Computer Economics

{{Short description|IT research firm}}

{{refimprove|date=April 2015}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Computer Economics

| logo = File:Computer Economics logo.gif

| industry = Technology industry

| founded = {{Start date and age|1979}}

| founder = Bruno Bassi

| hq_location_city = El Segundo, California

| parent = Avasant Research

| website = {{URL|computereconomics.com}}

}}

Computer Economics is an IT research firm focusing on the strategic and financial management of information systems.{{cite news|last=Freeman |first=Mike |date=1999-09-29 |title=Computer Economics wants to hear your cyber beefs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1463633/standardspeaker/ |newspaper=Standard-Speaker |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=2014-12-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225050013/http://www.newspapers.com/clippings/downloadClipping/?id=1463633 |archivedate=2014-12-25 |url-status=live }} {{Open access}}{{cite news |last=Delio |first=Michelle |authorlink=Michelle Delio |date=2002-01-14 |title=Find the Cost of (Virus) Freedom |url=http://archive.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2002/01/49681?currentPage=all |newspaper=Wired |accessdate=2014-12-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225050929/http://archive.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2002/01/49681?currentPage=all |archivedate=2014-12-25 }}{{cite news |last=Leyden |first=John |date=2002-01-16 |title=Lies, damned lies and anti-virus statistics |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/23707.html |newspaper=The Register |accessdate=2014-12-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726035216/http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/23707.html |archivedate=2008-07-26 }} It was founded in 1979 by Bruno Bassi and is currently headquartered in El Segundo, California, USA. Clients include IT organizations, consulting firms, and financial services firms in North America and other countries. Computer Economics research provides IT metrics in six categories along with practical advice backed up by annual surveys of IT decision makers.

Its Computer Economics Report, first published in 1979, was a monthly newsletter related to IT cost management. Its IT Spending, Staffing,{{Cite web|title=IT Spending & Staffing Reports Overview - Computer Economics -- for IT metrics, ratios, benchmarks, and research advisories for IT management|url=https://www.computereconomics.com/page.cfm?name=it-spending-and-staffing-reports-overview|access-date=2020-09-24|website=www.computereconomics.com|language=en}} and [https://www.computereconomics.com/page.cfm?name=worldwide-technology-trends-reports-overview Worldwide Technology Trends] study, first published in 1990, is based on its annual survey of IT executives in the U.S. and Canada. The firm also publishes special reports on IT spending and staffing metrics, IT salaries, IT security, malware, and other topics. In addition, the firm maintains data on vendor pricing and discounting, fair market values, and residual value forecasts for computer hardware.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

Computer Economics is a service of Avasant Research.{{Cite web|title=About Computer Economics - Computer Economics -- for IT metrics, ratios, benchmarks, and research advisories for IT management|url=https://www.computereconomics.com/page.cfm?name=aboutus|access-date=2020-09-24|website=www.computereconomics.com|language=en}}