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
1.5 ICT budget allocation by function
1.6 Outsourced IT functions
2 ICT investment priorities and vendor mindshare
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Core technology investment priorities 2.2.1 Mobility 2.2.2 Communications and collaboration 2.2.3 Green IT and virtualization 2.2.4 Cloud computing solutions
3 ICT procurement trends
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Purchasing channels
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 Large enterprises are making significant ICT investments to improve business operations and remain competitive
5 Appendix
5.1 Definitions
5.2 Further reading
5.3 Contact the authors
List of Tables
Table 1: Large enterprises' ICT survey geographic breakdown Table 2: Large enterprises' ICT survey industry breakdown Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among large enterprises Table 4: Large enterprises' (external) ICT budget allocation, 2013 and 2014 Table 5: Large enterprises' average hardware budget allocation Table 6: Large enterprises' average software budget allocation by technology Table 7: Large enterprises' average IT services budget allocation Table 8: Large enterprises' average IT consulting services budget allocation Table 9: Large enterprises' average telecommunications budget allocation Table 10: Large enterprises' ICT budget allocation by function, 2013 and 2014 Table 11: Outsourced IT functions - large enterprises' current and future outsourcing priorities Table 12: Current and future investment priorities of large enterprises across core technologies Table 13: Mobility - large enterprises' current and future investment priorities Table 14: Mobility - vendor mindshare among large enterprises Table 15: Communications and collaboration - large enterprises' current and future investment priorities Table 16: Communications and collaboration - vendor mindshare among large enterprises Table 17: Green IT and virtualization - large enterprises' current and future investment priorities Table 18: Green IT and virtualization - vendor mindshare among large enterprises Table 19: Cloud computing solutions - large enterprises' current and future investment priorities Table 20: Cloud computing solutions - vendor mindshare among large enterprises Table 21: Large enterprises' preferred approach to buying technologies Table 22: Business objectives which influence large enterprises' IT investment strategy Table 23: IT objectives which influence large enterprises' IT investment strategy Table 24: Factors influencing large enterprises' decision to choose an ICT provider
List of Figures
Figure 1: Large enterprises' ICT survey geographic breakdown Figure 2: Large enterprises' ICT survey industry breakdown Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among large enterprises Figure 4: Large enterprises' (external) ICT budget allocation, 2013 and 2014 Figure 5: Large enterprises' average hardware budget allocation Figure 6: Large enterprises' average software budget allocation by technology Figure 7: Large enterprises' average IT services budget allocation Figure 8: Large enterprises' average IT consulting services budget allocation Figure 9: Large enterprises' average telecommunications budget allocation Figure 10: Large enterprises' ICT budget allocation by function, 2013 and 2014 Figure 11: Outsourced IT functions - large enterprises' current and future outsourcing priorities Figure 12: Current and future investment priorities of large enterprises across core technologies Figure 13: Mobility - large enterprises' current and future investment priorities Figure 14: Mobility - vendor mindshare among large enterprises Figure 15: Communications and collaboration - large enterprises' current and future investment priorities Figure 16: Communications and collaboration - vendor mindshare among large enterprises Figure 17: Green IT and virtualization - large enterprises' current and future investment priorities Figure 18: Green IT and virtualization - vendor mindshare among large enterprises Figure 19: Cloud computing solutions - large enterprises' current and future investment priorities Figure 20: Cloud computing solutions - vendor mindshare among large enterprises Figure 21: Large enterprises' preferred approach to buying technologies Figure 22: Business objectives which influence large enterprises' IT investment strategy Figure 23: IT objectives which influence large enterprises' IT investment strategy Figure 24: Factors influencing large enterprises' decision to choose an ICT provider