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March 19, 2008

Market Overview: The IT Management Software Market In 2008

by Jean-Pierre Garbani, Thomas Mendel, Ph.D.

with Peter O'Neill, Janine Liu


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In 2008, the IT management software market will again experience significant growth. The key trend in IT management software spending will be the widespread adoption of IT process automation technologies across the whole IT management software spectrum. The two main drivers for customers' investment will be economic considerations around a further reduction in operational IT spending and the quest to sustain competitive advantage through superior quality of service. IT management software vendors need to: 1) separate the hype and the buzzwords from the real market trends, and 2) clearly focus their marketing on those two key customer investment drivers. Vendors also need to realize that the market is in the process of separating them into four archetypes and that their overall strategy and direction need to match their respective position in the IT management software value chain.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemIT Management Hype, Buzzwords, Trends, And Drivers

itemHype: The Impact Of Virtualization Technologies

itemBuzzwords: ITIL Is A Driver For Business Service Management

itemTrends: IT Process Automation

itemDrivers: Economic Considerations And Quality Of Service

itemThe IT Management Software Vendor Landscape

itemThe Polarization Of The IT Management Software Market

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itemUnderstand Your Place In The Value Chain And Clearly Market To It

Forrester interviewed 14 vendor and user companies.

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Analyst: Jean-Pierre Garbani, Thomas Mendel, Ph.D.
Technology: B2B Sales & Marketing, IT Infrastructure & Operations, IT Process Automation, Marketing & Sales Strategies, Tech Marketing Tools & Best Practices, Vendor Positioning
Industry: Computer Software Industry, High-Tech
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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