[Report] 2007-2008 Forecast for Management: Operations and Infrastructure TOC

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IDC Opinion
In This Study
- Methodology
  - Scope
  - Significance of Results
  - Comparison with Previous Report
  - Structure and Content
- Research Demographics
  - Geographical Segmentation
  - Figure: Responses by Geographical Segmentation
  - Industry Segmentation
  - Table: Industry Sector Groupings with Percentage Respondents to the 2007 Survey
  - Figure: Responses by Industry Sector
  - Enterprise Size
  - Figure: Responses by Company Size (Number of Staff)
  - Figure: Responses by Annual Turnover
  - Economic Indicators
  - Figure: Australia/New Zealand Economic Position, 2007
  - Figure: Global Economic Position, 2007 (% Change On A Year Ago)
Situation Overview
- Desktop and Desktop Systems
  - The Corporate Fleet
  - Figure: Computing Fleet, Installed and Forecast, 2002-2007
  - The Desktop Device
  - Table: Changes in the Standard Desktop Specifications, 2004-2007
  - The Desktop Operating System
  - Figure: Operating Systems in Use on Corporate Desktops, 2002-2007
  - The Lifetime of the Corporate Standard
  - Figure: Lifetime of the Standard Desktop, 2003-2007
  - Figure: Lifetime of the Standard Desktop - Australia by Sector
  - Figure: Lifetime of the Standard Desktop - New Zealand By Sector
  - Thin-Client Computing
  - Figure: Thin-Client Computing, Installed And Forecast - By Organisation Size
- Technology Adoption
  - 2006 Top Dozen Technology and Management Discipline Growth Areas
  - Table: Technologies and Management Disciplines Showing Highest Growth During 2006
  - Technology & Management Discipline Projected Growth Areas to 2009
  - Table: Technologies and Management Disciplines Showing Highest Projected Change in Use, 2007 to 2009
  - Mobile Computing
  - Figure: "Mobile Worker" Technology, Installed And Forecast, 2004-2009
  - IP Telephony
  - Figure: VoIP Installed and Forecast - By Organisation Size, 2004-2009
  - Storage
  - Figure: Storage Area Network Installed and Forecast - By Organisation size, 2004-2009
  - Figure: Storage Area Network Installed and Forecast - By Sector, 2005-2009
  - Linux and Open Source
  - Figure: Linux Servers Installed and Forecast - By Sector, 2005-2009
    - Intentions with Open Source
    - Figure: Current Position on Open Source
    - Reasons Against Open Source
    - Figure: Major Reasons Against Using Open Source
- Management Systems
- Figure: Management Systems Installed and Forecast, 2001-2009
- Figure: Management Systems Installed and Forecast - By Organisation Size, 2007-2009
  - Security
  - Figure: Usage and Forecast for Security Solutions, 2004-2009
  - Networking
  - Figure: Usage and Forecast for Security Solutions, 2004-2009
  - Sales Force Automation
Future Outlook
Essential Guidance
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- Related Research
- Appendix A: Taxonomy of Terms
- Appendix B: Communication and IP Definitions
- Appendix C: 2007 Forecast for Management Survey Form and Summary of Results
  - Management Metrics for the IT Department
    - Section 1 - Your Organisation
    - Table: Principal Operating Organisation by Vertical
    - Table: Location of Organisation Headquarters by State or Country
    - Table: Approximate Annual Revenue in the Last Reported 12-Month Period
    - Table: Approximate Number of People Employed in the Last Reported 12-Month Period
    - Table: Executives' View of the Impact of IT
    - Table: Organisations Outlook in Six Months
    - Section 2 - Systems and Networks
    - Table: Number of PCs Installed, December 2007-December 2008
    - Table: PC OS Usage, December 2006-December 2008
    - Table: Standard PC Specifications Used
    - Table: Frequency of PC Upgrades
    - Section 3 - Technology, Applications and Management Methods
    - Table: Current and Future Usage of Technologies (%)
    - Table: Current and Future Usage of Management Disciplines and Applications (%)
    - Table: Intention to Deploy an Open Source Operating System
    - Table: Inhibiting Factors to Open Source Operating System Deployment
    - Section 4 - eBusiness and Telephony
    - Table: Strategic Use of the Internet
    - Table: Obstacles to Successful Exploitation of the Internet
    - Table: Threats to Organisational IT Security
    - Table: Areas of the Business Using the Internet
    - Section 5 - IT Management Issues
    - Table: Frequency of IT Strategic Plan Updates
    - Table: Composition of IT Steering Committee
    - Table: IT Operations and Performance Indicators
    - Section 6 - IT Expenditure
    - Table: Expected Year-on-Year IT Expenditure Change for the Next 12-Month Period
    - Table: Organisation IT Expenditure Allocations by 12-Month Operating Period
    - Table: IT Project Positive ROI Timeframes
    - Table: Level of Financial Authority for Purchase of Hardware/Software or Professional Services
    - Table: Level of Constraint from Corporate Parent
    - Table: Percentage of Total IT Purchases Acquired by Various Distribution Channels
    - Table: IT Investment Financing
    - Table: IT Equipment Included in Leases
    - Section 7 - IT Resource Deployment/Sourcing Strategies
    - Table: Employee Headcount by Function, December 2006-December 2007
    - Table: Changes in Sourcing Strategies Over the Last 12 Months
    - Table: Sourcing Strategies Preferences
    - Table: Reasons for Selective Sourcing
    - Table: Level of Outsourcing by IT/IS Activity Type
    - Table: Business Process Outsourcing
    - Table: Offshoring Plans for Next 12 Months
    - Table: Sources of New Recruits for IS Department
    - Section 8 - Roles, Issues and Challenges
    - Table: Senior IT/IS Manager Reporting Line
    - Table: IT/IS Manager Responsibilities and Levels (%)
    - Table: Major Challenges to the IT/IS Department in Next 12-18 Months
    - Table: Business or Organisational Issue Priority in the Next 12 Months
    - Table: IT Investment Priority in Next 12 Months
- Synopsis

2007-2008 Forecast for Management: Operations and Infrastructure

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