IDC Predictions 2007: Prospering in an Era of Hyperdisruption

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Predictions
• FUTUre Outlook
  • An IT Market in Hyperdisruption
  • 1. Worldwide IT Spending Will Be Marginally Higher in 2007, Driving Vendor Risk Taking
  • 2. Mature Regions Will Experience an Uptick; Emerging Markets Will Brake (Just a Little)
  • 3. Growing Pains in BRIC Will Boost Exploration of Beyond BRIC Countries
  • 4. Three Groups of Vendors Will Intensify Their Focus on Reaching "the SMB Long Tail"
  • 5. The Battle for Information Platform Leadership Will Shift into High Gear
  • 6. Major Application Vendors Will Radically Upshift Their SaaS Efforts
  • 7. "Virtualization 2.0" and Software Appliances Will Reshape the Infrastructure Landscape
  • 8. Services/Software Fusion Will Pick Up Speed
  • 9. "Two-Minute Drill": IP Competence, Channel Mashup, Pricing Shift, Networks + SOA + Solutions = IT
  • 10. Consumer Markets: What Else? Convergence, Competition, and Creativity
• Essential Guidance
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  • Related Research
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  • 2007 Predictions Team
  • Synopsis