Abstract
Introduction
This databook from the Technology Trends service helps vendors to understand
the current and forthcoming investment in enterprise applications 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
Enterprise
applications in energy 6
Extent to which energy companies currently have
or use enterprise applications 6
Energy companies that are considering
investment in enterprise applications in the next 6 months 8
Energy
companies that are considering investment in enterprise applications in 6
months to 2 years time 10
Energy companies' preferred approach to buying
Enterprise applications 12
Size of investment in single biggest IT project
in budget year 2006 14
Area of investment for single biggest IT project in
budget year 2006 16
Technologies that energy companies are currently
outsourcing 18
Technologies that energy companies are considering
outsourcing in the next 6 months 20
Technologies that energy companies are
considering outsourcing in 6 months to 1 years time 22
APPENDIX 24
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 24
Breakdown of the
Technology Trends sample by company size 26
Breakdown of the Technology
Trends sample by company revenue 28
Further reading 30
Ask the analyst
30
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Extent to which energy companies
currently have or use enterprise applications 7
Figure 2: Energy companies
that are considering investment in enterprise applications in the next 6
months 9
Figure 3: Energy companies that are considering investment in
enterprise applications in 6 months to 2 years time 11
Figure 4: Energy
companies' preferred approach to buying Enterprise applications 13
Figure
5: Size of investment in single biggest IT project in budget year 2006 15
Figure 6: Area of investment for single biggest IT project in budget year 2006
17
Figure 7: Technologies that energy companies are currently outsourcing
19
Figure 8: Technologies that energy companies are considering
outsourcing in the next 6 months 21
Figure 9: Technologies that energy
companies are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 1 years time 23
Figure 10: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 25
Figure 11: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size 27
Figure 12: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 29
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Technologies that energy companies currently
have or use 6
Table 2: Energy companies that are considering investment in
Enterprise applications in the next 6 months 8
Table 3: Energy companies
that are considering investment in Enterprise applications in 6 months to 2
years time 10
Table 4: Energy companies' preferred approach to buying
Enterprise applications 12
Table 5: Size of investment in single biggest
IT project in budget year 2006 13
Table 6: Area of investment for single
biggest IT project in budget year 2006 15
Table 7: Technologies that
energy companies are currently outsourcing 17
Table 8: Technologies that
energy companies are considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 19
Table
9: Technologies that energy companies are considering outsourcing in 6 months
to 1 years time 21
Table 10: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by
geography 23
Table 11: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by
company size 25
Table 12: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by
company revenue 27
