Synopsis
This report presents the findings from a survey of 89 Argentinian enterprises regarding their Information & Communications Technology (ICT) investment trends. The survey investigates how Argentinian enterprises currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT expenditure: hardware, software, IT services, communications, and consulting.
Scope
This report presents the findings from a survey of 89 Argentinian enterprises regarding their Information & Communications Technology (ICT) investment trends. The survey investigates how Argentinian enterprises currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT expenditure: hardware, software, IT services, communications, and consulting.
The report illustrates the core technologies enterprises are investing in, including enterprise applications, business intelligence, mobility, communications & collaboration. The survey also highlights the approach adopted by enterprises in Argentina to purchase technology. Through Kable Market Research’s survey, the report aims to provide better insight to ICT vendors and services providers when pitching their solutions to enterprises in Argentina.
In particular, it provides an in-depth analysis of the following:
• Understand how ICT budgets are set to change in 2014 in terms of their overall size.
• Appreciate how IT budgets are allocated across the core elements of IT spend, including hardware, software, services, communications, and consulting.
• Learn how IT Pesos are being spent in areas such as the data centre, applications, IT management and the network.
• Gain an understanding regarding which ICT functions Argentinian enterprises are interested in outsourcing.
• Identify Argentinian enterprises’ investment priorities based on their budget allocations across core technology categories such as enterprise applications, business intelligence, mobility, communications & collaboration.
• Learn about the drivers that are influencing Argentinian enterprises’ investments in each technology category.
• Establish how Argentinian enterprises’ IT budgets are currently allocated across various segments within a technology category.
• Gain insight into how Argentinian enterprises plan to change their ICT budget allocations across various segments within a technology category.
• Understand the vendor mindshare for various core and advanced technology categories.
• Provides insight into Argentinian enterprises’ preferred buying approaches.
• Comprehend the business and IT objectives that Argentinian enterprises are looking to achieve through their IT investment strategies.
• Understand the factors that are influencing Argentinian enterprises’ decision to select an ICT provider.
Summary
• Kable Market Research’s survey of 89 Argentinian enterprises highlights that a significant proportion (X%) of Argentinian enterprises are planning to increase their ICT budgets either slightly or significantly in 2014, which is an increase of X% compared to 2013.
• According to Kable Market Research’s survey, Argentinian enterprises are planning to invest X% of their external ICT budgets in hardware, software, and IT services in 2014, which is more than the combined allocation in 2013 (X%).
• The survey shows that enterprises are planning to increase their expenditure on application lifecycle management (ALM) slightly, allocating X% of their total software budget to this domain in 2014, while retaining their investment in enterprise applications at the same level (X %) compared to 2013.
Reasons To Buy
• This report will help readers to understand how the Argentinian enterprise ICT landscape is set to change in 2014.
• Gain a view as to how ICT Pesos are being allocated in your target audience.
• The report covers a detailed breakdown of the opportunities within each of the core areas of ICT spend (hardware, software, IT services, telecommunications, and consulting.)
• The report will help users to gain a view of the current strategic objectives of Argentinian enterprises.
• The report will provide a detailed breakdown of the opportunities within selected technology categories (enterprise applications, business intelligence, mobility, communications & collaboration).
• Understand the factors that are influencing Argentinian enterprises’ decision to select an ICT provider.
• Gain a view as to the business and IT objectives Argentinian enterprises are looking to achieve through their ICT investment strategies.
Table of Contents
1 Trends in ICT budgets
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Survey demographics
1.3 ICT budget changes
1.4 ICT budget allocation by core technology area
1.4.1 Hardware budget breakdown
1.4.2 Software budget breakdowns
1.4.3 Third party IT services expenditure
1.4.4 Telecommunications budget
1.5 ICT budget allocation by function
1.6 Outsourced IT functions
2 ICT investment priorities and vendor mindshare
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Core technology investment priorities
2.2.1 Enterprise applications
2.2.2 Business intelligence
2.2.3 Mobility
2.2.4 Communications & collaboration
3 ICT procurement trends
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Purchasing channels
3.3 Business objectives influencing IT investment strategy
3.4 IT objectives influencing IT investment strategy
3.5 ICT provider selection
4 Summary
4.1 Argentinian enterprises are looking to harness the power of emerging ICT technologies to amend their sluggish economic outlook
5 Appendix
5.1 Definitions
5.2 Further reading
5.3 Contact the authors
List Of Tables
Table 1: Argentinian enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Table 2: Argentinian enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among Argentinian enterprises
Table 4: Argentinian enterprises’ (external) ICT budget allocation, 2013 and 2014
Table 5: Argentinian enterprises’ average hardware budget allocation
Table 6: Argentinian enterprises’ average software budget allocation by technology
Table 7: Argentinian enterprises’ average IT services budget allocation
Table 8: Argentinian enterprises’ average IT consulting services budget allocation
Table 9: Argentinian enterprises’ average telecommunications budget allocation
Table 10: Argentinian enterprises’ ICT budget allocation by function, 2013 and 2014
Table 11: Outsourced IT functions - Argentinian enterprises’ current and future outsourcing priorities
Table 12: Current and future investment priorities of Argentinian enterprises across core technologies
Table 13: Enterprise applications – Argentinian enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 14: Enterprise applications – vendor mindshare among Argentinian enterprises
Table 15: Business intelligence – Argentinian enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 16: Business intelligence – vendor mindshare among Argentinian enterprises
Table 17: Mobility – Argentinian enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 18: Mobility – vendor mindshare among Argentinian enterprises
Table 19: Communications & collaboration – Argentinian enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 20: Communications & collaboration – vendor mindshare among Argentinian enterprises
Table 21: Argentinian enterprises' preferred approach to buying technologies
Table 22: Business objectives which influence Argentinian enterprises' IT investment strategy
Table 23: IT objectives which influence Argentinian enterprises' IT investment strategy
Table 24: Factors influencing Argentinian enterprises' decision to choose an ICT provider
List Of Figures
Figure 1: Argentinian enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Figure 2: Argentinian enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among Argentinian enterprises
Figure 4: Argentinian enterprises’ (external) ICT budget allocation, 2013 and 2014
Figure 5: Argentinian enterprises’ average hardware budget allocation
Figure 6: Argentinian enterprises’ average software budget allocation by technology
Figure 7: Argentinian enterprises’ average IT services budget allocation
Figure 8: Argentinian enterprises’ average IT consulting services budget allocation
Figure 9: Argentinian enterprises’ average telecommunications budget allocation
Figure 10: Argentinian enterprises’ ICT budget allocation by function, 2013 and 2014
Figure 11: Outsourced IT functions - Argentinian enterprises’ current and future outsourcing priorities
Figure 12: Current and future investment priorities of Argentinian enterprises across core technologies
Figure 13: Enterprise applications – Argentinian enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 14: Enterprise applications – vendor mindshare among Argentinian enterprises
Figure 15: Business intelligence – Argentinian enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 16: Business intelligence – vendor mindshare among Argentinian enterprises
Figure 17: Mobility – Argentinian enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 18: Mobility – vendor mindshare among Argentinian enterprises
Figure 19: Communications & collaboration – Argentinian enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 20: Communications & collaboration – vendor mindshare among Argentinian enterprises
Figure 21: Argentinian enterprises' preferred approach to buying technologies
Figure 22: Business objectives which influence Argentinian enterprises' IT investment strategy
Figure 23: IT objectives which influence Argentinian enterprises' IT investment strategy
Figure 24: Factors influencing Argentinian enterprises' decision to choose an ICT provider
