IT budgets in large enterprises H2 2007

Introduction

This databook from the Technology Trends service helps vendors to understand evolving enterprise IT budgets in large enterprises. The data has been drawn from interviews with over 100 IT managers conducted in H2 2007.

Scope

Datamonitor has interviewed 500 IT decision makers about their investment in 8 core enterprise technologies. Interviews have been conducted with IT decision makers to gain an understanding of their attitudes to, and adoption of, various technologies. The interviews have been spread evenly across 8 geographical markets and span 10 vertical markets and 5 enterprise size bands.

Highlights

Over the course of 2007, Datamonitor is publishing over 100 databooks with Technology Trends data cut by technology, vertical market, geography and size band.

Reasons to Purchase

Gain insight into key technology investment patterns and trends in target markets. Understand evolving customer IT budgets, attitudes to technology adoption, technology decision-making processes, and perception of technology vendors. Enable your sales, marketing and product teams to address your IT audience.

Report Highlights

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
IT BUDGETS IN LARGE ENTERPRISES 5
Size of large enterprises’ global IT budget from the Technology Trends sample 5
Expected changes to IT budgets from 2007 to 2008 within large enterprises 9
Spending on (external) IT budget in 2007 by type 11
Likely changes to (external) IT budget in 2008 13
Spending on IT budget by entity 15
Type of provider that large enterprises are likely to approach first to address their organization’s IT needs 17
Importance of various objectives to large enterprises’ IT investment strategy in 2007 19
APPENDIX 21
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 21
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size 23
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by vertical market 25
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 27
Further reading 29
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Size of large enterprises’ global IT budget from the Technology Trends sample 5
Figure 2: Changes to IT budgets from 2006 to 2007 within large enterprises 7
Figure 3: Expected changes to IT budgets from 2007 to 2008 within large enterprises 9
Figure 4: Spending on (external) IT budget in 2007 by type 11
Figure 5: Likely changes to (external) IT budget in 2008 13
Figure 6: Spending on IT budget by entity 15
Figure 7: Type of provider that large enterprises are likely to approach first to address their organization’s IT needs 17
Figure 8: Importance of various objectives to large enterprises’ IT investment strategy in 2007 19
Figure 9: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 21
Figure 10: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size 23
Figure 11: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by vertical market 25
Figure 12: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 27
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Size of large enterprises’ global IT budget from the Technology Trends sample 6
Table 2: Changes to IT budgets from 2006 to 2007 within large enterprises 8
Table 3: Expected changes to IT budgets from 2007 to 2008 within large enterprises 10
Table 4: Spending on (external) IT budget in 2007 by type 12
Table 5: Likely changes to (external) IT budget in 2008 14
Table 6: Spending on IT budget by entity 16
Table 7: Type of provider that large enterprises are likely to approach first to address their organization’s IT needs 18
Table 8: Importance of various objectives to large enterprises’ IT investment strategy in 2007 20
Table 9: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 22
Table 10: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size 24
Table 11: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by vertical market 26
Table 12: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 28
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