For IT Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

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Executive Summary

Infrastructure automation and consolidation activities are among the top IT investment priorities in Europe. To understand what technologies are driving this process and what the companies' plans are, Forrester surveyed 305 IT infrastructure decision-makers in Europe. The result? European firms are very interested in Organic IT solutions, storage implementations, and infrastructure security — but system management solutions have yet to gain momentum. To help them drive their infrastructure renovation efforts, firms have significant investment plans around new technologies such as server virtualization or automated server patch management. Storage and archiving technologies will also be on the rise, with more than 30% of firms already using these tools and a further 24% either showing interest or planning to adopt them. Security technologies like Web services and storage security will also generate significant interest. The question mark lies in the systems mananagement software market, where an average of 72% of firms have no plans to purchase either data center systems management or client systems management software.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• IT Infrastructure Spending Outlook: European Enterprises
  • A First Look Into 2006 IT Spending Priorities
  • Organic IT And Infrastructure Automation: On The Rise
  • Retail Companies Drive Storage Implementations
  • Simple, Effective Security Software Will Drive Spending
  • Nascent Demand For Systems Management In Europe
  • Dell Will Dominate The PC And Laptop Market In 2006
• Supplemental Material

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