Computer Economics

Computer Economics is an information-technology research firm and advisory brand that concentrates on the strategic and financial management of information systems. Founded in 1979 by Bruno Bassi, the organization began with the Computer Economics Report, a monthly publication addressing information-technology cost management. Its work has developed around the practical measurement of IT spending, staffing, operating performance, technology economics, and related management decisions. The brand’s research is aimed primarily at information-technology organizations, consulting firms, and financial-services companies. Its client and readership base includes organizations in North America as well as users in other countries. Rather than presenting IT as a purely technical function, Computer Economics frames technology management through financial and operational metrics, including expenditure levels, staffing requirements, compensation, security costs, vendor pricing, and the expected value of hardware assets. A major continuing research program is its IT Spending, Staffing, and Worldwide Technology Trends study. First published in 1990, the study draws on an annual survey of IT executives in the United States and Canada. The survey-based approach allows the firm to compare spending and staffing patterns across organizations and to provide benchmark information for budgeting, workforce planning, and senior-management discussions. Its research output is organized around six broad categories of IT metrics, supported by practical recommendations based on survey findings and operating experience. In addition to its recurring reports, Computer Economics has published special studies covering IT spending and staffing, IT salaries, information security, malware, and other technology-management subjects. The organization also maintains information on vendor pricing and discounting, fair-market values, and residual-value forecasts for computer hardware. These data services extend the brand beyond general commentary into benchmarking and asset-economics support. Computer Economics operates as a service of Avasant Research. Its current headquarters are in El Segundo, California. The brand’s continuing role is that of a specialist source of quantitative IT-management research, helping organizations evaluate technology budgets, staffing levels, procurement economics, risk-related costs, and the financial implications of information-systems decisions.

Computer Economics was established in 1979 by Bruno Bassi as an information-technology research organization focused on the economics and management of information systems. Its first major publication was the Computer Economics Report, a monthly newsletter devoted to IT cost management. The publication gave the organization an early identity centered on the financial and operational questions surrounding technology rather than on the promotion of particular hardware or software products. Over time, the firm expanded its research coverage from newsletter-based commentary into recurring benchmarks, executive surveys, specialized studies, and technology-asset data. Its research program has addressed IT spending, staffing, salaries, security, malware, vendor pricing, discounting, fair-market values, and residual-value forecasts for computer hardware. This broad scope reflects the organization’s emphasis on translating technology activity into measurable financial and management information. In 1990, Computer Economics began publishing its IT Spending, Staffing, and Worldwide Technology Trends study. The study is based on an annual survey of IT executives in the United States and Canada and has served as a recurring source of comparative information about technology budgets and workforce requirements. Its survey-driven methodology supports benchmarking across organizations and provides evidence for decisions involving budgeting, staffing, and technology planning. The organization’s research is described as covering six categories of IT metrics and as combining quantitative findings with practical management advice. Its intended users include IT departments, consulting firms, and financial-services organizations, with clients and readers in North America and other markets. This places Computer Economics between an industry publication, a benchmarking service, and a specialist advisory resource. Computer Economics is currently described as a service of Avasant Research and is headquartered in El Segundo, California. Under that relationship, the brand continues to provide research concerning the strategic and financial management of information systems. Publicly available reference material does not identify a separate current executive roster, a standalone listed corporate entity, or a current official website URL for the Computer Economics brand.

• 1990

  IT spending and staffing study begins

  [1]Computer Economicsen.wikipedia.org

  Computer Economics first published its recurring IT Spending, Staffing, and Worldwide Technology Trends study, based on annual surveys of IT executives in the United States and Canada.

• 1979

  Computer Economics is founded

  [1]Computer Economicsen.wikipedia.org

  Bruno Bassi founded Computer Economics as an IT research organization focused on the strategic and financial management of information systems.

• 1979

  Computer Economics Report begins publication

  [1]Computer Economicsen.wikipedia.org

  The brand launched its Computer Economics Report, initially a monthly newsletter addressing IT cost management.

• Becomes a service of Avasant Research

  [1]Computer Economicsen.wikipedia.org

  Computer Economics is currently operated as a service of Avasant Research.

A specialist IT research and advisory source emphasizing quantitative benchmarks, cost management, staffing analysis, technology trends, and practical financial guidance for information-technology leaders.

• IT cost-management publication · 1979

  Computer Economics Report

  The Computer Economics Report was the brand’s original publication, introduced in 1979 as a monthly newsletter concerned with IT cost management. It established the organization’s focus on the financial and operational consequences of information-systems decisions and provided a foundation for later benchmarking and research services.

• Annual IT benchmarking study · 1990

  IT Spending, Staffing, and Worldwide Technology Trends

  This recurring research study examines IT spending, staffing, and technology trends through an annual survey of IT executives in the United States and Canada. It is designed to support comparative analysis and practical decisions involving technology budgets, workforce planning, and the broader management of information-systems resources.

• Research reports

  Specialized IT research reports

  Computer Economics publishes specialized reports addressing subjects such as IT spending and staffing metrics, IT salaries, information security, malware, and other technology-management topics. These reports extend the brand’s research beyond its core recurring survey and provide focused analysis for particular planning and risk-management needs.

• Technology economics data service

  Technology pricing and asset-value data

  The organization maintains data concerning vendor pricing and discounting, fair-market values, and residual-value forecasts for computer hardware. This information supports procurement analysis, asset valuation, and evaluation of the economic life and resale expectations of technology equipment.

• 2020.02.27

  Reported2020.02.27

  Avasant announces acquisition of Computer Economics[2]Avasant宣布收购Computer Economicsprweb.com

  Avasant announced its acquisition of Computer Economics, a research and data firm providing IT management metrics and operational benchmarks. The transaction terms were not disclosed.

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