Abstract
Introduction
This databook from the Technology Trends service helps vendors to understand
the current and forthcoming investment in security solutions in retail. The
data has been drawn from interviews with 40 IT managers conducted in H2
2006.
Scope
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.
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.
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.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
SECURITY IN
RETAIL 5
Extent to which retailers currently have or use security
solutions 5
Retailers that are considering investment in security
solutions in the next 6 months 7
Retailers that are considering investment
in security solutions in 6 months to 2 years time 9
Retailers' preferred
approach to buying security solutions 11
Size of investment in single
biggest IT project in budget year 2006 13
Area of investment for single
biggest IT project in budget year 2006 15
Technologies that retailers are
currently outsourcing 17
Technologies that retailers are considering
outsourcing in the next 6 months 19
Technologies that retailers are
considering outsourcing in 6 months to 1 year' s time 21
APPENDIX 23
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 23
Breakdown of the
Technology Trends sample by company size 25
Breakdown of the Technology
Trends sample by company revenue 28
Further reading 30
Ask the analyst
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Extent to which retailers currently
have or use security solutions 5
Figure 2: Retailers that are considering
investment in security solutions in the next 6 months 7
Figure 3:
Retailers that are considering investment in security solutions in 6 months to
2 years time 9
Figure 4: Retailers' preferred approach to buying security
solutions 11
Figure 5: Size of investment in single biggest IT project in
budget year 2006 13
Figure 6: Area of investment for single biggest IT
project in budget year 2006 15
Figure 7: Technologies that retailers are
currently outsourcing 17
Figure 8: Technologies that retailers are
considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 19
Figure 9: Technologies
that retailers are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 1 year' s time 21
Figure 10: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 23
Figure 11: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size 25
Figure 12: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 28
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Extent to which retailers currently have or
use security solutions 6
Table 2: Retailers that are considering
investment in security solutions in the next 6 months 8
Table 3: Retailers
that are considering investment in security solutions in 6 months to 2 years
time 10
Table 4: Retailers' preferred approach to buying security
solutions 12
Table 5: Size of investment in single biggest IT project in
budget year 2006 14
Table 6: Area of investment for single biggest IT
project in budget year 2006 16
Table 7: Technologies that retailers are
currently outsourcing 18
Table 8: Technologies that retailers are
considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 20
Table 9: Technologies
that retailers are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 1 year' s time 22
Table 10: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 24
Table
11: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size 26
Table 12:
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 29
