Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Datamonitor
Published: March 2008
Product Code: R313-31594Description Introduction
Datamonitor's Technology Trends survey of 500 IT decision makers shows how the current penetration levels and investment plans in IT systems management vary by geography, vertical market and company size. An analysis of the results reveals the size of investments, enterprises' channel and outsourcing preferences as well as perceptions of the leading vendors.
Scope
Provides an overview of current market penetration for six IT systems management solutions. Analyses enterprises' investment plans by geography, vertical and company size. Reviews enterprises' outsourcing and deployment preferences as well as assessing the most influential positions for making investment decisions. Discovers which IT systems management vendors have the greatest mindshare.
Highlights
Enterprises were asked about their usage and investment plans in six different IT systems management technologies. Although there are variations in the current adoption levels, ranging from 50% for data center management to 65% for network management solutions, the penetration is set to increase by similar proportions for each of the technologies. Although Datamonitor expects outsourcing to remain the preference of a small minority, the number of enterprises that would consider outsourcing is set to increase over the next two years and may reach an adoption level of 30%. Although outsourcing has never been a mainstream solution, it is gaining importance as IT systems gain complexity. Three large vendors have over 80% of mindshare, indicating that this market is relatively consolidated. This is unsurprising due to the maturity and high penetration of IT systems management solutions. The reason that Microsoft is well-respected may be due to enterprises' tendency to select vendors they are familiar with.
Reasons to Purchase
Find key geographies and vertical markets planning investments in IT systems management over the next two years to aid your go-to-market strategy. Understand enterprises' outsourcing preferences by geography and learn how this is likely to change. Discover which IT systems management vendors have the greatest mindshare.
Table of Contents - DATAMONITOR VIEW
- CATALYST
- SUMMARY
- ANALYSIS
- All IT systems management technologies will receive similar levels of investment
- Market penetration will increase at a similar rate for all IT systems management technologies
- A higher proportion of enterprises have deployed network management solutions
- Enterprises will be investing in all IT systems management technologies
- There are clear variations in investment by geography, industry and company size
- Enterprises in Spain and Germany have the highest penetration of IT systems management
- A high proportion of enterprises in France and Australia will be investing in the short and medium term
- The penetration of IT systems management solutions is relatively high for all industries
- All sizes of enterprise are planning to invest in IT systems management
- A significant proportion of enterprises are making systems management their largest IT project
- IT systems management projects are popular amongst retail banks and educational institutions
- There are variations in channel preference by country for IT systems management
- German and Italian enterprises are more likely to use the hosted service model
- Outsourcing of IT systems management is set to increase in the next two years
- Enterprises in energy/utilities and retail banks are more likely to outsource their IT systems management
- Italian enterprises are most likely to outsource their IT systems management solutions
- The CIO and the CEO are the most influential positions for making investment decisions
- The IT systems management market is dominated by three large vendors
- Microsoft has the greatest mindshare with HP and IBM following closely
- SUMMARY
- IT systems management technologies will continue to receive steady investments
- APPENDIX
- Definitions
- Methodology
- Further reading
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Which of the following do you currently have or use, and which would you prioritise for investment in the next 6 months? 2 years?
- Table 2: Which of the following do you currently have or use, and which would you prioritise for investment in the next 6 months? 2 years?
- Table 3: Do you currently have or use any IT systems management solutions, and would you consider investment in the next 6 months? 2 years?
- Table 4: Do you currently have or use any IT systems management solutions, and would you consider investment in the next 6 months? 2 years?
- Table 5: Which of the following would you prioritise for investment in the next 6 months or 6-24 months?
- Table 6: If you are planning to make IT systems management your single biggest IT project in 2007, how much investment are you making?
- Table 7: What is your preferred approach to buying IT systems management?
- Table 8: Do you outsource IT systems management now, or are you considering outsourcing in the next 6 months? 2 years?
- Table 9: Do you outsource IT systems management now, or are you considering outsourcing in the next 6 months? 2 years?
- Table 10: Please rank the 2 most influential positions in your organization when making investment decisions regarding IT systems management
- Table 11: For each technology area which you have invested in or are planning to invest in during the next two years, please pick two firms which you believe to be 'leaders' in their field
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Network management is the most popular IT systems management solution
- Figure 2: Data and database management will receive the highest number of investments
- Figure 3: France and Australia will be investing the most in IT systems management in the next two years
- Figure 4: Enterprises in the insurance industry are making the most investments in IT systems management
- Figure 5: Smaller enterprises will be making the most investments in IT systems management solutions
- Figure 6: Retail banks are making the most investments in IT systems management
- Figure 7: Enterprises in Germany and Italy favor the hosted service model
- Figure 8: Outsourcing of IT systems management is likely to become more popular
- Figure 9: Outsourcing of IT systems management is popular amongst Italian enterprises
- Figure 10: The CIO and CEO are the most influential in making IT systems management investment decisions
- Figure 11: Microsoft, HP and IBM have the majority of mindshare
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