Is There an IT Innovation Gap?
By Jim Metzler, Kubernan
Published January 2005, Posted February 2005

Abstract:

Technology innovation is a frequently discussed topic. However, there is a wide range of opinions relative to the value and the extent of innovation. For example, some pundits believe that innovation in general, and technology innovation in particular, is one of the strongest forces driving American competitiveness. To others, innovation in general is overrated and technology innovation in particular is running out of steam.

The purpose of this report is to put technology innovation into its proper context. The report accomplishes that goal by answering a number of very specific questions regarding technology innovation. Those questions include:

This report will answer those questions based on qualitative insight combined with quantitative analysis gathered as a result of survey. Throughout this document, the people who responded to this survey will be referred to as the survey respondents. It should be noted that just under half of the survey respondents (45%) work in an IT organization. The rest of the survey respondents work in a variety of organizations, including engineering, marketing, sales, and operations.

This report will focus primarily, but not exclusively, on the development of new and innovative technologies that are targeted directly at enterprise IT organizations. The article will also focus exclusively on vendors of hardware and software products. Future articles will expand this focus and discuss service providers, as well as technologies that are targeted at service providers.

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