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Dr. Schwarzkopf has worked during the last 40 years in all areas of Computer Information
Services:
As an Industry Analyst at META Group (Israeli Research Manager) and was named a META Group Research Fellow.
As an academic researcher in Entrepreneurship Sciences; has published and presented in the Academy of Management and
Babson Conferences and Editorial Board Member of the academic journal "International Journal of Opportunity, Growth and
Value Creation".
As a consultant in Arthur Andersen Consulting (USA), Booz Allen (USA) and Kesselman & Kesselman. As a systems professional
in SCS Computers and the R&D Unit of the Israel Defense Forces.
As a sales and marketing professional in Digital Equipment Corporation.
Teaching in the MIS department / TelAviv Yafo Academic College and the Computer School of the IDF.
Entrepreneur founding three companies in the IT arena: STKI, store and forward mail and office information systems.
Dr. Schwarzkopf served on the Board of Directors of Ashot Ashkelon Industries, served as
President of the Gymnazia Herzelia Association, Co-founder of the Mashov Political Movement
and was a member of the Central Committee of the Labor Party. Major (Rav-Seren) in the
reserves, Israel Defense Forces (where he served in an elite unit and later in the R&D unit).
Registered Engineer (IS22881), member of MENSA Israel.
Dr. Schwarzkopf received BSE and MSE degrees (Systems Engineering) from the University of
Central Florida. Received a MSIA (Management Information Systems) and ABD (PhD
Program) in Systems Science (received (twice) the William Larimer Mellon Scholarship/Award)
from Carnegie Mellon University. His doctorate (DM-Management/ Entrepreneurship) he
received from Case Western Reserve University.
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STKIs goal is to help our clients make the right choices in the strategic and financial management
of their information technology systems.
Founded in 1992, STKI is the leading market research and strategic analyst firm in Israel,
covering the IT infrastructures, IT applications and IT services industry .
Over 22 years of experience in the IT analyst sector and thousands of annual face-to-face interviews with key industry participants
have enabled us to establish solid, long-standing relationships with our customers.
Our customers include major IT organizations (government, financial institutions, telecoms, manufacturing, medical, education, etc.)
and IT suppliers/vendors (infrastructure and software suppliers, consulting and professional services firms).
STKI works closely with vendor senior management (strategy, business development, and marketing).
Where end users are concerned, STKI meets with IT managers as well as with all levels of IT decision making,
thereby attaining complete information of processes.
STKI's mission is to advise and analyze users of information technology as well as their suppliers while conducting original research and providing advisory services
regarding all parts of the information system puzzle.
Israel's foremost IT companies have come to rely on STKI's market-proven experience and expertise.
Our services include:
Face-to-face meetings
STKI Analyst House Calls (for both users and vendors)
Inquiries
Surveys
In-house Workshops
Brainstorming Workshops
Israel 2016
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industry
Budgets 2012
government
education
health
banks
insurance
fin other
$1,350
$1,250
$250 $1,900
$230 $1,770
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$400 $1,405
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2012
Budgets 2013
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Budgets 2014
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Health
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Budgets
2016
$1,310
$1,350
$1,500
$235 $1,820
$230 $1,870
$260 $2,080
$275
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69.52%
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$425 $1,475
$430 $1,525
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Tri-Modal IT Consequences
IT Centric
Business Centric
Customer Centric
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MF
computing
IT Budget
Hybrid
computing
SaaS delivery
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not worse
just smaller
boutique
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not worse
just smaller
boutique
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VARs or Partners:
NO double bookings for IT market size forecasts
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IT Market in Israel
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Server Markets
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135,000
-3.70%
130,000 -3.08%
2016
126,000
29,000
-3.45%
28,000 -7.14%
26,000
Tape Libraries
11,000
-4.55%
10,500 -4.76%
175,000
-3.71%
168,500 -3.86%
10,000
162,000
storage
total
2014
2015
205,000
0.98%
207,000 1.93%
Security / Cyber
95,000
10.53%
105,000 14.29%
55,000
-9.09%
50,000 -4.00%
2016
211,000
120,000
48,000
355,000
1.97%
362,000 4.70%
379,000
networking
Enterprise Networking
total
2014
2015
2017
2018
-2.38%
123,000
-2.44%
120,000
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25,000
-4.00%
24,000
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-2.55%
153,000
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205,000
-2.44%
200,000
8.33%
130,000
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135,000
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-4.44%
43,000
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380,000
-0.53%
378,000
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Tape Libraries
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SOFTWARE
2014
changes
2015
1,515,500
4.39%
1,582,000
changes
2016
4.42% 1,652,000
changes
2017
changes
2018
4.36%
1,724,000
4.76%
1,806,000
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Market Players:
Knowledge Management (ECM, Portals, LMS)
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UX Design
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