Abstract
Introduction
This databook from the Technology Trends service helps vendors to understand
evolving enterprise IT budgets in small enterprises. The data has been drawn
from interviews with over 100 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 BUDGETS
IN SMALL ENTERPRISES 5
Size of small enterprises' global IT budget from
the Technology Trends sample 5
Expected changes to IT budgets from 2007 to
2008 within small enterprises 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 small enterprises are
likely to approach first to address their organization' s IT needs 17
Importance of various objectives to small 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 vertical market 25
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 27
Further
reading 29
Ask the analyst 29
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Size
of small enterprises' global IT budget from the Technology Trends sample 5
Figure 2: Changes to IT budgets from 2006 to 2007 within small enterprises
7
Figure 3: Expected changes to IT budgets from 2007 to 2008 within small
enterprises 9
Figure 4: Spending on (external) IT budget in 2007 by type
11
Figure 5: Likely changes to (external) IT budget in 2008 13
Figure
6: Spending on IT budget by entity 15
Figure 7: Type of provider that
small enterprises are likely to approach first to address their organization' s
IT needs 17
Figure 8: Importance of various objectives to small
enterprises' IT investment strategy in 2007 19
Figure 9: Breakdown of the
Technology Trends sample by geography 21
Figure 10: Breakdown of the
Technology Trends sample by company size 23
Figure 11: Breakdown of the
Technology Trends sample by vertical market 25
Figure 12: Breakdown of the
Technology Trends sample by company revenue 27
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Size of small enterprises' global IT budget from the Technology
Trends sample 6
Table 2: Changes to IT budgets from 2006 to 2007 within
small enterprises 8
Table 3: Expected changes to IT budgets from 2007 to
2008 within small enterprises 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 small enterprises are likely to approach first to address their
organization' s IT needs 18
Table 8: Importance of various objectives to
small 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 vertical market 26
Table 12: Breakdown of the
Technology Trends sample by company revenue 28
