“• Kable’s survey shows that medium-sized enterprises are allocating maximum proportion (X%) of their ICT budget to in 2014.
• In 2014, X% of medium-sized enterprises are planning to increase their ICT expenditure in IT services, compared to (X%) in 2013.
• Kable’s survey reveals that while X% of organizations favor buying technologies directly from suppliers, X% prefer to buy them from local resellers.”
“1 Trends in ICT budgets
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Survey demographics
1.3 ICT budget changes
1.4 ICT budget allocation by core technology area
1.4.1 Hardware budget breakdown
1.4.2 Software budget breakdowns
1.4.3 Third party IT services expenditure
1.4.4 Telecommunications budget
1.5 ICT budget allocation by function
1.6 Outsourced IT functions
2 ICT investment priorities and vendor mindshare
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Core technology investment priorities
2.2.1 Enterprise applications
2.2.2 Business intelligence
2.2.3 Communications & collaboration
2.2.4 Cloud computing solutions
3 ICT procurement trends
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Purchasing channels
3.3 Business objectives influencing IT investment strategy
3.4 IT objectives influencing IT investment strategy
3.5 ICT provider selection
4 Summary
4.1 Medium-sized enterprises are investing in disruptive technologies to improve their revenues and achieve competitive edge
5 Appendix
5.1 Definitions
5.2 Further reading
5.3 Contact the authors”
“Table 1: Medium-sized enterprises’ ICT survey geographic breakdown
Table 2: Medium-sized enterprises’ ICT survey industry breakdown
Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among medium-sized enterprises
Table 4: Medium-sized enterprises’ (external) ICT budget allocation, 2013 and 2014
Table 5: Medium-sized enterprises’ average hardware budget allocation
Table 6: Medium-sized enterprises’ average software budget allocation by technology
Table 7: Medium-sized enterprises’ average IT services budget allocation
Table 8: Medium-sized enterprises’ average IT consulting services budget allocation
Table 9: Medium-sized enterprises’ average telecommunications budget allocation
Table 10: Medium-sized enterprises’ ICT budget allocation by function, 2013 and 2014
Table 11: Outsourced IT functions – medium-sized enterprises’ current and future outsourcing priorities
Table 12: Current and future investment priorities of medium-sized enterprises across core technologies
Table 13: Enterprise applications – medium-sized enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 14: Enterprise applications – vendor mindshare among medium-sized enterprises
Table 15: Business intelligence – medium-sized enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 16: Business intelligence – vendor mindshare among medium-sized enterprises
Table 17: Communications & collaboration – medium-sized enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 18: Communications & collaboration – vendor mindshare among medium-sized enterprises
Table 19: Cloud computing solutions – medium-sized enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Table 20: Cloud computing solutions – vendor mindshare among medium-sized enterprises
Table 21: Medium-sized enterprises’ preferred approach to buying technologies
Table 22: Business objectives which influence medium-sized enterprises’ IT investment strategy
Table 23: IT objectives which influence medium-sized enterprises’ IT investment strategy
Table 24: Factors influencing medium-sized enterprises’ decision to choose an ICT provider”
“Figure 1: Medium-sized enterprises’ ICT survey geographic breakdown
Figure 2: Medium-sized enterprises’ ICT survey industry breakdown
Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among medium-sized enterprises
Figure 4: Medium-sized enterprises’ (external) ICT budget allocation, 2013 and 2014
Figure 5: Medium-sized enterprises’ average hardware budget allocation
Figure 6: Medium-sized enterprises’ average software budget allocation by technology
Figure 7: Medium-sized enterprises’ average IT services budget allocation
Figure 8: Medium-sized enterprises’ average IT consulting services budget allocation
Figure 9: Medium-sized enterprises’ average telecommunications budget allocation
Figure 10: Medium-sized enterprises’ ICT budget allocation by function, 2013 and 2014
Figure 11: Outsourced IT functions – medium-sized enterprises’ current and future outsourcing priorities
Figure 12: Current and future investment priorities of medium-sized enterprises across core technologies
Figure 13: Enterprise applications – medium-sized enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 14: Enterprise applications – vendor mindshare among medium-sized enterprises
Figure 15: Business intelligence – medium-sized enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 16: Business intelligence – vendor mindshare among medium-sized enterprises
Figure 17: Communications & collaboration – medium-sized enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 18: Communications & collaboration – vendor mindshare among medium-sized enterprises
Figure 19: Cloud computing solutions – medium-sized enterprises’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 20: Cloud computing solutions – vendor mindshare among medium-sized enterprises
Figure 21: Medium-sized enterprises’ preferred approach to buying technologies
Figure 22: Business objectives which influence medium-sized enterprises’ IT investment strategy
Figure 23: IT objectives which influence medium-sized enterprises’ IT investment strategy
Figure 24: Factors influencing medium-sized enterprises’ decision to choose an ICT provider”
