To drive digital innovation, do you attend demos by tech startups / companies?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies

Never Tried20%

Tried but discontinued24%

Trying but needs work30%

Adopted but impact is unclear17%

Adopted with measurable impact7%

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Assistant Director IT Auditor in Education, 10,001+ employees

Yes, because I get the opportunity to see some of the product capabilities and whether the product has potential to help my organization. Many times I am not familiar with a product and getting to see the demos I can get a better understanding, like CASBs. Every organization should have CASBs installed.

Director of Network Transformation, Self-employed

This is a must. If you are only looking at the major vendors for innovation, you are missing out. I've worked with a number of startups, been an advisor and then worked at one myself. Opens your eyes to new ideas and if the product is interesting, you can provide feedback to help you solve your issues better. Heck, there is a reason established vendors buy startups! Get ahead of the curve and take that demo. It's worth it!

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Remote Work17%

Microservices / Containerization11%

CI / CD5%

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