Eastern Europe and Nordics Higher Increases in Spending across Europe; Western Europe remaining consistent from 2012
How do you expect your 2013 budget for information technology to differ from your 2012 budget?
40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe Eastern Europe Includes: Romania, Russia, Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Greece, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Latvia, Macedonia, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Estonia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Moldova, San Marino, Slovakia
Same
Increase by less than 5% Increase by more than 5% Decrease by less than 10% Decrease by more than 10%
Supporting business growth top focus in 2013; Regions with economic dips working on select key areas
Which best describes your department's focus in 2013?
40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15%
Selective spending in a few key areas Maintain service levels with flat budgets Expand IT to support business growth Help the business automate more
10%
Reduce spending in IT
5% 0%
UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
Recession a big affect in select regions + No affect in other regions = Very select overall!
Which of the following describes the effects of recession or recovery on your IT organisation?
60%
50%
We're still stuck in recession
40%
We're recovering but slowly
30%
We're back to normal
20%
We never suffered from the recession
10%
0% UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
Mobility, Consolidation and Compliance top initiatives for 2013
Which of these broad initiatives will your company implement in 2013?
50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20%
Compliance Cloud computing using external providers Private cloud Big data Mobility Outsourcing
15% 10% 5% 0% UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
Windows 7 Migration top importance; desktop virtualisation highest deployment to date
Which of these desktop projects will your company do in 2013?
60%
Migrate to Windows 7
50%
Migrate to Windows 8
40%
Implement desktop virtualization
30%
Implement application virtualization
20%
Implement Bring Your Own Device or similar self-service policy for enduser devices and/or applications Adopt online productivity apps, such as Windows Office Live (Office365) None of the above
UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
Companies allowing smartphone and tablet adoptions
Which of these policies are you currently implementing or will implement in 2013? Check all that apply
60%
50%
Allow users to buy their own laptops or desktops for use on the corporate network Allow users to buy their own tablets for use on the corporate network Allow users to purchase their own smartphones Allow users to select their own applications, such as Google Docs Allow users to select their own data protection and transfer, such as Dropbox Allow users to use select their own email, such as Gmail
UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
Cloud Services spending increasing in strong services oriented countries
How is your adoption of cloud computing affecting your IT budget in 2013?
50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5%
IT services spending is increasing in absolute dollars but not as a percent of the whole budget IT services spending is increasing in absolute dollars and as a percent of the whole budget IT services spending is flat
IT services spending is decreasing
0%
UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
SaaS and Managed Services top Cloud Services
Which type of cloud service providers are you considering working with in 2013?
80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20%
Pure--play cloud provider Managed service provider Telecommunications provider Technology solution provider/VAR Equipment vendor offering cloud services Systems integrator Professional services organization
10%
0%
UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
Specialty cloud provider (like Software as a Service)
Growth in Cloud Services across Europe; Regional focus differentiated
Which of these external cloud services do you plan to use in 2013?
80% 70% 60%
Storage as a Service Disaster Recovery/business continuity Platform as a Service
50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
Software as a Service Infrastructure as a Service Database as a Service Security as a Service Testing and development Collaboration Hybrid cloud integration Private cloud design and deployment
0%
UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
Server Virtulisation by far the number one infrastructure project in 2013
Which of these infrastructure projects will your company implement, at some level, in 2013?
70%
Data center consolidation
60%
Server virtualization Disaster recovery/business continuity
50%
Energy-efficient computing/sustainable or green IT
40%
Create private (internal) cloud Integrate with external cloud Automating server provisioning/management Migrate to cloud email Upgrade to Windows Server 2012 Upgrade to vSphere 5.1
30%
20%
10%
0% UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
None of the above
Storage virtualisation top initiative; Helping EU compliance and cloud solutions
Which of these primary storage initiatives will you company deploy in 2013?
60%
Storage virtualization
50%
Data reduction in primary storage (deduplication, compression, etc.) Cloud storage Solid state storage
40%
30%
Storage for virtual desktops Object storage Scale-out NAS
20%
10%
Storage for big data None of the above
UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
BYOD EU Policies driving adoption of backup for virtual servers
Which of these backup storage initiatives will you company deploy in 2013?
80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
Data deduplication for backup
Disaster recovery/business continuity New tape technologies (such as LTFS) Backup for virtual servers Cloud backup None of the above
Data Protection top in every region; EU regulations being implemented
Which of these security initiatives will your company implement in 2013?
70%
Data protection
60%
Network-based security Application-based security Identity and access Management
Network Management in Emerging Markets; Mobile Device Management across the board
Which of these networking initiatives will your company implement in 2013?
60%
Integrated cellular and WLAN
Ethernet far more advanced in Nordics than rest of Europe
What Ethernet speeds are you currently using? Check all that apply
1 gigabit 90% 100% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 0% 10 gigabit 40 gigabit 10 gigabit 40 gigabit 100 gigabit
What Ethernet speeds will you deploy in 2013? Check all that apply
Software initiatives diverse in Europe; BI strong in Nordics, EE and UK
Which of the following software initiatives will your company deploy in 2013?
70%
Business intelligence/analytics/data warehousing
60%
Custom application development Packaged business applications
50%
Service-oriented architecture
40%
Data governance/data quality Advanced DBMS (such as in-memory, columnar, NoSQL) Content management
30%
20%
Collaboration applications Business process automation/business process management Corporate performance management
10%
0%
UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
None of the above
On premise still strong in Western Europe; Cloud Services high in Rest of Europe
Which of the following deployment models will your company use in 2013? Check all that apply.
80%
On premise software/hardware
70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe
On premise appliance
Public cloud infrastructure with our software (packaged or custom) Private cloud infrastructure with our software (packaged or custom) Software as a service (cloud application) Platform as a service
Big Data still in learning mode in Europe; Strength in more advanced markets (UK+DACH)
What are your plans in 2013 for big data management and analytics?
70%
60%
50%
Continue our current big data program Expand our current big data program Start a big data program
40%
30%
20%
Evaluate big data
10%
No plans
0% UK France DACH Spain Benelux Nordics Eastern Europe