Abstract
This document is about 2007-2008 Forecast for Management: Operations and Infrastructure
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Scope
- Significance of Results
- Comparison with Previous Report
- Structure and Content
- Research Demographics
- Geographical Segmentation
- Figure: Responses by Geographical Segmentation
- Industry Segmentation
- Table: Industry Sector Groupings with Percentage Respondents to the 2007 Survey
- Figure: Responses by Industry Sector
- Enterprise Size
- Figure: Responses by Company Size (Number of Staff)
- Figure: Responses by Annual Turnover
- Economic Indicators
- Figure: Australia/New Zealand Economic Position, 2007
- Figure: Global Economic Position, 2007 (% Change On A Year Ago)
- Methodology
- Situation Overview
- Desktop and Desktop Systems
- The Corporate Fleet
- Figure: Computing Fleet, Installed and Forecast, 2002-2007
- The Desktop Device
- Table: Changes in the Standard Desktop Specifications, 2004-2007
- The Desktop Operating System
- Figure: Operating Systems in Use on Corporate Desktops, 2002-2007
- The Lifetime of the Corporate Standard
- Figure: Lifetime of the Standard Desktop, 2003-2007
- Figure: Lifetime of the Standard Desktop - Australia by Sector
- Figure: Lifetime of the Standard Desktop - New Zealand By Sector
- Thin-Client Computing
- Figure: Thin-Client Computing, Installed And Forecast - By Organisation Size
- Technology Adoption
- 2006 Top Dozen Technology and Management Discipline Growth Areas
- Table: Technologies and Management Disciplines Showing Highest Growth During 2006
- Technology & Management Discipline Projected Growth Areas to 2009
- Table: Technologies and Management Disciplines Showing Highest Projected Change in Use, 2007 to 2009
- Mobile Computing
- Figure: "Mobile Worker" Technology, Installed And Forecast, 2004-2009
- IP Telephony
- Figure: VoIP Installed and Forecast - By Organisation Size, 2004-2009
- Storage
- Figure: Storage Area Network Installed and Forecast - By Organisation size, 2004-2009
- Figure: Storage Area Network Installed and Forecast - By Sector, 2005-2009
- Linux and Open Source
- Figure: Linux Servers Installed and Forecast - By Sector, 2005-2009
- Intentions with Open Source
- Figure: Current Position on Open Source
- Reasons Against Open Source
- Figure: Major Reasons Against Using Open Source
- Management Systems
- Figure: Management Systems Installed and Forecast, 2001-2009
- Figure: Management Systems Installed and Forecast - By Organisation Size, 2007-2009
- Security
- Figure: Usage and Forecast for Security Solutions, 2004-2009
- Networking
- Figure: Usage and Forecast for Security Solutions, 2004-2009
- Sales Force Automation
- Desktop and Desktop Systems
- Future Outlook
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Appendix A: Taxonomy of Terms
- Appendix B: Communication and IP Definitions
- Appendix C: 2007 Forecast for Management Survey Form and Summary of Results
- Management Metrics for the IT Department
- Section 1 - Your Organisation
- Table: Principal Operating Organisation by Vertical
- Table: Location of Organisation Headquarters by State or Country
- Table: Approximate Annual Revenue in the Last Reported 12-Month Period
- Table: Approximate Number of People Employed in the Last Reported 12-Month Period
- Table: Executives' View of the Impact of IT
- Table: Organisations Outlook in Six Months
- Section 2 - Systems and Networks
- Table: Number of PCs Installed, December 2007-December 2008
- Table: PC OS Usage, December 2006-December 2008
- Table: Standard PC Specifications Used
- Table: Frequency of PC Upgrades
- Section 3 - Technology, Applications and Management Methods
- Table: Current and Future Usage of Technologies (%)
- Table: Current and Future Usage of Management Disciplines and Applications (%)
- Table: Intention to Deploy an Open Source Operating System
- Table: Inhibiting Factors to Open Source Operating System Deployment
- Section 4 - eBusiness and Telephony
- Table: Strategic Use of the Internet
- Table: Obstacles to Successful Exploitation of the Internet
- Table: Threats to Organisational IT Security
- Table: Areas of the Business Using the Internet
- Section 5 - IT Management Issues
- Table: Frequency of IT Strategic Plan Updates
- Table: Composition of IT Steering Committee
- Table: IT Operations and Performance Indicators
- Section 6 - IT Expenditure
- Table: Expected Year-on-Year IT Expenditure Change for the Next 12-Month Period
- Table: Organisation IT Expenditure Allocations by 12-Month Operating Period
- Table: IT Project Positive ROI Timeframes
- Table: Level of Financial Authority for Purchase of Hardware/Software or Professional Services
- Table: Level of Constraint from Corporate Parent
- Table: Percentage of Total IT Purchases Acquired by Various Distribution Channels
- Table: IT Investment Financing
- Table: IT Equipment Included in Leases
- Section 7 - IT Resource Deployment/Sourcing Strategies
- Table: Employee Headcount by Function, December 2006-December 2007
- Table: Changes in Sourcing Strategies Over the Last 12 Months
- Table: Sourcing Strategies Preferences
- Table: Reasons for Selective Sourcing
- Table: Level of Outsourcing by IT/IS Activity Type
- Table: Business Process Outsourcing
- Table: Offshoring Plans for Next 12 Months
- Table: Sources of New Recruits for IS Department
- Section 8 - Roles, Issues and Challenges
- Table: Senior IT/IS Manager Reporting Line
- Table: IT/IS Manager Responsibilities and Levels (%)
- Table: Major Challenges to the IT/IS Department in Next 12-18 Months
- Table: Business or Organisational Issue Priority in the Next 12 Months
- Table: IT Investment Priority in Next 12 Months
- Management Metrics for the IT Department
- Synopsis
