This IDC study provides a detailed overview of IT spending trends and forecasts for 17 vertical markets (or sectors) and 10 product and service categories in Russia. The study features overviews of key industry developments, industry challenges, and vertical-specific IT drivers and trends and includes tables detailing IT spending by vertical market for each product and service type for the 2008-2013 period. Analysis is based on continuous research, the monitoring of users' IT spending and emerging purchasing patterns, and supply- and demand-side research.

"IT investment is currently characterized by a move towards discretional spending aimed at the optimization of IT infrastructure and efficient IT management. Spending on new servers or large-scale ERP implementations has massively reduced, while that on already scheduled upgrades and migrations has been limited - the bulk of available funds being spent on supporting daily business operations. However, the market will eventually recover, and vendors should take the opportunity during the recession to prepare themselves for the upturn." - Research Manager Victor Pratusevich, IDC Russia