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Ireland: IT Trends and Expenditures, 2007

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: October 2007
Product Code: R104-36306
Description
This document is about Ireland: IT Trends and Expenditures, 2007
Table of Contents
Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Introduction and Methodology

Study Objectives

Methodology

Note on Abbreviations

Survey Structure

Table: Distribution of Interviews by Industry and Organization Size

Figure: Distribution of Interviews by Industry Sector, 2007

Table: Distribution of Interviews by Respondent Type

Figure: Sales/Revenue/Budget 2006

Executive Summary

Economic Environment

Challenges - Business and IT

IT Budgets and Expenditure

IT Solution Spending Plans

Miscellaneous Issues

Software Usage

IT Services Spending Plans

Vendor Perceptions

Prevalence of IT Staff in Irish Organizations

Figure: Full-Time IT Staff as Proportion of Employees

Economic Environment

Table: Macroeconomic Figures - Annual Growth

Sales/Revenue/Budget Dynamics 2007

Figure: Sales/Revenue/Budget Expectations, 2007

Figure: Amount of Sales/Budget Increase Expected - Mean Average

Challenges - Business and IT

Business Challenges

Table: Biggest Challenge Facing Organizations in 2006, by Industry Sector

Table: Biggest Challenge Facing Organizations in 2007, by Employee Sizeband

IT Challenges

Table: Biggest IT Challenge Facing Organizations in 2007, by Industry Sector

Table: Biggest IT Challenge Facing Organizations in 2006, by Organization Sizeband and IT Staff Status

IT Budgets and Expenditure

Table: External IT Product and Service Expenditure, 2006

Components of External IT Expenditure

Hardware

Figure: Expected Changes in IT Expenditure - Hardware

Packaged Software

Figure: Expected Changes in IT Expenditure - Packaged Software

External IT Services

Figure: Expected Changes in IT Expenditure - External IT Services

Data Communications

Figure: Expected Changes in IT Expenditure - Data Communications

Summary of Outlook

Figure: Expected Changes in Components of IT Expenditure, Net Positive Indicator (and Comparison to 2005 and 2006)

Amount of Increase/Decrease

Table: Amount of Increase in Expenditure

IT Expenditure Dynamics

Figure: External IT Expenditure Dynamics, 2007

Comparison with Previous Years

Table: Expected Changes in IT Expenditure, Net Positive Indicator (and Comparison to Previous Surveys)

Amount of Increase

Table: Amount of IT Expenditure Increase/Decrease 2007

IT Solution Spending Plans

Figure: Solution Implementation Plans - 2007, 2006, and 2005 Compared

Solution Implementation Plans by Industry/Organization Sizeband

Table: Solutions Implementation Plans, 2007 - by Industry Sector

Table: Solutions Implementation Plans, 2006 - by Organization Sizeband

Solution Accounting for Greatest Expenditure

Table: Solution Accounting for Greatest Expenditure, 2007 - by Industry Sector

Table: Solution Accounting for Greatest Expenditure, 2007 - by Organization Sizeband

Importance of Supplier Knowledge of Customer's Industry Sector

Figure: Importance for IT Supplier to Understand Customer's Industry

Importance of Having Managed Services Center in Ireland

Figure: Level of Barrier or Managed Services Center to be outside Ireland

Business Functions Influencing IT Expenditure, by Industry Sector

Table: Top 3 Business Functions Influencing IT Expenditure, by Industry Sector

Table: Top 3 Business Functions Influencing IT Expenditure, by Organization Sizeband

Software Usage

Desktop OS

Table: Primary Desktop OS Used in Organization

Table: Primary Desktop OS Used in Organization

Upgrade Plans - Desktop OS

Table: Upgrade Plans - Desktop OS, by Industry Sector

Table: Upgrade Plans - Desktop OS, by Organization Sizeband

Open Source Software

Figure: Open Source Software Current and Planned Usage

Deployment Status - Open Source

Figure: Open Source Software - Deployment Status

Open Source - Superiority Over Other Solutions

Figure: Open Source Software - Superiority to Other Solutions

Desktop Productivity

Figure: Desktop Productivity Software - Upgrade Plans

Deployment Status - Desktop Productivity

Figure: Desktop Productivity Software - Deployment Status

Deployment Status - What Would Speed Up Upgrade?

Figure: Desktop Productivity Upgrade - What Would Prompt Earlier Upgrade

ERP Suppliers

Table: ERP Supplier, by Organization Sizeband

Table: ERP Supplier, by Organization Sizeband

Investment Plans - ERP

Figure: ERP Implementation Plans

Deployment Status - ERP

Figure: ERP Implementation - Deployment Plans

IT Services Spending Plans

IT Consulting

Figure: IT Consulting - Current and Planned Usage

Business Consulting

Figure: Business Consulting - Current and Planned Usage

Systems Integration

Figure: Systems Integration - Current and Planned Usage

Custom Application Development

Figure: Custom Application Development - Current and Planned Usage

IS Outsourcing

Figure: IS Outsourcing - Current and Planned Usage

Application Management

Figure: Application Management - Current and Planned Usage

Network/Desktop Management Services

Figure: Network or Desktop Management Services - Current and Planned Usage

Infrastructure Support Services

Figure: Infrastructure Support Services - Current and Planned Usage

Business Process Outsourcing

Figure: Business Process Outsourcing - Current and Planned Usage

Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery

Figure: Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery - Current and Planned Usage

Security Services

Figure: Security Services - Current and Planned Usage

IT Services Summary Table

Table: IT Services - Current and Planned Usage

Vendor Perceptions

Primary Supplier

Figure: Primary IT Supplier

Comparison With Previous Years

Table: Primary Supplier of IT Products and Services (With Comparisons to Previous Years)

Primary Supplier by Industry Sector

Table: Primary IT Supplier - By Industry Sector

Primary Supplier by Organization Sizeband

Table: Primary IT Supplier - By Organization Sizeband and IT Staff Status

Very Small Organizations (1-49 employees)

Table: Primary Supplier of IT Products and Services - Very Small Organizations

Small Organizations (50-99 employees)

Table: Primary Supplier of IT Products and Services - Small Organizations

Medium Organizations (100-499 employees)

Table: Primary Supplier of IT Products and Services - Medium Organizations

Large Organizations (500+ employees)

Table: Primary Supplier of IT Solutions - Large Organizations

Vendor with Most Enhanced Reputation

Figure: Vendor with most Enhanced Reputation

Vendor with Most Enhanced Reputation - By Industry Sector and Organization Size

Table: Vendor With Most Enhanced Reputation - By Industry

Table: Vendor with most Enhanced Reputation - by Organization Sizeband and IT Staff Status

Reasons for Enhanced Reputation

Table: Reasons for Enhanced Reputation - By Vendor

Vendor With Most Diminished Reputation

Figure: Vendor With Most Diminished Reputation

Vendor With Most Diminished Reputation - By Industry Sector and Organization Size

Table: Vendor With Most Diminished Reputation - By Industry

Table: Vendor With Most Diminished Reputation - by Organization Sizeband and IT Staff Status

Reasons for Diminished Reputation

Table: Reasons for Most Diminished Reputation - By Vendor

Irish IT Market Sizing and Forecasts

Table: Irish IT Market Size 2006-2011 (-M)

Table: Growth in IT Spending in Ireland, 2006-2011 (%)

Appendix 1 - Questionnaire

IT TRENDS IN IRELAND SURVEY 2007

Introduction

Sales/Revenue/Budget

Challenges and Problems

IT Spending

IBM Questions

Microsoft Questions

IT Services

Vendor Perception

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Synopsis

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