Abstract
This study provides an overview of the utility industry in Central Europe as well as details of the structure of the utility markets in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. The study includes the results of an Insight survey of utility companies in Central Europe, which explores the allocation of utility companies' budgets as well as companies' current and planned future IT initiatives and investments. The study also quantifies anticipated utility-sector IT spending in Central Europe over the 2007-2011 forecast period.
"Vendors should note that the relatively large IT departments of utilities combined with low labor costs means internal IT departments will almost always be the first choice for routine and regular systems integration, software deployment, and support functions. That being said, vendors will need to differentiate between themselves through their range of services, speed and efficiency of implementation, and operational and IT best practices." - Arun Chandramohan, Senior Analyst, IDC CEMA
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Energy Insights Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Conceptual Framework
- Sample Design
- Sampling Unit: IDC' s Economic Entity
- Sample Quotas
- Figure: Respondent Distribution by Number of Employees at Year-End 2006
- Sample Frame and Sampling Method
- Table: Number of Interviews Completed by Country
- Respondents
- Interviews
- Questionnaire and Schedule
- Confidence Levels
- Weighting
- Analysis of Data
- Definition
- Survey Respondent Profile
- Table: Breakdown of Respondents by Job Title
- Table: Functional Area of Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Overall Annual Budget/Turnover of Respondents' Organization in 2006
- Executive Summary
- Methodology
- Situation Overview
- Overview of the Utilities Sector in Central Europe
- Key Developments in the CE Utilities Sector in 2007
- Figure: Level of Completion of Organizational and Functional Restructuring Resulting from Unbundling
- Table: Leading Utilities in the CE Region, 2006
- IT Organization and Role
- Figure: Employees Involved in IT/IS Support in Respondents' Organization as of Year-End 2006
- Figure: Role of IT Department/IT Staff in IT Strategy Planning and Deployment of New Solutions
- Figure: Method used by Respondents' Company for Operational Management of IT Infrastructure
- Table: Rating of Need for Improvements in your IT Organization to Better Support Business? (1 is "not at all urgent" and 5 is "extremely urgent")
- Table: Anticipated Change in Current Method of IT Operational Management over Next 12 Months
- IT Spending
- Table: Significant IT Deals in the Utilities Sector in CE, 2006
- Figure: Breakdown of Total IT Spending in Respondents' Organization in 2006
- Figure: Allocation of IT Spending in Respondents' Organization in 2006
- Figure: Functional Areas that Respondents' Organization is Currently Investing In
- Figure: Breakdown of External and Internal IT Spending in Respondents' Organization in 2006
- Wireless and Mobile Technologies
- Figure: Characterization of Adoption of Wireless Networking in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Approach to Employee Access to ERP Applications via Mobile or Wireless Technology in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Types of User Devices Currently Being Used/To be Used to Access Corporate Resources
- Figure: Mobile Solution Strategy In Use or Planned at Respondents' Organization
- IT Security
- Figure: Factors Driving Security Software Spending in Respondents' Organization in 2007
- Table: Rating of Seriousness of Threats to Respondents' Organization' s Network, Data, and Internet Security (1 being least significant and 5 most serious)
- Table: Level of Implementation of Security Software Solutions in Respondents' Organization
- Procurement
- Figure: Procurement of Project-Based IT Services/Solutions in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Anticipated Primary Source of IT Products and Services Respondents' Organization in 2007
- Figure: Preference for Obtaining IT Products and Services (Local or International) in Respondents' Organization
- Table: Importance of Criteria in Choosing Primary IT Supplier in Respondents' Organization
- Table: Level of Influence of Sources in Selection of IT Provider in Respondents' Organization
- Overview of the Utilities Sector in Central Europe
- Future Outlook
- Business Outlook
- Figure: Outlook on Current Business Prospects of Respondents' Organization
- Table: Importance of Business Initiatives to Respondents' Organization Over Next 12 Months
- IT Spending in CE Utilities Sector
- Table: IT Spending (US$M) in Utilities Sector by Technology in Central Europe, 2006-2011
- Table: IT Spending (US$M) in the Utilities Sector by Country and Technology in Central Europe, 2007
- Table: IT Spending (US$M) in Utilities Sector by Country and Technology in Central Europe, 2011
- Figure: Main IT Focus of Respondents' Organization over Next 12 Months
- Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in IT Spending in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in Spending on Hardware in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in Spending on Software in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in Spending on IT Services in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
- Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in Spending on Outsourcing Services in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
