Forecast for Management: ICT Spending and the Economy

Table of Contents

• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
• Methodology
• Scope
• Significance of Results
• Research Demographics
• Geographic Segmentation
• Vertical Market Segmentation
• Enterprise Size
• Annual Turnover
• Situation Overview
• ICT Spending over the Years
• Perception of IT
• The Economy
• The Economy and IT
• Responses to Economic Crisis
• Areas for Budget Cuts
• ICT Spending in 2009
• Areas of ICT Spend
• IT Strategic Planning
• IT Purchases Preferences
• Monitoring and Controlling IT Investments
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
• Related Research
• Synopsis
• Table: Responses by Vertical Market Segmentation
• Table: Response to Economic Crisis
• Table: Changes in Area of ICT Spend by Vertical
• Table: Changes in Area of ICT Spend by Size
• Figure: Responses by Geographical Segmentation
• Figure: Responses by Company Size (Number of Staff)
• Figure: Responses by Annual Turnover
• Figure: Perception of IT
• Figure: Perception of IT by Selected Vertical Markets
• Figure: Global Economic Position 2008 (% Change on a Year Ago) - As at June 2009
• Figure: Business Outlook for 1H09 and 2H09
• Figure: ICT Spend by Australian Vertical Industry
• Figure: ICT Spend by New Zealand Vertical Industry
• Figure: Business Outlook for 1H09 by Verticals
• Figure: Organisation Reaction to Economic Crisis
• Figure: Area to Cut Expenses
• Figure: ICT Spend Trend
• Figure: Discretionary Budget as Percentage of Revenue
• Figure: Area of ICT Spend
• Figure: Changes in 2009 ICT Spend by Vertical
• Figure: Frequency of IT Strategic Plan Being Updated, 2005–2009
• Figure: Channel Preferences, 2007–2009
• Figure: Channel Preference by Size
• Figure: Financing Methods, 2005–2009
• Figure: Financing Methods by Country
• Figure: ROI Accountability for IT
• Figure: ROI Time Frame for IT, 2005–2009