ICT investment trends in the Netherlands : Enterprise ICT spending patterns through to the end of 2016

“• Third-platform technologies such as cloud computing and mobility are driving the ICT investments among Dutch enterprises

• The survey report shows that Dutch enterprises are increasing their investment in hardware by X% in 2015, compared to 2014, to support the implementation of newer ICT technologies and boost their competitiveness in the European enterprise market

• Dutch enterprises are investing in real-time communication & collaboration solutions to ensure accessibility of the mission critical enterprise data among its geographically dispersed stakeholders”

“Executive summary
Survey demographics
ICT budgets changes
ICT budget allocation by core technology area
Hardware budget breakdown
Software budget breakdowns
Third party IT services expenditure
Cloud computing budget
ICT budget allocation by function
Outsourced IT functions
ICT investment priorities and vendor satisfaction
Business intelligence
IT systems management
Communications & collaboration
Cloud computing
Network services
Business and IT objectives influencing IT investment strategy
ICT provider selection
Key decision makers for purchasing technology
Appendix”