Abstract
Introduction
This databook from the Technology Trends service helps vendors to understand
technology investment priorities in energy. The data has been drawn from
interviews with 49 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 ENERGY 5
Energy companies' preferred approach to buying
enterprise applications 5
Energy companies' preferred approach to buying
business intelligence solutions 7
Energy companies' preferred approach to
buying security solutions 9
Energy companies' preferred approach to buying
content management solutions 11
Energy companies' preferred approach to
buying mobility solutions 13
Energy companies' preferred approach to
buying IT systems management solutions 15
Energy companies' preferred
approach to buying voice/data convergence solutions 17
Energy companies'
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 energy companies are currently outsourcing 25
Technologies that energy companies are considering outsourcing in the next 6
months 27
Technologies that energy companies 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: Energy companies' preferred approach to buying
enterprise applications 5
Figure 2: Energy companies' preferred approach
to buying business intelligence solutions 7
Figure 3: Energy companies'
preferred approach to buying security solutions 9
Figure 4: Energy
companies' preferred approach to buying content management solutions 11
Figure 5: Energy companies' preferred approach to buying mobility solutions
13
Figure 6: Energy companies' preferred approach to buying IT systems
management solutions 15
Figure 7: Energy companies' preferred approach to
buying voice/data convergence solutions 17
Figure 8: Energy companies'
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 energy companies are currently
outsourcing 25
Figure 12: Technologies that energy companies are
considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 27
Figure 13: Technologies
that energy companies 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: Energy companies' preferred approach
to buying enterprise applications 6
Table 2: Energy companies' preferred
approach to buying business intelligence solutions 8
Table 3: Energy
companies' preferred approach to buying security solutions 10
Table 4:
Energy companies' preferred approach to buying content management solutions
12
Table 5: Energy companies' preferred approach to buying mobility
solutions 14
Table 6: Energy companies' preferred approach to buying IT
systems management solutions 16
Table 7: Energy companies' preferred
approach to buying voice/data convergence solutions 18
Table 8: Energy
companies' 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 energy companies are currently
outsourcing 26
Table 12: Technologies that energy companies are
considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 28
Table 13: Technologies
that energy companies 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
