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New Report Finds Role of Business Technology Is Critical to Driving Business Transformation in OrganizationsSAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Workato, the leading and fastest-growing enterprise automation platform, today unveiled its first annual "State of Business Technology Report," exploring the emergence of a new technology role within organizations, Business Technology, also called Business Applications or Business Systems. These are the people charged with rolling out apps, integrations, and automations in their companies. The rapidly growing field resides within IT and works with business teams——from finance, human resources, operations, and sales—to help impact initiatives through buying and managing applications, and integrating and automating workflows throughout them. The roles in a business technology team are expected to encompass more than 15 million jobs by 2022*, supporting all business verticals. This job market growth is driven by the proliferation of SaaS applications and continual investment in Enterprise Software—the fastest growing spend in IT at a rate of 10.5 percent year over year. It is also driven by the need for organizations to drive transformation and innovation by aligning IT and business goals. The report, conducted by Atomik Research, an independent market research company, includes responses from two separate surveys; the first of more than 100 full-time Business Technology leaders and the second of more than 300 HR, marketing, sales, finance, and support professionals, manager level and above in the United States. It officially defines the new role, highlights its influence on organizations, and uncovers challenges and barriers this job role faces to help organizations better support an area that is pivotal to their growth. Key findings include: Business Technology Leaders Drive Productivity and Innovation
Existing Tools Are Slowing Down Business Transformation
Job Frustrations, Challenges Eolving with New Role
Business Technology and Lines of Business Aren't Fully Aligned
"The role of application support teams changes considerably when they become responsible for managing SaaS At Scale. Not only are they expected to add customized enhancements to individual applications but they're also responsible for establishing integrations and automating workflows among dozens if not hundreds of SaaS services. This report provides unique insight into how Business Technology teams are stepping up to these new responsibilities," said Mark Settle, 7-time CIO and author. "There is a foundational shift happening in the role of IT, from providing infrastructure and provisioning hardware to working within business teams to optimize the systems and processes they rely on to help drive business impact," said Vijay Tella, Co-Founder and CEO of Workato. "As a leader in enterprise automation, we are committed to supporting this movement and the Business Technology teams who are guiding their organizations through digital transformation." Visit https://discover.workato.com/state-of-business-technology-lp/ to access the full report. About the Business Technology Community About Workato Blog: http://www.workato.com/blog *Based on an analysis of LinkedIn, there were over 5 million people performing a Business Technology role in 2019. Based on the growth in job openings for the role over the past year, it is estimated that by 2022 there will be over 15 million people working on a Business Systems team. View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-report-finds-role-of-business-technology-is-critical-to-driving-business-transformation-in-organizations-301030150.html SOURCE Workato |