Computer Weekly Data Bank: January 2013 Archives

Telecom Services Spend - Information Services Companies

By Kris Wicka on January 31, 2013 1:00 AM | No Comments

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Information services companies - which include those involved in hosting and web portals activities - spend almost a factor of ten more on telecom services per employee than UK organisations as a whole. This is even more pronounced with concerns employing over 1000 staff where spend by information services companies is over £8,000 compared with £600 for all industry sectors.

Source: IT & Telecom Spend - 80 Industry Sectors (www.kewassociates.co.uk)

Revealed: Most popular IT technologies to outsource

By Bill Goodwin on January 29, 2013 10:21 AM | No Comments

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Networking is the most popular technology for organizations to outsource to external service providers. However, business process outsourcing (BPO), desktop and datacentre design, are showing the most growth, according to Computer Weekly/TechTarget's 2013 IT services research. The growing popularity of asset & licence management services may reflect the growth in popularity of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) schemes, as more software licences start to be used on employee-owned devices.

You can find out more about IT services trends in 2013 by downloading our 20 13 Ser vic es Purchasing Intentions research, completed by over 130 IT professionals in the UK and Europe.

Custom Software Spend - Distributive Trades Sector

By Kris Wicka on January 28, 2013 1:00 AM | No Comments

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Large transportation support companies - including those providing warehousing, passenger facility operations and cargo handling - spend more than twice as much on custom software as their closest counterparts in the distributive trades sector. The outlay by such support firms with 1000+ staff approaches £300 per employee. Air transport and water transport concerns are the next highest spenders.

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Source: IT & Telecom Spend - 80 Industry Sectors (www.kewassociates.co.uk)

IT Services spending 2013: 66% to increase or stay the same

By Bill Goodwin on January 25, 2013 10:11 AM | No Comments

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You either buy IT services or you don't. In 2013, companies that already invest in IT services plan to continue investing. Companies that use few IT services will continue to use fewer services. Some 15% of organisations surveyed by Computer Weekly/Tech Target plan to increase their spending on IT services by 5-10% over the next 12 months, and 12% are planning to increase their spending by more than 10%. But the figures are balanced by almost identical number of companies planning to make equivalent reductions in their budgets.

You can find out more about IT services trends in 2013 by downloading our 2013 Services Purchasing Intentions research, completed by over 130 IT professionals in the UK and Europe.

IT & Telecom Spend 2013 - Film, Radio & Television Companies

By Kris Wicka on January 24, 2013 1:00 AM | No Comments

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During 2013 film, radio & television companies are expected to grow their IT & telecom spend by almost 10% which is more than twice that for the UK as a whole. Software will be the highest growth expenditure category for such media firms approaching 20% followed by computer services at around 10%. The slowest spend will be for hardware which will contract by 2%.

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Source: IT & Telecom Spend - 80 Industry Sectors (www.kewassociates.co.uk)

Firms 'satisfied' with security suppliers but there is room to improve

By Bill Goodwin on January 22, 2013 11:21 AM | No Comments

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IT security suppliers are doing a sterling job say European IT professionals. Nearly 80% of organisations surveyed by Computer Weekly and TechTarget say they are satisfied with their IT security supplier. However, the survey of over 250 IT security professionals in Europe and the UK, shows there is room for improvement. Only 11% say they are very satifisfied with their security supplier, while 17% are unsatisfied.

You can find out more about businesses' IT security priorities in 2013 by downl oad ing our
in-depth report, exclusively for Computer Weekly readers.

Revealed: IT spending plans in 2013

By Bill Goodwin on January 21, 2013 10:26 AM | No Comments

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More than half of the organisations polled in the UK and Europe will see their IT budgets remaining the same or increasing in 2013, despite the difficult state of the economy. Computer Weekly and TechTarget's 2013 IT priorities survey, which polled over 800 IT professionals in Europe, shows that over a quarter (26%) expect their IT budgets to rise by more than 5%, while 12% are expecting their budgets to grow by less than 5%. Another quarter - some 23% - expect their IT budgets to remain the same. Around 22% expect their IT budgets to reduce, with 10% expecting a reduction of more than 10% in their budgets, while 12% are expecting a reduction of less than 10%. This may not be all bad news, however, as many organisations are reaping the benefits of lower IT costs following investments in cloud computing and virtualisation.

This is a preview of our 2013 IT priorities research. You can read our 2012 IT priorities report here.

Computer Services - Top Spending Industry Sectors

By Kris Wicka on January 21, 2013 1:00 AM | No Comments

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Water Transport is the highest spending sector when comparing the proportion of IT & telecom spend being dedicated to computer services. Companies in this sector outlay almost 70% of their IT & telecom budgets on computer services. Next highest are basic metals manufacturers followed by life and general insurance firms. Public administration, which is renowned for its outsourcing activity, is ranked 10th with a little over 40% being directed on computer services expenditure.

Source: IT & Telecom Spend - 80 Industry Sectors (www.kewassociates.co.uk)

80% of data centre spending goes on maintenance

By Bill Goodwin on January 18, 2013 10:10 AM | No Comments

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Organisations are spending 80% of the data centre budgets on maintenance, says Chris Ingle, research director at analyst group IDC. And data centre maintenance budgets is set to grow as companies invest more their infrastructure. Its a simple equation: more infrastructure means more maintenance. His reasearch shows that data centres in the UK are an average of 9 years old. Because they use older equipment, its difficult for them to integrate the latest kit into their infrasctructure. Virtualisation, however, is helping datacentres keep costs under control, with 25% of company data centres virtualised by up to 70% or 80%.

Source: IDC

IT & Telecom Spend - Gambling & Betting Companies

By Kris Wicka on January 17, 2013 1:00 AM | No Comments

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Gambling & betting companies spend 0.8% of their turnover on IT & telecom. That is less than half the proportion for all UK organisations. The spread by size of organisation shows a disproportionately high spend level for gambling & betting firms with 50-99 staff. It is almost 3%. The lowest ratio for such firms is achieved by those with 1000+ staff.

Source: IT & Telecom Spend - 80 Industry Sectors (www.kewassociates.co.uk)

Revealed: Most popular IT security suppliers

By Bill Goodwin on January 16, 2013 11:28 AM | No Comments

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Businesses are opting to work with large IT suppliers that can meet a range of business needs in preference to niche security suppliers. Research by Computer Weekly and TechTarget shows that Cisco and Microsoft are the most popular suppliers for security technology, even though neither is a dedicated security supplier. The survey of 250 IT security professionals in the UK and Europe, shows that most dedicated general security suppliers, such as Check Point and RSA fall in the mid-range of popularity, with fewer companies opting for specialist niche supplies.

You can find out more about businesses' IT security priorities in 2013 by download this free 75 page report, exclusively for Computer Weekly readers.

Businesses still cautious about outsourcing security

By Bill Goodwin on January 15, 2013 10:18 AM | 2 Comments

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Businesses are still cautious about outsourcing their IT security, a survey of over 250 IT professionals in the UK and Europe reveals. Almost two-thirds of IT professionals said they do not want to outsource security, according to the research by Computer Weekly and TechTarget. However take-up of outsourced security services is likely to increase as services become more established and varied, with 15% saying they have not found a good fit with their business yet from the services currently available.

You can find out more about businesses' IT security priorities in 2013 by download this free 75 page report exclusively for Computer Weekly members.

Most in-house software will be hosted in the cloud within 4 years

By Bill Goodwin on January 15, 2013 9:47 AM | No Comments

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A growing proportion of organisations are hosting their internally developed software in the cloud, a survey of over 250 UK IT professionals by Computer Weekly and KEW Associates reveals. During 2011 over 40% of respondents hosted internally developed software in the cloud, but by 2017 this will increase to 85%. By 2017, 18% of respondents will host over 50% of their internally developed software in the cloud, up from just 1% in 2011.

Download our free report here for the full picture on cloud software spending trends.

Huge interest in cloud security technologies 2013

By Bill Goodwin on January 14, 2013 9:49 AM | 2 Comments

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Most companies have plans to deploy cloud security technologies, which include products designed to secure cloud servers and data, in 2013. Some 62% are either using cloud security technologies already, are about to use them, or are evaluating them. Only 38% do not have plans to use cloud security technologies, despite the potential the offer for cost savings and efficiency gains.

You can find out more about businesses' IT security priorities in 2013 by download this free 75 page report, exclusively for Computer Weekly members.

Application Software Spend - Manufacturing

By Kris Wicka on January 14, 2013 1:00 AM | No Comments

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Beverages manufacturers, with 100-999 employees, typically spend nearly £90k per annum on application software packages. The next largest outlay of £50k is by pharmaceutical companies. At the other extreme, wood & wooden products firms expend only £10k.

Source: IT & Telecom Spend - 80 Industry Sectors (www.kewassociates.co.uk)

Viruses and hacking are top security challenges in 2013

By Bill Goodwin on January 11, 2013 10:16 AM | No Comments

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Malware and hacking tops the list of security concerns for organisations in 2013 in the wake of increasingly sophisticated attacks from criminal and state sponsored groups. Compliance is in third place, outranking mobile security, web application and cloud security, research from Computer Weekly and TechTarget reveals. It reflects businesses' preoccupation with the proposed EU revision to the data protection framework. Virtualisation security ranks in 11th place, despite growing concerns in that area.

You can find out more about businesses IT security priorities next year by download this free 75 page report, exclusively for Computer Weekly members

IT & Telecom Spend - Life Insurance Companies

By Kris Wicka on January 10, 2013 1:00 AM | No Comments

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Life insurance companies with over 1000 employees spend dramatically more on IT & telecom than large UK organisations overall. Their outlay is expected to be over £29,000 per employee during 2013 rising to nearly £31,000 in 2015. The corresponding figures for the whole of UK are £4,340 and £4,420.

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Source: IT & Telecom Spend - 80 Industry Sectors (www.kewassociates.co.uk)

January 2013 Archives

Telecom Services Spend - Information Services Companies

Revealed: Most popular IT technologies to outsource

Custom Software Spend - Distributive Trades Sector

IT Services spending 2013: 66% to increase or stay the same

IT & Telecom Spend 2013 - Film, Radio & Television Companies

Firms 'satisfied' with security suppliers but there is room to improve

Revealed: IT spending plans in 2013

Computer Services - Top Spending Industry Sectors

80% of data centre spending goes on maintenance

IT & Telecom Spend - Gambling & Betting Companies

Revealed: Most popular IT security suppliers

Businesses still cautious about outsourcing security

Most in-house software will be hosted in the cloud within 4 years

Huge interest in cloud security technologies 2013

Application Software Spend - Manufacturing

Viruses and hacking are top security challenges in 2013

IT & Telecom Spend - Life Insurance Companies

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