New Research: Organizations with Mature Data Practices Innovate Twice as Fast
Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) released its State of Data Innovation report, highlighting a significant gap between organizations with mature data practices and those without. Companies with advanced data strategies are twice as innovative, launching two times more products and boosting employee productivity by 16%, nearly double that of less mature counterparts. The report surveyed 1,250 global managers and found that data innovators are more likely to monetize their data and expand into new markets.
- Organizations with mature data practices launch products at twice the rate of beginners.
- Mature data strategies increase employee productivity by 16% compared to 9% for beginners.
- 66% of mature organizations are monetizing their data directly, compared to 36% of beginners.
- None.
Global study demonstrates data maturity accelerates innovation, productivity, and wallet share
The report, built using research conducted by
“In today’s world, data is a strategic asset helping organizations not just survive, but thrive,” said
Data Innovators Are Reaping Real Business Benefits
Simply put, data maturity is an accelerator. In today’s digital landscape, businesses not only need a complete view of their data, but the ability to act upon their data quickly. Those who have invested heavily in data and met the criteria for a mature data approach are seeing great rewards, including:
- Innovating at double the rate of beginner-level organizations
- Entering new markets and increasing customer wallet share at nearly twice the rate of data beginners
-
Increased employee productivity by
16% in the past year, nearly double the increase of beginner-level innovators (9% ). -
Being nearly twice as likely (
66% versus36% ) to be directly monetizing their data.
Some Industries Are More Data-Driven Than Others
The study quantifies data innovation across industries as well, including:
-
50% of manufacturers applying data innovation to improve materials yields report a significant or game-changing impact. -
Over
50% of retailers using data innovation to optimize inventory or personalize offers, product recommendations and customer service report a significant or game-changing impact. -
75% of healthcare orgs prioritize investments in data-innovation platforms (versus point tools). -
61% of financial services firms are impacting product/service development with data innovation, the highest percentage of all industries surveyed. -
67% of government agencies are data innovation “beginners”.
Some Countries Are More Data-Driven Than Others
Approaches to data innovation also varied across regions. Below are key regional findings:
-
69% of North American organizations tend to prioritize investments in data-innovation platforms (versus point tools), slightly more than inEurope (67% ), and notably ahead of APAC (58% ). -
33% of APAC organizations rate better data utilization as their top business and IT priority for the next 24 months, a significantly higher proportion relative to bothNorth America (21% ) andEurope (17% ). -
54% of APAC organizations are using observability to improve how they innovate with their data, outpacingNorth America andEurope (both42% ). -
On average,
12% of IT budgets at European companies are allocated to solutions and staff that investigate, monitor, analyze and act on data, trailingNorth America and APAC (both14% ). -
European organizations were the least likely to report hiring a chief innovation officer to drive initiatives (
64% , versus72% inNorth America and75% in APAC).
“In the past year and a half, in the midst of a global pandemic, the value of data-driven innovation and digital transformation has only been catalyzed,” said
To further explore the State of Data Innovation, and download the full report, please visit our website.
About
Splunk, Splunk>, Data-to-Everything, D2E and Turn Data Into Doing are trademarks and registered trademarks of
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210914005117/en/
Media Contact
press@splunk.com
Investor Contact
ir@splunk.com
Source:
FAQ
What does the State of Data Innovation report reveal about Splunk (SPLK)?
How does data maturity impact business performance according to the SPLK report?