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	December 15, 2004 2005 Enterprise IT Outlook Business Technographics North America by Tom Pohlmann with Ryan Hudson, G. Oliver Young, Natalie Lambert

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Executive Summary

In a survey of 1,383 technology decision-makers at North American and European enterprises, we found that despite a cautious outlook for their businesses, companies are planning to open their wallets for IT in 2005. On average, North American enterprises expect to increase their IT spend by 3.9% in 2005, up from 1.7% when surveyed this time last year. Which technology categories stand to gain the most? Security remains a hot issue, but deploying a major application software package is a priority at 59% of enterprises. Finance and business intelligence apps will receive much of the attention, and consultants will benefit as well — especially from large enterprises looking for integration help. Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulatory compliance will further drive up spending on storage and content management.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• IT Spending In 2005
  • IT Budgets Brighten Despite Cautious Outlook
  • Upgrading Apps Is The Top Priority For 2005
  • Demand For Apps Is Strongest In Smaller Enterprises
  • Content Management Is Growing Fast As A Platform
  • Data Center Automation Matures
  • North America Continues To Push For Wireless
  • Apps Outsourcing Stays Hot In 2005
  • Enterprises Mobilize The Corporate PC
• Using The Data
• Supplemental Material

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