Abstract
Introduction
This databook from the Technology Trends service helps vendors to understand
the current and forthcoming investment in enterprise applications in
education. 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 ENTERPRISE
APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION 5 Extent to which educational institutions
currently have or use enterprise applications 5 Educational institutions
that are considering investment in enterprise application solutions in the
next 6 months 7 Educational institutions that are considering investment
in enterprise applications in 6 months to 2 years time 9 Educational
institutions' preferred approach to buying enterprise applications 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 educational institutions are currently outsourcing 17
Technologies that educational institutions are considering outsourcing in the
next 6 months 19 Technologies that educational institutions are
considering outsourcing in 6 months to 1 years 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
29 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Extent to which educational
institutions currently have or use enterprise applications 5 Figure 2:
Educational institutions that are considering investment in enterprise
applications in the next 6 months 7 Figure 3: Educational institutions
that are considering investment in enterprise applications in 6 months to 2
years time 9 Figure 4: Educational institutions' preferred approach to
buying enterprise applications 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 educational institutions are currently outsourcing 17 Figure 8:
Technologies that educational institutions are considering outsourcing in the
next 6 months 19 Figure 9: Technologies that educational institutions are
considering outsourcing in 6 months to 1 years 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 educational institutions currently have
or use enterprise applications 6 Table 2: Educational institutions that
are considering investment in enterprise applications in the next 6 months
8 Table 3: Educational institutions that are considering investment in
enterprise applications in 6 months to 2 years time 10 Table 4:
Educational institutions' preferred approach to buying enterprise applications
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 educational institutions
are currently outsourcing 18 Table 8: Technologies that educational
institutions are considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 20 Table 9:
Technologies that educational institutions are considering outsourcing in 6
months to 1 years 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
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