1.4 ICT budget allocation by core technology area 1.4.1 Hardware budget breakdown 1.4.2 Software budget breakdowns 1.4.3 Third party IT services expenditure 1.4.4 Telecommunications budget
3.3 Business objectives influencing IT investment strategy
3.4 IT objectives influencing IT investment strategy
3.5 ICT provider selection
4 Summary
4.1 Amidst slow economic growth, small enterprises are investing in core ICT domains to stay competent
5 Appendix
5.1 Definitions
5.2 Further reading
5.3 Contact the authors
List of Tables
Table 1: Small enterprises' ICT survey geographic breakdown Table 2: Small enterprises' ICT survey industry breakdown Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among small enterprises Table 4: Small enterprises' (external) ICT budget allocation, 2013 and 2014 Table 5: Small enterprises' average hardware budget allocation Table 6: Small enterprises' average software budget allocation by technology Table 7: Small enterprises' average IT services budget allocation Table 8: Small enterprises' average IT consulting services budget allocation Table 9: Small enterprises' average telecommunications budget allocation Table 10: Small enterprises' ICT budget allocation by function, 2013 and 2014 Table 11: Outsourced IT functions - small enterprises' current and future outsourcing priorities Table 12: Current and future investment priorities of small enterprises across core technologies Table 13: Enterprise applications - small enterprises' current and future investment priorities Table 14: Enterprise applications - vendor mindshare among small enterprises Table 15: Business intelligence - small enterprises' current and future investment priorities Table 16: Business intelligence - vendor mindshare among small enterprises Table 17: Security - small enterprises' current and future investment priorities Table 18: Security - vendor mindshare among small enterprises Table 19: Cloud computing solutions - small enterprises' current and future investment priorities Table 20: Cloud computing solutions - vendor mindshare among small enterprises Table 21: Small enterprises' preferred approach to buying technologies Table 22: Business objectives which influence small enterprises' IT investment strategy Table 23: IT objectives which influence small enterprises' IT investment strategy Table 24: Factors influencing small enterprises' decision to choose an ICT provider
List of Figures
Figure 1: Small enterprises' ICT survey geographic breakdown Figure 2: Small enterprises' ICT survey industry breakdown Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among small enterprises Figure 4: Small enterprises' (external) ICT budget allocation, 2013 and 2014 Figure 5: Small enterprises' average hardware budget allocation Figure 6: Small enterprises' average software budget allocation by technology Figure 7: Small enterprises' average IT services budget allocation Figure 8: Small enterprises' average IT consulting services budget allocation Figure 9: Small enterprises' average telecommunications budget allocation Figure 10: Small enterprises' ICT budget allocation by function, 2013 and 2014 Figure 11: Outsourced IT functions - small enterprises' current and future outsourcing priorities Figure 12: Current and future investment priorities of small enterprises across core technologies Figure 13: Enterprise applications - small enterprises' current and future investment priorities Figure 14: Enterprise applications - vendor mindshare among small enterprises Figure 15: Business intelligence - small enterprises' current and future investment priorities Figure 16: Business intelligence - vendor mindshare among small enterprises Figure 17: Security - small enterprises' current and future investment priorities Figure 18: Security - vendor mindshare among small enterprises Figure 19: Cloud computing solutions - small enterprises' current and future investment priorities Figure 20: Cloud computing solutions - vendor mindshare among small enterprises Figure 21: Small enterprises' preferred approach to buying technologies Figure 22: Business objectives which influence small enterprises' IT investment strategy Figure 23: IT objectives which influence small enterprises' IT investment strategy Figure 24: Factors influencing small enterprises' decision to choose an ICT provider