Synopsis
This report presents the findings from a survey of 119 Mexican enterprises regarding their approach to Information & Communication Technology (ICT) procurement. The survey investigates the way that Mexican enterprises like to purchase technology, as well as the major IT and business objectives influencing their IT investment strategies.
Scope
Provides insights about what are the preferred buying approaches adopted by the Mexican enterprises to procure various technologies.
Comprehend what business objectives Mexican enterprises are looking to achieve through their IT investments strategy.
Appreciate what IT objectives Mexican enterprises are looking to achieve through their IT investments strategy.
Understand what all factors influence Mexican enterprises’ decision to select an ICT provider.
Understanding which organizational roles influence the most for making IT purchasing decisions and signing off budgets.
Summary
Why was the report written?
To highlight the criteria based on which Mexican enterprises select their IT providers as well as the roles which have influence while making IT purchasing decisions
What is the current market landscape and what is changing?
Backed by buoyant economic growth, Mexican enterprises are optimistic about their IT investments with extensive ICT demand from various verticals for establishing robust ICT infrastructure facilities.
What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?
Mexican enterprises desire to inculcate globally competitive practices and enhance their efficiency has sparked a row of investments in setting up advanced ICT infrastructure facilities.
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 Procurements. Very few IT analyst houses will have interviewed 110+ ICT decision makers in Mexican market in H2 2012
Reasons To Buy
The Mexican economy is witnessing steady growth as a result of strong domestic demand and effective government policies.
Enterprises in Mexico have started investing heavily in ICT to improve competitiveness and enhance their business operations. Rising complexity of ICT infrastructure amongst Mexican enterprises, and the consequent need to manage and organize content have sparked them to spend on enterprise applications and IT systems management.
IT spending in Mexico is being driven by verticals such as manufacturing, telecoms and financial services. IT implementations in these sectors require a thorough understanding of working procedures, terminologies and business processes.
As a result of rising technological advancements and intricate business demands, X% of enterprises believe that their ICT infrastructure is somewhat complex.
The benefits of flexibility, easier management, and cost savings are driving demand for hosted services, particularly from SMEs which will create tough times ahead for certain vendors.
Table of Contents
1 Enterprise ICT investment trends
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Survey demographics
1.3 IT budget changes
1.4 IT Investment priorities
2 ICT procurement trends
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Purchasing channels
2.3 Business objectives influencing IT investment strategy
2.4 IT objectives influencing IT investment strategy
2.5 IT provider selection
2.6 Influencers
2.7 ICT infrastructure environment complexity
3 Summary
3.1 Vendors must recognize that Mexican enterprises have complex ICT environments and multiple decision makers
4 Appendix
4.1 Definitions
4.2 Further reading
4.3 Contact the authors
List Of Tables
Table 1: Mexican enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Table 2: Mexican enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among Mexican enterprises
Table 4: Mexican enterprises’ current and future investment priorities across technology
categories
Table 5: Mexican enterprises' preferred approach to buying technologies
Table 6: Business objectives which influence Mexican enterprises' IT investment strategy
Table 7: IT objectives which influence Mexican enterprises' IT investment strategy
Table 8: Factors influencing Mexican enterprises' decision to choose an IT provider
Table 9: Influence of organizational roles in making IT purchasing decisions and signing off
budgets
Table 10: Complexity of the ICT infrastructure in Mexican enterprises
List Of Figures
Figure 1: Mexican enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Figure 2: Mexican enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among Mexican enterprises
Figure 4: Mexican enterprises’ current and future investment priorities across technology
categories
Figure 5: Mexican enterprises' preferred approach to buying technologies
Figure 6: Business objectives which influence Mexican enterprises' IT investment strategy
Figure 7: IT objectives which influence Mexican enterprises' IT investment strategy
Figure 8: Factors influencing Mexican enterprises' decision to choose an IT provider
Figure 9: Influence of organizational roles in making IT purchasing decisions and signing off
budgets
Figure 10: Complexity of the ICT infrastructure in Mexican enterprises
