ICT investment trends in the Netherlands : Enterprise ICT spending patterns through to the end of 2016

Summary
ICT investment trends in the Netherlands presents the findings from a survey of 54 Dutch enterprises regarding their Information and Communications Technology (ICT) investment trends. The survey investigates how Dutch enterprises currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT expenditure: hardware, software, IT services, communications, and consulting.

Key Findings
- Third-platform technologies such as cloud computing and mobility are driving the ICT investments among Dutch enterprises

- The survey report shows that Dutch enterprises are increasing their investment in hardware by X% in 2015, compared to 2014, to support the implementation of newer ICT technologies and boost their competitiveness in the European enterprise market

- Dutch enterprises are investing in real-time communication and collaboration solutions to ensure accessibility of the mission critical enterprise data among its geographically dispersed stakeholders

Synopsis
The report illustrates the core technologies enterprises are investing in, including business intelligence, IT systems management, communications and collaboration, network services, and cloud computing. Understand the approach adopted by enterprises in the Netherlands to purchase technology and get a better insight into ICT vendors and services providers when pitching their solutions to enterprises in the Netherlands.

In particular, it provides an in-depth analysis of the following:

- How ICT budgets are set to change in 2015 in terms of their overall size

- Allocation across the core elements of IT spend, including hardware, software, services, communications, and consulting

- Distribution of ICT Euros in areas such as data centers, applications, IT management, and the networks

- Which ICT functions Dutch enterprises are interested in outsourcing

- Dutch enterprises investment priorities based on their budget allocations across core technology categories such as business intelligence, IT systems management, communications and collaboration, network services and cloud computing.

- Factors that are influencing Dutch enterprises investment in each technology category

- How Dutch enterprises IT budgets are currently allocated across various segments within a technology category

- Dutch enterprises distribution of their ICT budget across various segments within a technology category

- Vendor satisfaction ratings for various core and advanced technology categories

- Insight into Dutch enterprises preferred buying approaches

- Business and IT objectives that Dutch enterprises are looking to achieve through their IT investment strategies

- Factors that are influencing Dutch enterprises decisions to select an ICT provider

Reasons To Buy
- Understand how the Dutch enterprise ICT landscape is set to change in 2015 to prioritize your target market

- Comprehend how ICT Euros are being allocated by Dutch enterprises in specific verticals and size bands to improve your market penetration

- Make effective business decisions by recognizing the opportunities within each of the core areas of ICT spend (hardware, software, IT services, telecommunications, and consulting)

- Realign your sales initiatives by understanding the current strategic objectives of Dutch enterprises

- Enhance your market segmentation with the included, detailed breakdown of opportunities within selected technology categories (business intelligence, IT systems management, communications and collaboration, network services and cloud computing)

- Prioritize your focus areas by understanding which factors are influencing Dutch enterprises decisions when selecting an ICT provider

- Understand the changes in customers priorities and identify the business and IT objectives that Dutch enterprises are looking to achieve through their ICT investment strategies