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2015 IT Industry Outlook & Trends to Watch

About CompTIA’s 2015 IT Industry Outlook

The Report Focuses on 4 Key Areas

IT Industry Growth Forecast

IT Workforce Overview

12 Trends to Watch in 2015

IT Industry& Channel Overview

Overview of the size and shape of the IT industry, including a discussion of the role of the IT channel.

BLS and other data are used to quantify the size of the IT workforce, as well as the changes taking place to its composition.

Growth forecast for the year ahead. Includes a number of regional breakouts, as well as detail for industry sector and margins.

Key trends and counter-trends that will shape the year ahead. The trends focus on macro issues, technology and the channel.

CompTIA utilizes a wide-range of data sources in the 2015 Outlook, including the input of 650 IT industry executives, collected via CompTIA’s Business Confidence Survey.

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The Global Information Technology Industry: $3.7 Trillion

Source: IDC

30%

Estimated 2014 revenue | Encompasses hardware, software, services and telecommunications

The IT Workforce Drives Innovation

Source: CompTIA | EMSI | BLS

IT Industry

Employment

IT Occupation

Employment

Within the IT industry, there are

many IT occupations and IT workers

An estimated 5.76 million

workers were employed in the

U.S. information technology

industry in 2014. This includes

technical and non-technical

positions in employer firms and

non-employer firms.

An estimated 4.88 million workers

were employed in core IT

occupations, across the full

spectrum of U.S. industry sectors

and the government sector in 2014.

This figure includes non-employers,

such as the self-employed or sole

proprietors.

Strong Demand for Technology Drives Workforce Gains

1. California2. Texas3. New York4. Virginia5. Florida6. Illinois7. Pennsylvania8. Massachusetts9. New Jersey10. Washington11. Ohio12. Georgia13. North Carolina14. Maryland15. Michigan16. Colorado17. Minnesota18. Arizona19. Missouri20. Wisconsin21. Indiana22. Tennessee23. Oregon24. Connecticut25. Alabama

Source: CompTIA | EMSI | BLS

The top 25 states for IT occupations account for 88% of the country’s 4.88 million IT jobs

CompTIA’s IT Industry Business Confidence Index Shows Momentum Heading Into 2015

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Source: CompTIA Q1 2015 IT Industry Business Confidence Index | n=457 U.S. IT company executives

CompTIA’s IT Industry Business Confidence Index is calculated on a 100-point scale using an aggregation of three metrics: 1). Perceptions of the state of the U.S. economy, 2). The state of the IT industry, and a 3). Self-assessment of one’s own company.

CompTIA 2015 IT Industry Growth Forecast

Source: CompTIA 2015 IT Industry Outlook

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Global IT Industry Revenue Growth Forecast U.S. IT Industry Growth Revenue Forecast

2015 Optimistic projection: 7.3%2015 Pessimistic projection: 2.7%2015 Midpoint projection: 5.0%

2015 Optimistic projection: 7.3%2015 Pessimistic projection: 2.8%2015 Midpoint projection: 5.1%

Methodology note: CompTIA utilizes a consensus forecasting methodology, also referred to as a “wisdom of the crowds” approach. IT industry executives in the US, Canada and the UK provide their optimistic and pessimistic projections for the year ahead; these inputs provide the basis for the CompTIA forecast.

2015 Investment Plans / Actions by IT Companies

14%

18%

13%

9%

4%

8%

11%

6%

8%

56%

52%

56%

54%

58%

52%

43%

47%

42%

30%

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37%

38%

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46%

47%

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Capital expenditures (e.g. non technology)

Business travel

Staffing levels in non-technical positions

Staff training or professional development

Changes in strategic direction

Marketing/advertising expenditures

Staffing levels in technical positions

Technology expenditures

Investments in new products or business lines

Planned Increase

No Change

Planned Decrease

Expected change in spending/investment during 2015

[+10 vs. 2014]

[+7 vs. 2014]

[+5 vs. 2014]

Source: CompTIA 2015 IT Industry Outlook

Majority of IT Companies See a Challenging Hiring Environment for Technical Positions in the Year Ahead

2%

12%

53%

27%

6%

1%

3%

28%

54%

14%

Not at all challenging

Not that challenging

Neutral – neither challenging, nor easy

Challenging

Very challenging

Technical positions

Non-technical positions

A NET 68% of IT firms report a challenging hiring environment for technical positions

Source: CompTIA 2015 IT Industry Outlook

CompTIA’s 2015 Trends to Watch

Source: CompTIA

Technology Extends Its Global Reach

The Push to Simplify: Battling Complexity on Many Fronts

The Democratization of Technology Creates New Opportunities for Small Businesses The

Stakes Get Higher for Tech Policy

Remodeling the Channel

Customers Holding the Reins

Business Transformation is NOT the End Point Channel

Skills Gaps: Marketing and Beyond

The New Business Systems Get Built

Data Handling Becomes a Core Competency

The Internet of Things Drives Innovation

Security Gets a Makeover

Buzzword Watch

- Containers [Docker]- Natural language processing- Selfie stick- Cyber-insurance- WebRTC- Machine learning- Cryptocurrency- Growth hacking- Hacktivism- Maker movement- Data stewardship- Commercial drones- Enterprise mobility mgt. (EMM)- Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) - Cloud bursting- Virtual private cloud (VPC)- Smart building technologies- Sensorization of everything- Software defined networking (SDN)- All SSD- Data industrial complex- Quantified Self

- Dronies- Raspberry Pi- Neuromorphics- Self-healing systems- New gTLD / nTLD- SPOC (small private online courses)- Location-based authentication- Zerotrust security- Haptics- DuckDuckGo- Driveless cars- Quantum computing- Flexible displays- iBeacon- WiGig- Additive manufacturing- IFTTT - If This Then That- Gesture tech- Next-gen robotics- Fast-laning- Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly

Early / Niche Gaining Traction On Its Way

- Mobile wallets- Phablets- Gamification- MOOCs- Consumer tech inspired UX- Omnichannel engagements- Adaptive learning- Interactive digital signage- NoSQL- Wearables- 3D printing- Internet of Things- Uber-fication of services- Telemedicine- Big data + Small data- Business transformation- Content marketing- Object based storage- Data visualization- Shadow IT- Social enterprise

Note: CompTIA’s Buzzword Watch is not meant to be a forma, quantitative assessment of trends, but rather an informal look at the concepts that may be discussed in the year ahead.

Source: CompTIA

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