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
3.2 Business objectives influencing IT investment strategy
3.3 IT objectives influencing IT investment strategy
3.4 ICT provider selection
4 Sector-specific trends
4.1 Introduction
4.2 IT expenditure plans for specific technology areas
4.3 Technology areas receiving the largest investments
4.4 Business challenges
5 Summary
5.1 Energy companies are set to increase their ICT budget to mitigate risks associated with dynamic industry architecture and volatile economic conditions
6 Appendix
6.1 Definitions
6.2 Further reading
6.3 Contact the authors
List of Tables
Table 1: Energy - enterprise ICT survey geographic breakdown Table 2: Energy - enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees) Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among energy companies Table 4: Energy companies (external) ICT budget allocation, 2013 and 2014 Table 5: Energy companies' average hardware budget allocation Table 6: Energy companies' average software budget allocation by technology Table 7: Energy companies' average IT services budget allocation Table 8: Energy companies' average IT consulting services budget allocation Table 9: Energy companies' average telecommunications budget allocation Table 10: Energy companies' ICT budget allocation by function, 2013 and 2014 Table 11: Outsourced IT functions - energy companies' current and future outsourcing priorities Table 12: Enterprise applications - energy companies' current and future investment priorities Table 13: Enterprise applications - vendor mindshare among energy companies Table 14: Mobility - energy companies' current and future investment priorities Table 15: Mobility - vendor mindshare among energy companies Table 16: Cloud computing - energy companies' current and future investment priorities Table 17: Cloud computing - vendor mindshare among energy companies Table 18: Business objectives which influence energy companies' IT investment strategy Table 19: IT objectives which influence energy companies' IT investment strategy Table 20: Factors influencing energy companies' decision to choose an ICT provider Table 21: IT expenditure plans in 2014 compared to 2013, for specific technologies within energy companies Table 22: Top three IT projects in 2014 for energy companies Table 23: Importance of the following business challenges for energy companies
List of Figures
Figure 1: Energy - enterprise ICT survey geographic breakdown Figure 2: Energy - enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees) Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among energy companies Figure 4: Energy companies (external) ICT budget allocation, 2013 and 2014 Figure 5: Energy companies' average hardware budget allocation Figure 6: Energy companies' average software budget allocation by technology Figure 7: Energy companies' average IT services budget allocation Figure 8: Energy companies' average IT consulting services budget allocation Figure 9: Energy companies' average telecommunications budget allocation Figure 10: Energy companies' ICT budget allocation by function, 2013 and 2014 Figure 11: Outsourced IT functions - energy companies' current and future outsourcing priorities Figure 12: Enterprise applications - energy companies' current and future investment priorities Figure 13: Enterprise applications - vendor mindshare among energy companies Figure 14: Mobility - energy companies' current and future investment priorities Figure 15: Mobility - vendor mindshare among energy companies Figure 16: Cloud computing - energy companies' current and future investment priorities Figure 17: Cloud computing - vendor mindshare among energy companies Figure 18: Business objectives which influence energy companies' IT investment strategy Figure 19: IT objectives which influence energy companies' IT investment strategy Figure 20: Factors influencing energy companies' decision to choose an ICT provider Figure 21: IT expenditure plans in 2014 compared to 2013, for specific technologies within energy companies Figure 22: Top three IT projects in 2014 for energy companies Figure 23: Importance of the following business challenges for energy companies