Abstract
This IDC study is based on IDC' s Continuum Survey conducted in March 2007, with
79 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. This study highlights
new trends and developments in terms of SME IT buying behavior and future
expenditure. This study covers SMEs' IT hardware buying patterns, particularly
PC, server, and storage purchases. Hardware spending remained a priority in
SMEs' IT spending plans. With regard to SMEs' IT spending objectives, nearly
37.8% of the IT spending was allocated for maintenance purposes, while new
strategic investment remained low.
"Hardware will continue to drive IT spending in Malaysia. Also, SMEs plan to
implement business applications, which only meet their requirements and good
warranty support at a reasonable cost. In addition, SMEs' most important
requirements revolve around reducing IT cost every year over a period of time,
" says Jaygan Fu Ponnudurai, associate market analyst, Personal Systems, IDC
Malaysia.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Definition
- Table: Government' s Definition of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises by Number of Full-Time Employees
- Table: Government' s Definition of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises by Annual Sales Turnover
- Executive Summary
- Situation Overview
- Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' IT Purchasing Behavior
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Top Business Goals
- Figure: Top IT Structure Needs
- Figure: Factors Affecting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Decision to Purchase IT Products
- Hardware Expenditure
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Overall Hardware Expenditure
- PC and OS
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Plans to Buy Desktop PCs and Notebooks
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' PC and OS Adoption
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Primary Brand Preference for Notebooks
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Primary Brand Preference for Desktops
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Key Reasons for Selecting Different Brands of Notebooks
- Table: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Primary Reason for Selecting Different Brands of Notebook Computers by Vertical (%)
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' PC Distribution of Windows OSs
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Migration Plans to Windows Vista Within the Next 12 Months
- Server
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Server Deployment
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Most Important Factors in Server Deployment
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Responses to Server Consolidation
- Figure: Stages of Server Consolidation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Figure: Inhibitors to Server Consolidation
- Table: Inhibitors to Server Consolidation
- Figure: Benefits of Server Virtualization to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Figure: Blade Server Adoption in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Reasons for Not Deploying Blade Servers
- Storage
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Storage Deployment
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Responses to Storage Consolidation
- Figure: Important Storage Issues for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Three-Tier Storage Architecture Adoption Plan
- Future Outlook
- Overall IT Expenditure in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' IT Expenditure
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' IT Investment Objectives
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' IT Expenditure
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' IT Expenditure by Segment
- Essential Guidance
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Most Effective Ways to Learn About New IT Products or Services
- Figure: Factors Influencing IT Procurement in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Sources of IT Hardware
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Sources of Packaged Software
- Figure: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Sources of IT Services
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- Related Research
- Synopsis
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