How Does Your

Company Measure Up In

The Application

Economy?

“…app sales now total $30 billion and by 2020 they will be $100 billion.”—Josh Lipton, CNBC Business News

Source: video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000291221#, July 10, 2014.

Without question, the application economy is impacting enterprises across the globe.

50% HAVE SEEN AN IMPACT ON THEIR INDUSTRY

44% HAVE SEEN AN IMPACT ON THEIR ORGANIZATION

Source: CA and Vanson Bourne Global Application Economy Study, 2014.

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

8,000

500,000

1,000,000

2,440,000

2011 2010 2008

The Explosion of the Application Economy

As many as 60,000 Apps are added to the App Store each month.

Number of Apps Available by Year(iOs and Android)

2014

Source: www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/technology/one-million-apps-and-counting.html, December 11, 2011, www.informit.com/blogs/blog.aspx?uk=The-Fight-for-The-Mobile-App-Market-Android-vs-iOS, June 9, 2014, www.cbsnews.com/news/apples-app-store-full-of-zombies-says-report/, July 29, 2014.

94%

There is the need for speed if you want to survive in the application economy.

of Line of Business executives are facing increased pressure to release applications fasterThe Reasons? Customer demand and competitive pressures

Source: CA and Vanson Bourne Global Application Economy Study, 2014.

But that’s changing… Enterprises are responding with swift and significant actions.INCREASING INVESTMENTS BY AN AVERAGE OFBRINGING MORE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT BACK IN-HOUSE (11 Percentage Points Growth)

52%HAVE OR PLAN TO MAKE A

SOFTWARE ACQUISITIONIN THE NEXT YEAR

25%

Source: CA and Vanson Bourne Global Application Economy Study, 2014.

Only 15% of Line of Business executives are completely satisfied with IT’s speed in delivering new applications or services

When it comes to speed to market,

satisfaction levels are low.

Source: CA and Vanson Bourne Global Application Economy Study, 2014.

6Make strategic

changes that yield more

apps, faster!

DELIVERED FOUR OR MORE APPS LAST YEAR

51%

AVERAGE NUMBER OF CUSTOMER APPS DELIVERED LAST YEAR

How do companies gain

a competitive advantage?

Source: CA and Vanson Bourne Global Application Economy Study, 2014.

Is your organization poised to be a leader in the application economy?

Survey respondents site security concerns as a top obstacle that needs to be addressed by enterprises in order to become more effective in the application economy.

Confidence in Security is Key.

Source: CA and Vanson Bourne Global Application Economy Study, 2014.

CULTURAL ISSUES

Knowledge is Power!

25%

LACK OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF IMPACT/BENEFITS

LACK OF KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

26%

24%

Source: CA and Vanson Bourne Global Application Economy Study, 2014.

Key obstacles sited by respondents include:

Payoffs are huge

for those who

embrace the application

economy.

Application Economy Leaders have seen:

HIGHER REVENUE GROWTH

106% HIGHER

PROFIT GROWTH

66% MORE BUSINESS COMING FROM NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

50%

Source: CA and Vanson Bourne Global Application Economy Study, 2014.

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