Abstract
Introduction
This databook from the Technology Trends service helps vendors to understand
current and forthcoming investment in mobility solutions in energy. 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
MOBILITY IN
ENERGY 5
Extent to which energy companies currently have or use mobility
solutions 5
Energy companies that are considering investment in mobility
solutions in the next 6 months 7
Energy companies that are considering
investment in mobility solutions in 6 months to 2 years time 9
Energy
companies' preferred approach to buying mobility 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 energy companies are currently outsourcing 17
Technologies that energy companies are considering outsourcing in the next 6
months 19
Technologies that energy companies 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 27
Further reading 29
Ask the analyst 30
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Extent to which energy companies currently have
or use mobility solutions 5
Figure 2: Energy companies that are
considering investment in mobility solutions in the next 6 months 7
Figure
3: Energy companies that are considering investment in mobility solutions in 6
months to 2 years time 9
Figure 4: Energy companies' preferred approach to
buying mobility 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 energy companies are currently outsourcing 17
Figure 8: Technologies
that energy companies are considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 19
Figure 9: Technologies that energy companies 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 27
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Extent to
which energy companies currently have or use mobility solutions 6
Table 2:
Energy companies that are considering investment in mobility solutions in the
next 6 months 8
Table 3: Energy companies that are considering investment
in mobility solutions in 6 months to 2 years time 10
Table 4: Energy
companies' preferred approach to buying mobility 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 energy companies are currently outsourcing
18
Table 8: Technologies that energy companies are considering outsourcing
in the next 6 months 20
Table 9: Technologies that energy companies 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 28

