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NY Tech Summit survey reveals IT professionals top concernsSYRACUSE, N.Y., Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cybersecurity continues to be a top priority for IT professionals according to a first-ever industry survey conducted at the 13th annual New York Tech Summit earlier this year. "While the survey provided a snapshot of the many challenges facing IT professionals from across the state, we found cybersecurity to be the most prevalent topic on the minds of those who participated in our first-ever survey," said Renee Duffy, director of marketing for TERACAI and CXtec. "We know cybersecurity is a popular topic due to recent world events, but our survey results indicate that preparing for and fighting cyber security can certainly be quite a daunting task for IT professionals!" Nearly half the respondents, 49%, indicated that their top concern was security and that 26% of those surveyed indicated they spend up to half of their organization's budget on security-related products and services. And, nearly 65% indicated they spend up to one quarter their company's budget in this category. Security is such a concern that over one fifth, 21%, o those surveyed indicated the types of products and services needed to combat cyber security would be their top investment in 2018. A fast growing technology trend indicated by survey participants was cloud computing. Here, 77% indicated that up to one quarter of their infrastructure is based in the cloud with email and Office 365 being the top two applications being utilized. However, while this trend continues to grow, only 8% said it would be their top investment in 2018. What and where are these IT professionals spending their money? Time for a refresh both professionally and socially! "We are quite thankful to all those who participated in our first-ever industry survey and plan on continuing to make the survey an annual event at future New York Tech Summit conferences," said Duffy. About NY Tech Summit Contact: View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ny-tech-summit-survey-reveals-it-professionals-top-concerns-300535797.html SOURCE NY Tech Summit |