Overview

Introduction

This databook from the Technology Trends service helps vendors to understand technology investment priorities in government. The data has been drawn from interviews with 40 IT managers conducted in H1 2006.

Scope

• Interviews have been conducted with IT decision makers to gain an understanding of their attitudes to, and adoption of, various technologies.
• The interviews have been spread evenly across 8 geographical markets and span 10 vertical markets and 5 enterprise size bands.

Report Highlights

Over the course of 2006, Datamonitor is publishing over 500 databooks with Technology Trends data cut by technology, vertical market, geography and size band.

Reasons to Purchase

• Gain insight into key technology investment patterns and trends in target markets.
• Understand evolving customer IT budgets, attitudes to technology adoption, technology decision-making processes, and perception of technology vendors.
• Enable your sales, marketing and product teams to address your IT audience.

• CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
  • What is this report about?
  • Catalyst
  • Methodology
  • Definitions
• TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES IN GOVERNMENT
  • Technologies that enterprises currently have or use
  • Technologies where enterprises are considering investment in the next 6 months
  • Technologies where enterprises are considering investment in 6 months to 2 years time
  • Enterprises' preferred approach to buying enterprise applications
  • Enterprises' preferred approach to buying business intelligence solutions
  • Enterprises' preferred approach to buying security solutions
  • Enterprises' preferred approach to buying content management solutions
  • Enterprises' preferred approach to buying mobility solutions
  • Enterprises' preferred approach to buying IT systems management solutions
  • Enterprises' preferred approach to buying voice/data convergence solutions
  • Enterprises' preferred approach to buying desktop management solutions
  • Size of investment in single biggest IT project in budget year 2006
  • Area of investment for single biggest IT project in budget year 2006
  • Technologies that enterprises are currently outsourcing
  • Technologies that enterprises are considering outsourcing in the next 6 months
  • Technologies that enterprises are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 2 years time
• APPENDIX
  • Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography
  • Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size
  • Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue
  • Further reading
  • Ask the analyst
  • List of Tables
    • Table 1: Technology definitions
    • Table 2: Vertical market definitions
    • Table 3: Technologies that enterprises currently have or use
    • Table 4: Technologies where enterprises are considering investment in the next 6 months
    • Table 5: Technologies where enterprises are considering investment in 6 months to 2 years time
    • Table 6: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying enterprise applications
    • Table 7: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying business intelligence solutions
    • Table 8: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying security solutions
    • Table 9: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying content management solutions
    • Table 10: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying mobility solutions
    • Table 11: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying IT systems management solutions
    • Table 12: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying voice/data convergence solutions
    • Table 13: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying desktop management solutions
    • Table 14: Size of investment in single biggest IT project in budget year 2006
    • Table 15: Area of investment for single biggest IT project in budget year 2006
    • Table 16: Technologies that enterprises are currently outsourcing
    • Table 17: Technologies that enterprises are considering outsourcing in the next 6 months
    • Table 18: Technologies that enterprises are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 2 years time
    • Table 19: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography
    • Table 20: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size
    • Table 21: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue
  • List of Figures
    • Figure 1: Technologies that enterprises currently have or use
    • Figure 2: Technologies where enterprises are considering investment in the next 6 months
    • Figure 3: Technologies where enterprises are considering investment in 6 months to 2 years time
    • Figure 4: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying enterprise applications
    • Figure 5: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying business intelligence solutions
    • Figure 6: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying security solutions
    • Figure 7: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying content management solutions
    • Figure 8: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying mobility solutions
    • Figure 9: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying IT systems management solutions
    • Figure 10: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying voice/data convergence solutions
    • Figure 11: Enterprises' preferred approach to buying desktop management solutions
    • Figure 12: Size of investment in single biggest IT project in budget year 2006
    • Figure 13: Area of investment for single biggest IT project in budget year 2006
    • Figure 14: Technologies that enterprises are currently outsourcing
    • Figure 15: Technologies that enterprises are considering outsourcing in the next 6 months
    • Figure 16: Technologies that enterprises are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 2 years time
    • Figure 17: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography
    • Figure 18: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size
    • Figure 19: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue