STKI 25th Annual Israel IT Market Study 2017

The document summarizes Dr. Jimmy Schwarzkopf's background and experience in the IT industry over 38 years. It also provides an overview of STKI, the market research firm he founded, including its goals, methodology, services, and the Israeli IT market research it conducts covering hardware, software, and value-added services. STKI aims to help clients make strategic IT decisions by providing market data and analysis based on thousands of annual interviews with industry participants.

The document discusses the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how organizations need to adapt. It highlights how digital technologies are advancing exponentially and disrupting many industries and business models. The key points are: (1) The speed and scale of technological change is unprecedented and will fundamentally change how we live and work; (2) Both digital native organizations that have embraced technology as well as analog organizations that have not adapted will struggle with the changes brought by the Fourth Industrial Revolution; (3) To succeed, organizations need to think and act more like startups by focusing on customer-centric innovation and becoming more unique.

- The document summarizes Dr. Schwarzkopf's background and experience in computer information services, academia, consulting, sales, marketing, teaching, and entrepreneurship. - It describes his roles founding three IT companies and serving on various boards and committees. - It lists his educational background including degrees from the University of Central Florida, Carnegie Mellon University, and Case Western Reserve University.

This document discusses several emerging technologies and trends that will impact IT strategies in 2015 and beyond. It begins by noting that technologies are advancing rapidly and could potentially help or harm humanity. Several themes are then discussed, including the growing importance of design thinking for innovation, the hyperconnected economy and on-demand business models, the Internet of Things, and the "re-enterprization" of IT through platforms and ecosystems. The document emphasizes that IT strategies must focus on engaging customers through emotional experiences and bonding systems, while also governing systems securely through architecture and risk management.

The document provides an overview of the 2013 IT market in Israel from Dr. Schwarzkopf's research firm STKI. Some key points: - STKI conducted 210 interviews with CIOs across 16 industries and collected sales data from 310 vendors across 106 categories to develop an "equilibrium model" of the Israeli IT market. - The report examines areas like software/hardware revenues, new vs continuing projects, work done by vendors vs outsourcing, and project pricing models. - It also provides relevant economic context on Israel's GDP, inflation, unemployment, and comparison to OECD countries. Tables show numbers of companies and employees paying taxes from 2010-2012. - STKI aims to give a

Dr. Schwarzkopf has over 35 years of experience in various areas of computer information services including as an industry analyst, academic researcher, consultant, systems professional, sales and marketing professional, and entrepreneur. He has founded three IT companies. Dr. Schwarzkopf also served on various boards and committees. He holds multiple advanced degrees in related fields from universities in the US and Israel.

The 28th edition of the annual research covering all aspects of the IT Market in Israel. Volume 1: introduction, what is POSTCOVID19 Transformation and economic issues and market analysis

The document summarizes trends in enterprise applications presented at the STKI Summit 2012. Some of the main trends discussed include increased use of mobile, social, big data/analytics and cloud technologies. Over 50% of enterprises are using SaaS delivery models for some applications. Open source application usage remains low in Israel. Context-based services that adapt to user location and activities are emerging. Voice interfaces are becoming more common. The CMO is an increasingly important customer for applications as companies focus more on customer experience. Social CRM allows companies to listen to customers and engage on social media. Microsoft Dynamics is a popular platform for CRM solutions in Israel with many system integrators offering customized solutions.

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This document discusses the emergence of the "coherence economy" driven by increasing connectivity, data sharing, and automation through technologies like blockchain, AI, and IoT. It argues that businesses will need to expand their data partnerships, develop dynamic responses to new sources of information through algorithms, and participate in layered ecosystems through platforms to remain competitive in this new digital economy where the pace of change is exponential. Blockchain in particular is highlighted as an underlying technology that will transform business models and allow for new forms of peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries.

The document discusses trends in the Israeli IT market and technology adoption based on surveys of IT departments and vendors. It covers methodology, disruptive technologies driving innovation, the effect of cheap technologies, architectural trends, vendor-user relations, and forecasts for user budgets and the market in 2007-2008.

Presenting the results of STKI's 2021 market study: an overview of Data & Analytics, CRM and CX markets in Israel.

This document discusses key themes in customer experience for 2019, including a focus on data-centric experiences, managing customer journeys, and designing experiences around outcomes. It notes that while brands aim to connect their brand promise to customer experiences, most do not fully deliver on promises. Successful brands highlighted align their brand promise and customer reality through practices like transparent values, community engagement, and social impact. The document advocates for designing experiences around "jobs to be done" and outcomes over features. It also discusses challenges organizations face like a lack of clear CX strategy and technology architecture, as well as the need for a single customer view across data sources.

This document discusses 10 technology trends for 2019. The trends include: 1) Chatbots becoming better than ever at delivering customer support and documentation. 2) Automation getting an intelligent facelift through strategic platform alliances. 3) AI augmentation setting records through co-development with humans. 4) Connected cloud showcasing tremendous agility through hybrid models. 5) Intelligent databases and machine learning bringing disruption through noise reduction and precise insights. 6) Analytics hitting the accelerator as a closure catalyst with predictive capabilities. 7) Blockchain carrying on its boom but gradually with an emphasis on platforms. 8) Speech and image recognition making solid in-roads in data capture and reporting. 9) AR, VR and MR powering the

The document discusses STKI's cyber governance initiative. It outlines challenges organizations face with cybersecurity and compliance, including executives not fully comprehending cyber risks. The initiative aims to strike a balance between business needs and cybersecurity/compliance requirements. It provides recommendations for organizations to improve cyber governance, such as demonstrating CEO and board responsibilities, allocating proper budgets, and following guidelines from Israel's National Cyber Directorate. The initiative also addresses preparing for future regulations and the impacts of standards like GDPR.

Initiatives are organizational challenges aimed at transforming business models to adapt to disruptive changes in the economy. They involve multiple "treks" or projects that follow best practices to achieve important goals, with each trek representing a journey with several important steps that may also be individual projects. Initiatives are maps to help companies navigate the connected modern economy through continuous improvement efforts.

The document discusses the findings of an Israeli IT market study conducted by STKI in 2021. It notes that COVID-19 accelerated changes in how IT services are delivered to satisfy new delivery scenarios. The study analyzed trends like the remote-first, data, and passion economies that emerged from the pandemic. The key finding is that the most enduring impact of COVID-19 will be as an "implementation accelerant", forcing faster implementations of technologies to deliver value immediately. The document provides background on STKI and outlines the methodology used in the 2021 market study.

The document provides an overview of an Israeli IT market study conducted in 2021 by STKI analysts. It discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on accelerating digital transformation and the implementation of new technologies. It then introduces the concepts of a "remote-first economy", "data economy", "distributive economy", and "passion economy" as frameworks for understanding trends in a post-COVID world. The document emphasizes that the most enduring impact of COVID-19 will be as an "implementation accelerant", driving organizations to rapidly implement technologies to deliver value.

The document summarizes the findings of an Israeli IT market study conducted in 2021 by STKI analysts. It discusses how Covid-19 accelerated changes in how IT services are delivered to satisfy new delivery scenarios. The post-Covid economy is characterized as remote-first, data-driven, distributed, and focused on passion and implementation. The study measures the Israeli IT market after Covid-19 using interviews with both technology users and vendors to estimate revenues. It describes STKI's methodology, categories of products and services analyzed, vendors surveyed, and how vendor revenues are attributed. Tables and charts are included to illustrate Israeli positioning of products based on their presence and support in Israel.

This is the annual STKI IT Market in Israel study. It is released to the public but when using data or graphs the source or attribution should be attached. We will prosecute users of the data that do not do the above.

STKI researches and publishes once a year a complete Market Study about the Israeli Information Technology Scene. This is a version 2 that includes changes that were found after companies presented (again) their 2018 results and STKI analysts accepted the changes.

The document discusses disruptive technologies and trends impacting Israeli CIOs in 2006 according to interviews and surveys conducted by the author. Some key points include: 1) Most CIOs saw increases in their 2006 budgets compared to 2005 and report directly to the CEO. Outsourcing and temporary staffing were common. 2) Emerging technologies of interest included SOA, enterprise architecture, analytics, and open source software. CIOs wanted skills in these areas. 3) Survey results found that asset management, business process mapping, and integrating systems were priorities to improve operations and decision making. This creates opportunities for vendors in these areas.

The document provides information about STKI IT Knowledge Integrators, a market research and strategic analyst firm in Israel. It includes pages describing STKI's services, methodology, research focus areas, and client base. STKI conducts original research through face-to-face interviews and surveys of both technology users and vendors to establish an equilibrium model of the Israeli IT market. The document contains sample slides of the type of data and positioning analyses STKI provides to clients.

This document provides an overview of the 2022 STKI IT Knowledge Integrators summit. It discusses how global events have impacted the previously optimistic outlook for IT budgets in 2022, noting issues like rising inflation, economic recession, war in Ukraine, and layoffs in the tech sector. However, it predicts that Israeli IT budgets will still rise 12-13% in 2022. It also covers STKI's services, research methodology, vendor positioning approach, and includes data about Israel's population, mobile/internet usage, and 5G penetration.

The document is a slide deck from STKI, an Israeli market research and strategic analyst firm, discussing the impact of global events on IT budgets in Israel in 2022-2024. It notes that while IT budget increases were forecasted to be large in 2022, events like the war in Ukraine, inflation, interest rate hikes, and political instability have changed the outlook. IT budgets in Israel are still expected to rise 12-13% in 2022 but forecasts beyond that are difficult given uncertainties. Digital transformation alone is no longer sufficient - companies must undergo smart business transformations to deliver personalized, data-driven experiences to customers.

2024 Market analysis of the Israeli Information Technology Market

The document discusses the growth of the information technology industry globally and in India. Some key points: - The IT industry has become very robust, driven by increased demand for IT services and products over the years. - India's IT industry has grown rapidly from $150 million in 1991-92 to $5.7 billion in 1999-2000, and annual revenues in 2008 were $87 billion. - Major Indian IT companies like Infosys, TCS, and Wipro have experienced significant revenue growth and now compete globally. Infosys in particular has expanded from 7 people in 1981 to over 133,000 employees today.

The document discusses trends in the IT workforce and industry. It finds that while the IT workforce peaked in size in 2000 and shed 500,000 jobs in 2001, the workforce has since stabilized and is slowly increasing again. Nine out of ten IT workers are employed not by IT companies but by banks, manufacturers, and other non-IT businesses. The Indian IT industry has grown rapidly since the early 1990s and now exports software and services to 95 countries, with the US being the largest market, though offshore services are becoming more common.

This document is a presentation by STKI IT Knowledge Integrators on their 2023 Israel IT Market Study. It provides information on STKI's methodology, which uses an equilibrium model to calculate the IT market size based on interviews with both technology users and vendors. It outlines the types of research and services STKI provides on topics like IT trends, budgets, forecasts, and vendor positioning. The presentation also includes sections on the Israeli economy, changing business environment, and factors impacting the CIO role. Slides are included on Israeli company statistics and examples of STKI's vendor positioning analysis.

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This document discusses smart analytics and big data. It begins by defining the 5 V's of big data: volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and value. It then discusses how analytics can provide competitive advantages for organizations and how the percentage of organizations realizing this advantage has increased significantly in recent years. The rest of the document discusses IBM's work in areas like smarter cities, smart service systems, and T-shaped professionals who have expertise across multiple domains. It provides examples of the large amounts of data being generated and concludes with a discussion of modeling holistic service systems at different levels from an individual to the entire planet.

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This document summarizes a presentation on blockchain given by Alex-Paul Manders at the 2018 Digital Business Summit. The presentation covered several topics: 1. How blockchain can help break constraints of traditional ERP systems by extracting data and loading it into specialized blockchain applications. 2. Opportunities for blockchain in supply chain management, such as tracking inventory and shipments. 3. How blockchain coupled with IoT can power a connected economy by facilitating secure and efficient transactions between devices.

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The document appears to be a presentation from STKI IT Knowledge Integrators on the state of Israel's economy and IT market following the outbreak of war in October 2023. It includes data and forecasts from various sources on how the war has negatively impacted Israel's GDP, business activity, and key industries. The original forecast predicted growth in Israel's IT market from 2018-2024, but the forecast has been corrected downward due to the unforeseen economic damage from the war, with the IT market now expected to decline in 2023 and 2024 compared to 2022 levels.

The document describes STKI, an IT market research and strategic analyst firm based in Israel. Over its 31 years in business, STKI has established relationships with major IT organizations and vendors through thousands of annual interviews. STKI uses an equilibrium model to analyze both what users purchase from vendors and what vendors sell, in order to determine the overall Israeli IT market size. The company provides research reports, briefings, and workshops to clients on topics like technology trends, industry surveys, and vendor positioning.

This document discusses communication and collaboration in product-led organizations. It covers topics like internal collaboration, collaboration challenges, collaboration tools, and collaboration overload. It also discusses the human factors of product-led organizations like empowering teams, keeping people interested and informed, and addressing issues like the great resignation and quiet quitting. The overall document provides insights into improving collaboration and communication in product-led companies.

The document discusses the evolution of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) role over time. It describes how the OCIO started as an "order taker" for IT in the 1990s (OCIO v1). In the 2000s, the OCIO was established to better align IT with business needs (OCIO v2). Later, business relationship managers (BRMs) were introduced to improve customer experience but acted as bottlenecks (2017-2022). The document argues for a product-led organization where product teams are empowered and the OCIO acts as an enabler by providing resources and skills to product managers based on product success metrics.

This document discusses platform teams and platform engineering. It introduces platform products as products that can be easily used by other teams to focus on business problems while maintaining standards. Platform engineering is defined as designing and building toolchains and workflows that enable self-service capabilities for other teams. Platform products have functionality above the surface that developers see, and infrastructure components below the surface. Integration platforms, SRE, SASE, storage and backup tools, and micro frontends are discussed as examples of platform products.

This document discusses transitioning from a project-led organization to a product-led organization. It notes that while many companies have tried approaches like agile, digital transformation and design thinking, software projects still often fail to deliver user satisfaction. It advocates empowering product teams to own the entire product lifecycle and giving them autonomy to solve problems, rather than managing software development as a series of projects. This approach mirrors how successful startups operate and can help deliver better customer outcomes.

This document discusses transforming from data projects to data products. It outlines how companies can adopt a product mindset and focus on creating data products that solve specific customer problems. Key aspects include defining data product teams led by data product managers, adopting a product mindset of focusing on outcomes rather than outputs, and using storytelling to communicate insights from data products. The presentation argues that treating data as a product can create competitive advantages and that every company may need to become a data science company in the future.

This document discusses product discovery and the importance of making the process data-driven. It recommends gathering customer data from various sources, analyzing the customer experience, and using product analytics tools to obtain both quantitative and qualitative insights. This will help ensure ideas are validated with real customers before significant development work begins. The goal is to learn fast through discovery while still releasing products with confidence.

The document discusses content from STKI, an IT knowledge integration company, including information about their new website and content examples. It covers topics like digital disruption, the four industrial revolutions, predictions for 2023 in Israel, and how every company will need to become a software company. Across multiple pages, it provides definitions, predictions, recommendations, and perspectives on challenges and opportunities brought about by digital transformation and the fourth industrial revolution.

This document appears to be from an annual IT market study presentation by STKI IT Knowledge Integrators. It includes an agenda for the presentation covering the 2022 IT market study results, enterprise budgets, economic forecasting signals, top vendors, and a post-COVID world. The presentation contains many slides with graphs, charts, and text analyzing the Israeli IT market and global economic conditions. It discusses challenges in forecasting 2023-2024 given various political and economic uncertainties globally and in Israel.

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The 28th edition of the annual research covering all aspects of the IT Market in Israel. Volume 2: Hardware and Infrastructure Markets

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