Synopsis
This report presents the findings from a survey of 82 Dutch enterprises regarding their Information & Communication Technology (ICT) investment priorities. The survey investigates the core technologies which Dutch enterprises are investing in, including the likes of enterprise applications, security, mobility, communications & collaboration, and cloud computing.
Scope
Recognize Dutch enterprises’ strategic objectives with regards to their ICT investments.
Identify Dutch 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 Dutch enterprises’ investments in each technology category.
Establish how Dutch enterprises’ ICT budgets are currently allocated across various segments within a technology category.
Gain insight into how Dutch enterprises plan to change their ICT budget allocations across various segments within a technology category.
Summary
Why was the report written?
In order to provide deeper insights into Dutch enterprises’ ICT investment priorities and strategic objectives.
What is the current market landscape and what is changing?
Investment in security and IT systems management has become imperative for enterprises in order to tackle the issues of data and network security, as well as infrastructure complexity.
What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?
Increasing complexity of the ICT infrastructure due to recent technological advancements is fuelling the demand for IT systems management, whereas increasing cybercrime is forcing enterprises to invest in security solutions
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 80+ ICT decision makers in the Dutch market in H2 2012.
Reasons To Buy
Dutch enterprises are assigning higher importance to standardizing infrastructure technologies and systems simplification to deal with the increasing complexity of ICT infrastructure.
To reduce the carbon footprint Dutch enterprises are investing in green technologies such as server and storage virtualization
Dutch enterprises are assigning high priority to improving the security and privacy of their IT infrastructure, resulting in higher demand for related products and services.
The survey also reveals that the Dutch enterprise ICT market is witnessing a slow adoption of cloud computing due to the economic crisis and consequent moderate ICT investments.
Enterprise applications are widely used amongst Dutch enterprises as they enable businesses to operate efficiently.
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 Restrictions on ICT budgets are forcing Dutch enterprises to concentrate on core technologies
4 Appendix
4.1 Definitions
4.2 Further reading
4.3 Contact the authors
List Of Tables
Table 1: Dutch enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Table 2: Dutch enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among Dutch enterprises
Table 4: Current strategic objectives of Dutch enterprises
Table 5: Current and future investment priorities of Dutch enterprises across core technologies
Table 6: Enterprise applications – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 7: Business Intelligence – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 8: Security – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 9: Content management – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 10: Mobility – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 11: IT systems management – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 12: Communications & collaboration – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 13: Green IT & virtualization – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 14: Cloud computing solutions – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
List Of Figures
Figure 1: Dutch enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Figure 2: Dutch enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among Dutch enterprises
Figure 4: Current strategic objectives of Dutch enterprises
Figure 5: Current and future investment priorities of Dutch enterprises across core technologies
Figure 6: Enterprise applications – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 7: Business intelligence – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 8: Security – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 9: Content management – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 10: Mobility – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 11: IT systems management – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 12: Communications & collaboration – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 13: Green IT & virtualization – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 14: Cloud computing solutions – Dutch enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
