Research and Markets: ICT Procurement Trends in Germany - Enterprise ICT Investment Plans to 2013

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5933d5/ict_procurement) has announced the addition of the "ICT procurement trends in Germany - Enterprise ICT investment plans to 2013" report to their offering.

“ICT procurement trends in Germany - Enterprise ICT investment plans to 2013”

This report presents the findings from a survey of 137 German enterprises regarding their approach to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) procurement. The survey investigates the way that German enterprises like to purchase technology, as well as the major IT and business objectives influencing their IT investment strategies.

Introduction and Landscape

Why was the report written?

• To highlight the criteria on which German enterprises select their IT providers as well as the roles which have influence while making IT purchasing decisions.

What is the current market landscape and what is changing?

• On-premise deployments are still preferred by German enterprises, though hosted solutions are slowly gaining prominence.

What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?

• The preference towards hosted deployment is increasing, as it offers various advantages such as flexibility, easier management, and cost savings.

What makes this report unique and essential to read?

• Kable Global ICT Intelligence has invested significant resources in order to interview CIOs and IT managers about their IT Procurement. Very few IT analyst houses will have interviewed 130+ ICT decision makers in the German market in H2 2012.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Enterprise ICT investment trends

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Survey demographics

1.3 IT budget changes

1.4 IT investment priorities

2 ICT procurement trends

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Purchasing channels

2.3 Business objectives influencing IT investment strategy

2.4 IT objectives influencing IT investment strategy

2.5 IT provider selection

2.6 Influencers

2.7 ICT infrastructure environment complexity

3 Summary

3.1 German enterprises give utmost importance to functional and technical expertise while selecting an IT vendor

4 Appendix

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