Abstract
Introduction
This databook from the Technology Trends service helps vendors to understand
technology investment priorities in enterprises in France. The data has been
drawn from interviews with 50 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
IT
INFLUENCERS IN RETAIL 5
Size of US enterprises' global IT budget from the
Technology Trends sample 5
Expected changes to IT budgets from 2007 to
2008 9
Spending on (external) IT budget in 2007 by type 11
Likely
changes to (external) IT budget in 2008 13
Spending on IT budget by entity
15
Type of provider that US enterprises are likely to approach first to
address their organization' s IT needs 17
Importance of various objectives
to US enterprises' IT investment strategy in 2007 19
APPENDIX 21
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 21
Breakdown of the
Technology Trends sample by company size 23
Breakdown of the Technology
Trends sample by company revenue 25
Further reading 27
Ask the analyst
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: French enterprises' preferred
approach to buying enterprise applications 5
Figure 2: French enterprises'
preferred approach to buying business intelligence solutions 7
Figure 3:
French enterprises' preferred approach to buying security solutions 9
Figure 4: French enterprises' preferred approach to buying content management
solutions 11
Figure 5: French enterprises' preferred approach to buying
mobility solutions 13
Figure 6: French enterprises' preferred approach to
buying IT systems management solutions 15
Figure 7: French enterprises'
preferred approach to buying voice/data convergence solutions 17
Figure 8:
French enterprises' 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 French enterprises are
currently outsourcing 25
Figure 12: Technologies that French enterprises
are considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 27
Figure 13:
Technologies that French enterprises 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: Size of US
enterprises' global IT budget from the Technology Trends sample 6
Table 2:
Changes to IT budgets from 2006 to 2007 8
Table 3: Expected changes to IT
budgets from 2007 to 2008 10
Table 4: Spending on (external) IT budget in
2007 by type 12
Table 5: Likely changes to (external) IT budget in 2008
14
Table 6: Spending on IT budget by entity 16
Table 7: Type of
provider that US enterprises are likely to approach first to address their
organization' s IT needs 18
Table 8: Importance of various objectives to US
enterprises' IT investment strategy in 2007 20
Table 9: Breakdown of the
Technology Trends sample by geography 22
Table 10: Breakdown of the
Technology Trends sample by company size 24
Table 11: Breakdown of the
Technology Trends sample by company revenue 26
