Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
TECHNOLOGY
PRIORITIES IN EDUCATION 5
Educational institutions' preferred approach to
buying enterprise applications 5
Educational institutions' preferred
approach to buying business intelligence solutions 7
Educational
institutions' preferred approach to buying security solutions 9
Educational institutions' preferred approach to buying content management
solutions 11
Educational institutions' preferred approach to buying
mobility solutions 13
Educational institutions' preferred approach to
buying IT systems management solutions 15
Educational institutions'
preferred approach to buying voice/data convergence solutions 17
Educational institutions' preferred approach to buying desktop management
solutions 19
Size of investment in single biggest IT project in budget
year 2007 21
Area of investment for single biggest IT project in budget
year 2007 23
Technologies that educational institutions are currently
outsourcing 25
Technologies that educational institutions are considering
outsourcing in the next 6 months 27
Technologies that educational
institutions are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 2 years time 29
APPENDIX 31
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography 31
Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size 33
Breakdown of
the Technology Trends sample by company revenue 35
Further reading 37
Ask the analyst 37
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Educational
institutions' preferred approach to buying enterprise applications 5
Figure 2: Educational institutions' preferred approach to buying business
intelligence solutions 7
Figure 3: Educational institutions' preferred
approach to buying security solutions 9
Figure 4: Educational
institutions' preferred approach to buying content management solutions 11
Figure 5: Educational institutions' preferred approach to buying mobility
solutions 13
Figure 6: Educational institutions' preferred approach to
buying IT systems management solutions 15
Figure 7: Educational
institutions' preferred approach to buying voice/data convergence solutions
17
Figure 8: Educational institutions' preferred approach to buying
desktop management solutions 19
Figure 9: Size of investment in single
biggest IT project in budget year 2007 21
Figure 10: Area of investment
for single biggest IT project in budget year 2007 23
Figure 11:
Technologies that educational institutions are currently outsourcing 25
Figure 12: Technologies that educational institutions are considering
outsourcing in the next 6 months 27
Figure 13: Technologies that
educational institutions are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 2 years
time 29
Figure 14: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography
31
Figure 15: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size
33
Figure 16: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue
35
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Educational institutions' preferred
approach to buying enterprise applications 6
Table 2: Educational
institutions' preferred approach to buying business intelligence solutions
8
Table 3: Educational institutions' preferred approach to buying security
solutions 10
Table 4: Educational institutions' preferred approach to
buying content management solutions 12
Table 5: Educational institutions'
preferred approach to buying mobility solutions 14
Table 6: Educational
institutions' preferred approach to buying IT systems management solutions
16
Table 7: Educational institutions' preferred approach to buying
voice/data convergence solutions 18
Table 8: Educational institutions'
preferred approach to buying desktop management solutions 20
Table 9: Size
of investment in single biggest IT project in budget year 2007 22
Table
10: Area of investment for single biggest IT project in budget year 2007
24
Table 11: Technologies that educational institutions are currently
outsourcing 26
Table 12: Technologies that educational institutions are
considering outsourcing in the next 6 months 28
Table 13: Technologies
that educational institutions are considering outsourcing in 6 months to 2
years time 30
Table 14: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by
geography 32
Table 15: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by
company size 34
Table 16: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by
company revenue 36