Abstract
This Health Industry Insights report provides an industry go-to-market strategy guide that details the IT trends, challenges, and opportunities that will shape the pharmaceutical industry in 2008. From reporting on the general health of the industry, zeroing in on the fastest-growing geographic segments and top technology buyers, to providing key IT budget and industry metrics, this guide gives pharmaceutical companies a bird' s-eye view of everything they need to know to build a go-to-market plan for the coming year.
"IT spending in the pharmaceuticals industry remains strong, with overall IT spending expected to grow 7.2% in 2008. During 2008, the industry will continue to increase its use of BI tools and expand its adoption of IT outsourcing, and improving drug safety will remain a top priority for most companies." - Eric Newmark, research manager, Health Industry Insights.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Health Industry Insights Opinion
- In This Report
- Situation Overview
- Industry Health and Outlook for 2008
- Industry Shape and Size
- Industry Indicators and Key Business Metrics
- Table: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Health and Outlook for 2008: Industry Indicators and Key Metrics
- Figure: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Value of Shipments and Inventory, 1Q02-3Q07
- Industry Health and Outlook for 2008
- Future Outlook
- Business Initiatives That Will Drive IT Investments in 2008
- Figure: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Top Critical Business Initiatives, 2007
- 2008 Predictions
- 2008 IT Investment Priorities for the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Table: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry IT Spending, 2007 and 2008
- Figure: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry IT Budget Share by Segment, 2008
- 2008 Software Investment Priorities for the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Table: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Software Spending by Segment, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- Figure: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Top Application Investment Plans, 2008
- Figure: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Emerging Technology Investment Plans, 2008
- 2008 Infrastructure Investment Priorities for the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Table: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Hardware Spending by Technology, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- Table: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Storage Systems Spending by Environment, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- Figure: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Server Installation Share by Platform, 2007
- Table: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Server Spending by Platform, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- 2008 Communications Investment Priorities for the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Figure: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Communications Technology Investment Plans, 2008
- 2008 Services Investment Priorities for the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Table: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Services Spending by Segment, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- Figure: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Business Process Outsourcing Investment Plans, 2008
- Figure: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry Sourcing Preferences for Business Process Outsourcing
- Essential Guidance
- Going to Market in the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Table: Issues Facing Key Decision Makers in the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Table: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry IT Spending for the Top 5 Vendors, 2008
- Figure: U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry IT Spending Growth for the Top 5 Vendors, 2008
- Table: U.S. Process Manufacturing IT Spending for the Top 5 States, 2008
- Figure: U.S. Process Manufacturing IT Spending Growth for the Top 5 States, 2008
- Competing Effectively in the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Table: Worldwide IT Revenue for the Top 5 Vendors, 2006
- Table: Worldwide Software Revenue for the Top 5 Vendors, 2006
- Table: U.S. Services Revenue for the Top 5 Vendors, 2006
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- Related Research
- Synopsis
