Abstract
Introduction
This databook from the Technology Trends service helps vendors to understand
technology investment priorities in financial markets. The data has been drawn
from interviews with 48 IT managers conducted in H2 2007.
Scope
Datamonitor has interviewed 500 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 2007, Datamonitor is publishing over 100 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
TECHNOLOGY
PRIORITIES IN FINANCIAL MARKETS 5
Financial market organizations'
preferred approach to buying enterprise applications 5
Financial market
organizations' preferred approach to buying business intelligence solutions
7
Financial market organizations' preferred approach to buying security
solutions 9
Financial market organizations' preferred approach to buying
content management solutions 11
Financial market organizations' preferred
approach to buying mobility solutions 13
Financial market organizations'
preferred approach to buying IT systems management solutions 15
Financial
market organizations' preferred approach to buying voice/data convergence
solutions 17
Financial market organizations' preferred approach to buying
desktop management solutions 19
Size of investment in single biggest IT
project in budget year 2007 21
Area of investment for single biggest IT
project in budget year 2007 23
Technologies that financial market
organizations are currently outsourcing 25
Technologies that financial
market organizations are considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 27
Technologies that financial market organizations are considering outsourcing
in 6 months to 2 years time 29
APPENDIX 31
Breakdown of the Technology
Trends sample by geography 31
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by
company size 33
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company
revenue 35
Further reading 37
Ask the analyst 37
LIST OF
FIGURES
Figure 1: Financial market organizations' preferred approach to
buying enterprise applications 5
Figure 2: Financial market organizations'
preferred approach to buying business intelligence solutions 7
Figure 3:
Financial market organizations' preferred approach to buying security
solutions 9
Figure 4: Financial market organizations' preferred approach
to buying content management solutions 11
Figure 5: Financial market
organizations' preferred approach to buying mobility solutions 13
Figure
6: Financial market organizations' preferred approach to buying IT systems
management solutions 15
Figure 7: Financial market organizations'
preferred approach to buying voice/data convergence solutions 17
Figure 8:
Financial market organizations' preferred approach to buying desktop
management solutions 19
Figure 9: Size of investment in single biggest IT
project in budget year 2007 21
Figure 10: Area of investment for single
biggest IT project in budget year 2007 23
Figure 11: Technologies that
financial market organizations are currently outsourcing 25
Figure 12:
Technologies that financial market organizations are considering outsourcing
in the next 6 months 27
Figure 13: Technologies that financial market
organizations are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 2 years time 29
Figure 14: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 31
Figure 15: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size 33
Figure 16: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 35
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Financial market organizations' preferred
approach to buying enterprise applications 6
Table 2: Financial market
organizations' preferred approach to buying business intelligence solutions
8
Table 3: Financial market organizations' preferred approach to buying
security solutions 10
Table 4: Financial market organizations' preferred
approach to buying content management solutions 12
Table 5: Financial
market organizations' preferred approach to buying mobility solutions 14
Table 6: Financial market organizations' preferred approach to buying IT
systems management solutions 16
Table 7: Financial market organizations'
preferred approach to buying voice/data convergence solutions 18
Table 8:
Financial market organizations' preferred approach to buying desktop
management solutions 20
Table 9: Size of investment in single biggest IT
project in budget year 2007 22
Table 10: Area of investment for single
biggest IT project in budget year 2007 24
Table 11: Technologies that
financial market organizations are currently outsourcing 26
Table 12:
Technologies that financial market organizations are considering outsourcing
in the next 6 months 28
Table 13: Technologies that financial market
organizations are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 2 years time 30
Table 14: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 32
Table
15: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size 34
Table 16:
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 36
