-party expertise and management of IoT processes, similar to
Zebra’s Savanna® platform empowering
its customers and partners, is a key indicator that an enterprise
is committed to accelerating data intelligence and adopting
IoT.
SURVEY BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY
- The online survey was fielded from Aug.
6 - Sept. 14, 2018 across a wide range of segments, including
healthcare, manufacturing, retail and transportation and
logistics.
- In total, 918 IT decision makers from
nine countries were interviewed, including the U.S., U.K./Great
Britain, France, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, China, India, and
Japan.
- Eleven metrics were used to understand
where companies are on the path to becoming an Intelligent
Enterprise, including: IoT Vision, Business Engagement, Technology
Solution Partner, Adoption Plan, Change Management Plan, Point of
use Application, Security & Standards, Lifetime Plan,
Architecture/Infrastructure, Data Plan and Intelligent
Analysis.
- The criteria were identified by
executives, industry experts and policymakers across different
industries at the 2016 Strategic Innovation Symposium: The
Intelligent Enterprise, hosted by Zebra in collaboration with the
Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH).
- The framework of an Intelligent
Enterprise is based on technology solutions that integrate cloud
computing, mobility, and the Internet of Things (IoT) to
automatically “sense” information from enterprise assets.
Operational data from these assets, including status, location,
utilization, or preferences, is then “analyzed” to provide
actionable insights, which can then be mobilized to the right
person at the right time, so they can be “acted” upon to drive
better, more-timely decisions by users anywhere, at any time.
ABOUT ZEBRA
Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) empowers the front line of business in
retail/ecommerce, manufacturing, transportation and logistics,
healthcare and other industries to achieve a performance edge. With
more than 10,000 partners across 100 countries, we deliver
industry-tailored, end-to-end solutions that intelligently connect
people, assets and data to help our customers make
business-critical decisions. Our market-leading solutions elevate
the shopping experience, track and manage inventory as well as
improve supply chain efficiency and patient care. Ranked on Forbes’
list of America’s Best Employers for the last three years, Zebra
helps our customers capture their edge. For more information, visit
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