IFS Study: 26 percent increase in digital transformation initiatives since 2015
IFS研究：自2015年以來，數字化轉型計劃增長了26％

August 17, 2018 - IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has released a primary research study of 200 North American manufacturing executives which reveals more than half of respondents expect their budgets for digital transformation to increase in the next two years.

2018年8月17日——全球企業應用公司IFS發布了一項針對200名北美制造業高管的主要研究報告，該研究顯示，超過一半的受訪者預計未來兩年他們的數字化轉型預算將會增加。

The IFS study also reveals that substantial investments have already been made in digital transformation initatives, leading to a 26 percent increase since a 2015 study in companies saying their enterprise software did a very good or good job preparing them for digital transformation. Based on the results from the study, IFS believes digital transformation will continue to accelerate in coming years since only 5 percent of respondents expected their budgets to decrease.

IFS研究研究還顯示，數字化轉型啟動項目已經進行了大量投資，自2015年對企業進行的一項研究以來，這一投資增長了26 %，該研究稱，他們的企業軟件在為數字化轉型做好準備方面做得非常好或很好。根據該研究結果，IFS認為數字化轉型將在未來幾年持續加速，因為只有5％的受訪者預計其預算會減少。

IFS’s results are corroborated by analyst research indicating a groundswell of investment in digital transformation. According to a study by IDC, global digital transformation spending will reach $1.7 trillion by 2019, increasing 42 percent over 2017. ”According to the 2018 Gartner Digital Business Survey, 59 percent of midsize enterprises (MSEs) intend to pursue their digital ambitions by both optimizing and transforming their business for the digital era.”

分析師對數字化轉型投資的研究證實了IFS的結果。根據IDC的一項研究，到2019年，全球數字化轉型支出將達到1.7萬億美元，比2017年增長42％。“根據2018年Gartner數字商業調查，59％的中型企業（MSEs）打算通過優化和轉變業務的方式來實現其數字化目標。”

“Today, a lot more companies feel they are prepared for digital transformation than they felt a year ago,” IFS CTO, North America, Rick Veague said. “It is not likely that 20 percent of the market replaced their enterprise systems. It takes longer than that to identify a project, select technology and implement. Some may have already had projects in place and seen them come to fruition. But a good percentage are now, a year later, more aware of the possibilities. There are simple wins to be had by leveraging more accessible technologies like mobility and, increasingly, IoT. Now that enterprise software vendors have planned their offerings around these technologies, the pace of change can pick up quickly. Those who cannot change at the pace of their competitors will be left behind.”

“相比一年前，今天有越來越多的公司認為他們已經為數字化轉型做好了準備，”IFS北美首席技術官Rick Veague說道。“20％的市場不太可能取代他們的企業系統。甄選一個項目、選擇技術和實施需要更長的時間。有些人可能已經有了項目，并看到了成果。但是一年后，現在很大一部分人更意識到了可能性。通過利用更容易獲得的技術，如移動性，以及越來越多的物聯網，我們可以獲得簡單的勝利。現在，企業軟件供應商已經圍繞這些技術規劃了他們的產品，變革的步伐可以迅速加快。那些無法按照競爭對手的步伐改變的人將被甩在后面。”

The study also sheds light on the type of digital transformation projects respondents have budgeted for. Analytics and mobility projects were the most frequently funded among respondent companies.

該研究還揭示了受訪者預算的數字化轉型項目的類型。分析和移動項目是被調查公司中獲得資金最多的項目。