Synopsis
This report presents the findings from a survey of 65 Swiss enterprises regarding their Information & Communication Technology (ICT) investment priorities. The survey investigates the core technologies which Swiss enterprises are investing in, including the likes of enterprise applications, security, mobility, communications & collaboration, and Cloud Computing.
Scope
Recognize Swiss enterprises’ strategic objectives with regards to their ICT investments.
Identify Swiss enterprises’ investment priorities based on their budget allocations across core technology categories such as enterprise applications, security, mobility, communications & collaboration, and Cloud Computing, etc.
Learn about the drivers that are influencing Swiss enterprises’ investments in each technology category.
Establish how Swiss enterprises’ IT budgets are currently allocated across various segments within a technology category.
Gain insight into how Swiss enterprises plan to change their IT budget allocations across various segments within a technology category.
Summary
Why was the report written?
In order to provide deeper insights into Swiss enterprises’ ICT investment priorities and strategic objectives.
What is the current market landscape and what is changing?
It is evident from the survey that the adoption of cloud computing is relatively low in Switzerland. Nevertheless, Kable Market Research expects cloud computing to gain greater traction in the coming months.
What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?
Cloud computing is expected to gain traction amongst Swiss enterprises as it offers implicit cost savings and ease of management.
What makes this report unique and essential to read?
Kable Market Research Market Research has invested significant resources in order to interview CIOs and IT managers about their IT investment priorities. Very few IT analyst houses will have interviewed 60+ ICT decision makers in Swiss market in H2 2012.
Reasons To Buy
Increasing cyber attacks are compelling Swiss enterprises to prioritise the strategic objective of improving security/privacy.
Web content management (WCM) is the most popular content management technology amongst Swiss enterprises, as it avoids failures in handling web content which can significantly undermine a company’s communications.
The survey shows that Swiss enterprises are predominantly using unified communications (UC) to improve productivity and increase operational efficiency.
The adoption of green IT and virtualization is fairly high amongst Swiss enterprises. Furthermore, it is notable that this technology category is expected to receive the highest proportional investment in the next two years.
Data security issues are hindering the growth of cloud computing as the Swiss enterprise market is known for its strict standards in protecting the data of private persons and organisations. However, there is considerable scope for the implementation of cloud computing amongst enterprises as they look to optimize their ICT infrastructure.
Table of Contents
1 Enterprise ICT investment trends
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Survey demographics
1.3 ICT budget changes
1.4 Strategic objectives
1.5 Core technology investment priorities
2 Detailed ICT investment priorities
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Enterprise applications
2.3 Business intelligence
2.4 Security
2.5 Content management
2.6 Mobility
2.7 IT systems management
2.8 Communications & collaboration
2.9 Green IT & virtualization
2.1 Cloud computing solutions
3 Summary
3.1 Swiss enterprises are prioritizing their ICT investments in IT systems management and security technologies
4 Appendix
4.1 Definitions
4.2 Further reading
4.3 Contact the authors
List Of Tables
Table 1: Swiss enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Table 2: Swiss enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among Swiss enterprises
Table 4: Current strategic objectives of Swiss enterprises
Table 5: Current and future investment priorities of Swiss enterprises across core technologies
Table 6: Enterprise applications – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 7: Business intelligence – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 8: Security – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 9: Content management – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 10: Mobility – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 11: IT systems management – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 12: Communications & collaboration – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 13: Green IT & virtualization – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 14: Cloud computing solutions – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
List Of Figures
Figure 1: Swiss enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Figure 2: Swiss enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among Swiss enterprises
Figure 4: Current strategic objectives of Swiss enterprises
Figure 5: Current and future investment priorities of Swiss enterprises across core technologies
Figure 6: Enterprise applications – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 7: Business intelligence – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 8: Security – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 9: Content management – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 10: Mobility – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 11: IT systems management – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 12: Communications & collaboration – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 13: Green IT & virtualization – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 14: Cloud computing solutions – Swiss enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
