ICT investment trends in Ireland; Enterprise ICT spending patterns through to the end of 2016

Irish enterprises are prioritizing investment in various ICT domains in 2015 to achieve sustainable economic growth and competitiveness. Additionally, foreign direct investment (FDI) in various ICT investment programs and the announcement of various e-government initiatives, creation of new job opportunities, and technology transfer and stimulation of competition and innovation are propelling growth in the region's ICT industry

Key Findings

* Kable's survey shows that conservative Irish enterprises are investing a high proportion of their ICT budgets in the core ICT domains of software and hardware in 2015, followed by IT services
* In order to take precautions against thefts and security breaches, Irish enterprises are moving their data onto the private cloud
* Pricing remains the most important criterion when choosing an ICT provider

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Report Synopsis
ICT investment trends in Ireland presents the findings from a survey of 31 Irish enterprises regarding their Information and Communications Technology (ICT) investment trends. The survey investigates how Irish enterprises currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT expenditure: hardware, software, IT services, communications, and consulting.

The report illustrates the core technologies enterprises are investing in, including enterprise applications, business intelligence, security products, mobility technologies, communications and collaboration technologies, and network services. Understand the approach adopted by enterprises in Ireland to purchase technology and get a better insight into ICT vendors and services providers when pitching their solutions to enterprises in Ireland.

In particular, it provides an in-depth analysis of the following:

* How ICT budgets are set to change in 2015 in terms of their overall size
* Allocation across the core elements of IT spend, including hardware, software, services, communications, and consulting
* Distribution of ICT Euros in areas such as the networks, applications, service desk, and data centers
* Which ICT functions Irish enterprises are interested in outsourcing
* Irish enterprises' investment priorities based on their budget allocations across core technology categories such as enterprise applications, business intelligence, security products, mobility technologies, communications and collaboration technologies, and network services
* Factors that are influencing Irish enterprises' investments in each technology category
* How Irish enterprises' IT budgets are currently allocated across various segments within a technology category
* Irish enterprises' distribution of their ICT budget across various segments within a technology category
* Vendor satisfaction ratings for various core and advanced technology categories

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