U.S. Utilities 2008 Go-to-Market Strategy Guide

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Energy Insights Opinion
• In This Report
• Situation Overview
  • Industry Health and Outlook for 2008
    • Industry Shape and Size
    • Figure: U.S. IT Spending Opportunity by Industry
    • Industry Indicators and Key Business Metrics
    • Table: North America Utility Industry IT Spending by Line of Business, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
      • High and Volatile Energy Prices
      • Improving Industry Financial Health
      • Energy Policy and Regulation
      • The Aging Workforce
      • Aging Assets
• Future Outlook
  • Business Initiatives That Will Drive IT Investments in 2008
    • 2008 Predictions
    • Figure: U.S. Utility Industry Top Critical Business Initiatives, 2007
  • 2008 IT Investment Priorities for the Utility Industry
  • Figure: North America Utility Industry IT Budget Share by Segment, 2008
  • 2008 Software Investment Priorities for the Utility Industry
  • Table: North America Utility Industry Software Spending by Line of Business, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
  • Figure: U.S. Utility Industry Emerging Technology Investment Plans, 2008
    • 2008 Infrastructure Investment Priorities for the Utility Industry
    • Table: North America Utility Industry Hardware Spending by Line of Business, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
    • Table: U.S. Utility Industry Storage Systems Spending by Environment, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
    • Table: U.S. Utility Industry Server Spending by Platform, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
    • 2008 Communications Investment Priorities for the Utility Industry
    • Figure: U.S. Utility Industry Communications Technology Investment Plans, 2008
    • 2008 Services Investment Priorities for the Utility Industry
    • Table: North America Utilities Services Spending by Line of Business, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
    • Figure: U.S. Utility Industry Business Process Outsourcing Investment Plans, 2008
    • Figure: U.S. Utility Industry Sourcing Preferences for Business Process Outsourcing
• Essential Guidance
  • Going to Market in the Utility Industry
  • Table: Issues Facing Key Decision Makers in the Utility Industry
  • Table: U.S. Utility Industry IT Spending for the Top 5 States, 2008
  • Figure: U.S. Utility Industry IT Spending Growth for the Top 5 States, 2008
  • Competing Effectively in the Utility Industry
  • Table: Worldwide Revenue for the Top 5 IT Vendors, 2006
  • Table: Worldwide Revenue for the Top 5 Software Vendors, 2006
  • Table: U.S. Revenue for the Top 5 Services Vendors, 2006
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis