Around the conference table of many organizations, business decision makers are discussing ways to improve overall operations. This discussion almost always includes the use of improved enterprise application software (EAS). Under this heading is business intelligence (BI), customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), financial, accounting applications and more.

While many of these software solutions have become household names for IT departments, the rest of the business landscape is starting to catch up. In March of this year, Tech Pro Research conducted its annual survey of IT decision makers to find the current trends for EAS, and what the future plans are among the 196 respondents.

According to responses, 79 percent of respondents noted that that they are either using, adding or considering adopting EAS solutions. While adoption is one thing, satisfaction is another major indicator and 87 percent of respondents said they were "very" or "Somewhat" satisfied with their current level of business management software. That number is up from 76 percent the year before.

The other interesting takeaway is the size of the companies that are using these solutions. For organizations with 1,000 or more employees, 75 percent of are currently using enterprise software. As the companies get smaller (250-999 employees or 50-249 employees) the number drops slightly to 63 percent each. Only 28 percent of the smallest size of business, fewer than 50 employees, are using the software. This means there is a major opportunity for providers here.

Business management software solutions are growing in popularity and satisfaction and by partnering with an an experienced provider, any organization will be able to adopt these systems.