Abstract
This study analyzes the results of IDC' s European Vertical Market survey, carried out between August and November 2007 in the top 5 Western European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K.) among 1,473 SMBs with between 20 to 499 employees.
The survey looks at SMB IT spending directions, solution priorities, investment plans, adoption of new technologies and mobility, the role of IT in the organization, and customers' satisfaction with their IT suppliers.
The focus of this study is on SMB adoption and plans for adoption by company size, country, and vertical market of security technologies. Results are given for the top 5 Western European countries in the following vertical markets: banking, insurance/other finance, discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, healthcare services, transport/communications/utilities, retail/wholesale, business services, education, and government.
"Security remains a top priority for Western European SMBs. Data presented in this study confirms that SMBs continue to view security as the most important investment priority and, more importantly, that this priority largely translates across all company sizes into strong revenue opportunities for IT vendors," said Nina Bonagura, senior research analyst, IDC' s European Vertical Markets team.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Definitions
- Vertical Markets
- Solutions Areas - Security
- Identity and Access Management
- Threat Management
- Secure Content Managament
- Security and Vulnerability Management
- Other Security Software
- Situation Overview
- SMBs: Not New to Security Investments
- Table: Western Europe SMBs, Adoption of Security Technologies by Company Size, Country and Vertical Market (% of Respondents)
- Future Outlook
- Security Continues to be the Top Investment Priority for 2008
- Figure: Western Europe SMBs, Security Investment Priority Versus Average Solutions by Company Size, Country, and Vertical Market
- Nearly 70% of SMBs Will Invest in Security in 2008. Integration and Custom Functional Modifications Driving Forces Behind Incremental Investments
- Table: Western Europe SMBs, Investment Plans in Security Technologies in the Next 12 Months by Company Size, Country, and Vertical Market (% of Respondents)
- Table: Western Europe SMBs, Investment Choice in Security Technologies in the Next 12 Months by Company Size, Country, and Vertical Market (% of Respondents)
- Table: Western Europe SMBs, Investment Plans in Security Technologies by Solution Area and Company Size, Country, and Vertical Market (% of Respondents)
- Data Sharing and Management Solutions Call for Stronger Security Investments
- Table: Western Europe SMBs, Correlation of Solution Investments (Including Maintenance) with Security Investments in 2007
- Figure: Western Europe SMBs, Ranking of Correlation of Solution and Security Investments (Including Maintenance)
- Table: Western Europe SMBs, Correlation of Solution Investments (Excluding Maintenance) with Security Investments in 2007
- Figure: Western Europe SMBs, Ranking of Correlation of Solution and Security Investments (Excluding Maintenance)
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
