Product Code: KA19-64
Customer Needs for Agility and Flexibility will Drive Continued Market Growth
Frost & Sullivan's 2024 information technology decision-maker (ITDM) survey was conducted to gain insights on the following end-user organizations' priorities:
- Top technical challenges for IT/telecom departments
- Top non-technical challenges for IT/telecom departments
- Current unified communications and collaboration (UCC) technology adoption rates
- Future UCC applications adoption plans
- Future UCC endpoint adoption plans
- Future UCC applications investment plans among current users
- Future UCC endpoint investment plans among current users
- UCC technology investment drivers
- Current and future support for evolving work styles
- Current and future use of office real estate
- Current and future UCC technology budgets
- UCC technology selection factors
- UCC provider selection factors
- UCC solution purchasing preferences
This analysis will be complemented by additional ITDM survey-based reports, which are planned to be published throughout this year, detailing trends in enterprise telephony, communications platform as a service (CPaaS), frontliner solutions, meeting rooms, office space utilization, and various verticals.
Table of Contents
Research Objectives and Methodology
- Research Objectives
- Research Methodology
- Respondent Demographics
Summary of Key Findings
IT/Telecom Department Challenges
- IT/Telecom Departments Non-technical Challenges: Total
- IT/Telecom Departments Technology Challenges: Total
- APAC IT/Telecom Department Challenges
- Europe IT/Telecom Department Challenges
- LATAM IT/Telecom Department Challenges
- North America IT/Telecom Department Challenges
- IT/Telecom Department Challenges Analysis by Organization Size
UCC Adoption Status
- UCC Software Adoption is Advancing Steadily
- UCC Software Investment Plans Among Current Adopters
- UCC Device Adoption
- UCC Device Investment Plans Among Current Adopters
- UCC Solution Adoption Analysis
Workspace and Work Style Evolution
- Current Remote Work Status
- Future Plans for Remote Work are Strong
- Future Remote Work Plans in APAC
- Future Remote Work Plans in Europe
- Future Remote Work Plans in LATAM
- Future Remote Work Plans in North America
- Remote Work Prompts Changes to Office Space
- APAC Changes to Office Space
- Europe Changes to Office Space
- LATAM Changes to Office Space
- North America Changes to Office Space
- Employee Satisfaction with Work Models
- Work Style and Workspace Analysis
AI in the Spotlight
- AI Deployment Challenges
- AI Benefits
- Importance of AI-powered Communications Features
- AI Deployments Move Beyond Proof-of-Concept Stage
- AI Adoption and Investment Analysis
UCC Solution Budgets
- Macro Conditions Impact on Investments
- Macro Conditions Impact on Investments in APAC
- Macro Conditions Impact on Investments in Europe
- Macro Conditions Impact on Investments in LATAM
- Macro Conditions Impact on Investments in North America
- Macro Conditions Impact on Investments by Organization Size
- Respondent Organization's Annual Revenue
- UCC Budgets are Healthy
- UCC Budget Expectations Align with Investment Plans
- UCC Budget Analysis
UCC Solution Selection and Purchase Factors
- UCC Solution Investment Drivers
- UCC Solution Selection Factors: Total
- UCC Solution Selection Factors Ranked: Total
- Importance of a Fully Integrated UCaaS Solution by Region
- UCC Selection Factors: Providers
- UCC Selection Factors: Technology
- Preferred Channels to Source UCC Solutions
- Purchase Factor Analysis
Appendix
- Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
- Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
- The Strategic Imperative 8™
Next Steps
- Benefits and Impacts of Growth Opportunities
- Next Steps
- Take the Next Step
- List of Exhibits
- Legal Disclaimer