Demographics

The survey consisted of 15 questions and was administered during August and September of 2017 to 500 respondents. To be eligible, the respondents had to have at least a moderate level of IoT planning, configuration, management, and or oversight responsibility within either IT or OT. More than two-thirds of the respondents self-identified as having either high or primary decision maker status. Approximately 90 percent of respondents indicated they had dual IT and OT responsibilities, with 60 percent stating they were more involved in the IT organization than the OT organization. Throughout the report, IT and/or IT dominant respondents are referred to as ‘IT focused’ while OT and/or OT dominant responses are referred to as ‘OT focused.’

Approximately 91 percent of respondents represented businesses located primarily in North America, with the balance from Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, and Latin America.

Source: Futurum Research, Bridging the IoT Perception Gap, Survey of 500 IT/OT Professionals

Forty percent of respondents represented businesses with a minimum of 5,000 global employees, with 12.6 percent representing businesses with in excess of 50,000 global employees.

The largest industry demographic was from the Media & Technology sector (41.8 percent), while the smallest was from the Public Sector (5.2 percent). Other sectors represented in the survey included Products, including manufacturing, distribution, retail, and logistics (16 percent); Banking & Financial Services (15.2 percent); Healthcare & Pharma (8.4 percent); and Resources, including energy, utilities and transportation (5.8 percent). The balance of respondents self-selected as Other or Not Listed.