A new multi-client, co-sponsored research project is coming to kick off 2026.
The research project will sample over 1,000 IT leaders and implementers on various aspects of their data protection strategies for 2026. Survey respondents will predominantly be enterprise organizations, with some midsized organizations (>500 employees) represented, coming from at least:
- United States … with LATAM (TBD)
- EMEA – UK, France, and Germany
- APJ – Australia, Singapore, and Japan (TBD)
What is a ‘co-sponsored’ research project?
As a ‘multi-client’ project, the costs are shared across a small handful of vendors and providers. DPM will author the majority of the research survey, with up to four Gold sponsors being able to add questions or tweak the survey overall. Silver or ‘late-stage’ sponsors will be able to utilize the data if they miss the initial window. Both sponsorships include a written asset as well as a video offering to ensure thought leadership efforts.
What is the project timeline?
- Sponsorship Window (Gold) = July 1 through August 31
- Sponsorship Window (Silver) = Sept 1 through Nov 14
- Survey development in September
- Fieldwork in October-November
- Content drafts in December — in time for January kickoffs and new year pipeline generation.
To learn more about the project, its topics, and how it might help your 2026 efforts … contact us.