Abstract
Introduction
This databook from the Technology Trends service helps vendors to understand evolving enterprise IT budgets in manufacturing. The data has been drawn from interviews with 40 IT managers conducted in H1 2006.
Scope of this report
- Datamonitor has interviewed 400 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.
Research and analysis highlights
Over the course of 2006, Datamonitor is publishing over 500 databooks with Technology Trends data cut by technology, vertical market, geography and size band.
Key reasons to read this report
- 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.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
- What is this report about?
- Catalyst
- Methodology
- Definitions
IT BUDGETS IN MANUFACTURING
- Size of enterprises' global IT budget from the Technology Trends sample
- Changes to IT budgets from 2005 to 2006
- Expected changes to IT budgets from 2006 to 2007
- Spending on (external) IT budget by type
- Likely changes to (external) IT budget in 2007
- Spending on IT budget by entity
- Type of provider that enterprises are likely to approach first to address their organization's IT needs
- Importance of various objectives to enterprises' IT investment strategy in 2006
APPENDIX
- Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography
- Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size
- Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue
- Further reading
- Ask the analyst
List of Tables
- Table 1: Technology definitions
- Table 2: Vertical market definitions
- Table 3: Size of enterprises' global IT budget from the Technology Trends sample
- Table 4: Changes to IT budgets from 2005 to 2006
- Table 5: Expected changes to IT budgets from 2006 to 2007
- Table 6: Spending on (external) IT budget by type
- Table 7: Likely changes to (external) IT budget in 2007
- Table 8: Spending on IT budget by entity
- Table 9: Type of provider that enterprises are likely to approach first to address their organization's IT needs
- Table 10: Importance of various objectives to enterprises' IT investment strategy in 2006
- Table 11: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography
- Table 12: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size
- Table 13: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Size of enterprises' global IT budget from the Technology Trends sample
- Figure 2: Changes to IT budgets from 2005 to 2006
- Figure 3: Expected changes to IT budgets from 2006 to 2007
- Figure 4: Spending on (external) IT budget by type
- Figure 5: Likely changes to (external) IT budget in 2007
- Figure 6: Spending on IT budget by entity
- Figure 7: Type of provider that enterprises are likely to approach first to address their organization's IT needs
- Figure 8: Importance of various objectives to enterprises' IT investment strategy in 2006
- Figure 9: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography
- Figure 10: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size
- Figure 11: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue
