Synopsis
This report presents the findings from a survey of 50 New Zealand enterprises regarding their Information & Communication Technology (ICT) investment priorities. The survey investigates the core technologies which New Zealand enterprises are investing in, including the likes of enterprise applications, security, mobility, communications & collaboration, and Cloud Computing.
Scope
Recognize New Zealand enterprises’ strategic objectives with regards to their ICT investments.
Identify New Zealand 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 New Zealand enterprises’ investments in each technology category.
Establish how New Zealand enterprises’ IT budgets are currently allocated across various segments within a technology category.
Gain insight into how New Zealand 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 New Zealand enterprises’ ICT investment priorities and strategic objectives.
What is the current market landscape and what is changing?
While spending on core technologies still remains a top priority, New Zealand enterprises are also expected to make significant investments in advanced technologies in 2012-13.
What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?
Increasing adoption of mobility and communication & collaboration technologies is shaping the course of ICT investments within New Zealand enterprises.
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 50+ ICT decision makers in the New Zealand market in H2 2012.
Reasons To Buy
Security is also high on the agenda for enterprises in New Zealand, as most organisations have become soft targets for hackers, who are stealing their financial and business critical information.
The increasing complexity of their ICT systems and the rising adoption of cloud computing and virtualization are providing impetus to the adoption of IT systems management solutions.
Organisations are continuously looking to drive innovation and improve their time to market in order to increase profitability and growth. This is encouraging organisations to implement applications such as product lifecycle management (PLM).
Driven by the need to increase productivity, assist decision-making, manage huge volumes of unstructured data, and improve communications both within and outside organisations, most New Zealand enterprises have implemented some form of ECM technology.
Cloud computing solutions are still at a preliminary stage in New Zealand, and currently have a moderate adoption rate among New Zealand enterprises, with X% of respondents operating with cloud computing technologies in place.
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 Enterprises in New Zealand are looking to maintain their investments in core technology areas, providing good opportunities for ICT vendors
4 Appendix
4.1 Definitions
4.2 Further reading
4.3 Contact the authors
List Of Tables
Table 1: New Zealand enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Table 2: New Zealand enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among New Zealand enterprises
Table 4: Current strategic objectives of New Zealand enterprises
Table 5: Current and future investment priorities of New Zealand enterprises across core technologies
Table 6: Enterprise applications – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 7: Business intelligence – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 8: Security – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 9: Content management – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 10: Mobility – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 11: IT systems management – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 12: Communications & collaboration – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 13: Green IT & virtualization – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 14: Cloud computing solutions – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
List Of Figures
Figure 1: New Zealand enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Figure 2: New Zealand enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among New Zealand enterprises
Figure 4: Current strategic objectives of New Zealand enterprises
Figure 5: Current and future investment priorities of New Zealand enterprises across core technologies
Figure 6: Enterprise applications – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 7: Business intelligence – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 8: Security – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 9: Content management – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 10: Mobility – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 11: IT systems management – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 12: Communications & collaboration – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 13: Green IT & virtualization – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 14: Cloud computing solutions – New Zealand enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
