Australia Utilities IT Market, 2006

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
    • Data Analysis
  • Executive Summary
    • Key Business Issues
    • IDC Analysis
    • Industry Definition - Utilities
• Situation Overview
  • Introduction
    • Industry Indicators
    • Table: Australia Utilities Sector-Wide Statistics at a Glance
    • Utilities Outlook
    • Figure: Australia Organisations' Outlook on Business Prospects
    • Major Players Ranking
    • Table: Australia Top 10 Utility Companies Based on Revenue (A$M)
  • Competitive Landscape
    • Major IT Suppliers to the Australia Utilities Sector
    • Table: Australia Top 10 IT Suppliers for Utilities
    • Interpreting the Data
    • Leading Hardware Vendors
    • Table: Australia Top 5 IT Hardware Suppliers for Utilities
    • Leading Software Vendors
    • Table: Australia Top 5 IT Software Suppliers for Utilities
    • Leading IT Service Vendors
    • Table: Australia Top 5 IT Services Suppliers for Utilities
    • Perceptions
    • Table: Australia Vendor Perceptions Within the Utilities Market - Vendor Ratings for Key Attributes
  • IDC Leadership Grid
    • Market Positioning
    • Figure: IDC Leadership Grid: Utilities Market, 2006
    • Ratings of Major IT Partners to Deliver Business Solutions
    • Figure: Ability of Major IT Partners to Deliver Business Solutions
• Future Outlook
  • Market Size and Forecast
  • Table: Australia Utilities IT Market, 2005-2010
  • Market Size and Forecast
  • Figure: Australia Utilities IT Market, 2005-2010 (A$M)
    • Utilities Sector Spending on Hardware
    • Utilities Sector Spending on Software
    • Utilities Sector Spending on IT Services
    • Table: Australia Utilities IT Market by Submarket, 2005-2010
    • Geographic Segmentation
    • Figure: Spending Breakdown by State (A$M)
    • Growth Rates by State
    • Figure: Growth Rates by State (%)
  • Midmarket Forecast
  • Table: Australia Utilities IT Midmarket by Submarket, 2005-2010
    • Key Forecast Assumptions
    • Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Australia IT Market, 2006-2010
    • Most Important Drivers
    • Figure: Business Drivers
    • Integration Challenges
    • Figure: Challenges for Integration
    • Top IT Skills Required by the Utilities Sector
    • Table: Australia Top 10 IT Skills Demanded by Utilities
    • Table: Australia Top 10 Relationship Aspects Demanded by Utilities
  • Future Horizons
    • Five Key Trends
    • Figure: Australia Five Key Trends
      • Energy Trading
      • Smart Metering
      • Importance of Security
      • Business Continuity
      • Productivity of Field Workers
  • Utilities IT Radar
    • About the Radar
    • Figure: IDC Utilities IT Radar
    • Hot Issues on the Radar
  • The IDC Business and IT Alignment Model
  • Figure: IDC Business and IT Alignment Model
    • Methodology
    • Figure: Australia Utilities Business and IT Alignment
    • Translating the IDC Maturity Model into a Road Map for IT Vendors
    • Figure: Key Messages Map
    • Advice to Vendors Targeting the Utilities Sector in 2006-2007
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Definitions
    • IT Services
    • Packaged Software
    • Computing Hardware
    • Storage
    • Peripherals
    • Networking Equipment
  • Synopsis