Highlights from the Annual Global IoT Survey
In this third iteration of the annual IoT user survey, we start to gain a longitudinal understanding of the industry’s continuity and change. A total of 688 respondents participated in the survey conducted in Q3 2023, with IT and business decision-makers responsible for IoT decisions representing a range of industries, organization sizes, and regions.
Compared to the previous year, the 2023 survey’s results reveal both patterns of change and continuity. Furthermore, the results indicate regional as well as industry differences in IoT adoption.
Some of the changes perceived in 2023 take place in the status of IoT deployment in organizations and the growth of C-Suite influence in decision-making. On the other hand, organizations claim to have the same business objectives and challenges. For example, security and data protection remains the top challenge for implementation.
Finally, the survey indicated regional and industry differences in 2023 in terms of benefits perceived, wireless connectivity used in IoT solutions, data volume, IoT applications, and economic scenarios for 2024.
KEY FEATURES
The results provide a glimpse of enterprise decision processes, including:
- Decision-makers that are driving the adoption of digital solutions;
- How they rank challenges and priorities;
- What benefits are experienced by region and industry;
- What infrastructure options they are using and planning to add;
- Key IoT applications;
- The approximate ranking of spending on components;
- Growth expectations.
Table of Contents
1 Key Findings
- Important Findings
2 Research Objectives and Methodology
- Research Objectives and Methodology
- Respondent Profile
3 Decision-makers and Objectives
- IT Department and C-Suite Officers Drive Decisions
- Slight Changes in Business Priorities and Objectives
4 IoT Adoption and Challenges
- Significant Change in IoT Deployments
- The Tactical IoT Challenges Persist
5 Benefits of IoT Implementation
- ESG and Customer Experience Propel the Growth of IoT
- Regional Similarities and Differences in Benefits Experienced
- Industry Similarities and Differences in Benefits Experienced
6 Connectivity and Data
- Regional Differences in Wireless Connectivity
- Dealing with Significant Data Volumes
7 Regional Similarities and Industry Outliers by Application
- Regional Differences in Application
- Heavy Usage Outliers
- Transportation and Storage Drives Large-scale IoT Deployments
8 Spending and Business Expectations
- Investments Expectations Show Stability
- Economic Scenarios Show Disparate Regional Concerns
9 The Last Word
10 Appendix
- Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
- Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
- The Strategic Imperative 8™
- List of Exhibits
- Legal Disclaimer
