New Market
Research Report Added in MarketResearchReports.Biz Reports Database:
This report
presents the findings from a survey of 166 manufacturers regarding their
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) investment priorities. The
survey investigates the core technologies which manufacturers are investing in,
including the likes of enterprise applications, security, mobility,
communications and collaboration, and Cloud Computing.
To Know The Complete Report:-
Introduction and
Landscape
Why was the report
written?
In order to provide
deeper insights into manufacturers' ICT investment priorities and strategic
objectives.
What is the current
market landscape and what is changing?
Cloud computing is
currently receiving lower investments in the manufacturing sector. However,
Kable believes that spending on cloud computing is set to witness an upward
momentum in the coming months.
What are the key
drivers behind recent market changes?
Manufacturers are
planning to invest in cloud computing in the coming two years, primarily driven
by its advantages such as cost reductions, ease of management, and improved
scalability.
What makes this
report unique and essential to read?
Kable Global ICT
Intelligence has invested significant resources in order to interview CIOs and
IT managers about their IT investment priorities. Very few IT analyst houses
will have interviewed 160+ ICT decision makers in manufacturing sector in H2
2012.
Key Features and
Benefits
·
Recognize manufacturers' strategic objectives with regards to
their ICT investments.
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Identify manufacturers' investment priorities based on their
budget allocations across core technology categories such as enterprise
applications, security, mobility, communications and collaboration, and Cloud
Computing, etc.
·
Learn about the drivers that are influencing manufacturers'
investments in each technology category.
·
Establish how manufacturers' IT budgets are currently allocated
across various segments within a technology category.
·
Gain insight into how manufacturers' plan to change their ICT
budget allocations across various segments within a technology category.
Key Market Issues
·
Kable's survey shows that manufacturers are placing utmost
importance on improving security/privacy with an average score of X on a scale
of 1 to 4, to address issues relating to cyber and malware attacks effectively.
·
According to Kable's survey, 89% of manufacturers currently use
BI tools, and 83% are planning investments in this area in the next twenty-four
months. Demand for BI technologies is driven by manufacturers' desire to
maximize efficiency, whilst at the same time identifying new revenue opportunities.
·
E-mail archiving is one of the most widely deployed content
management technologies in the manufacturing sector, with penetration rates of
74%. Ever-increasing e-mail volumes and growing compliance requirements are
making e-mail archiving a critical business consideration.
·
Manufacturers' increasing concerns related to rising carbon
emission is driving demand for technologies such as green IT and virtualization
within the sector. This is reiterated by Kable's survey results, which indicate
that 93% of manufacturers are already using green technologies.
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Manufacturers are also assigning equal importance to
standardizing infrastructure technologies (with a rating of X), as they are
continuously looking to reduce the complexity of their ICT infrastructure in
order to improve their operations and reduce their IT management costs.
Key Highlights
·
Kable expects the demand for PLM, BPM, and ERP to be high in the
next two years, as 63%, 58%, and 57% of manufacturers are planning investments
in these technologies respectively.
·
In order to prevent data theft of critical business information
and have strict control over systems and application access, manufacturers have
been making widespread investments in identity and access management (IAM)
solutions, with X% of respondents currently using such solutions.
·
The increasing acceptance of the bring your own device (BYOD)
and cloud computing models by manufacturers and the availability of
multipurpose mobile devices, the adoption of tablet computing is set to gain traction.
This is supported by the survey data, as 87% of manufacturers are planning to
make investments in this segment in the next two years.
·
With increasing globalisation, most manufacturers operate
through diversified locations, and in order to reduce travelling and other
associated costs and improve collaboration and productivity, 69% of
manufacturers are planning investments in this area in the next two years.
·
Currently, hybrid cloud has the lowest penetration compared to
other categories, however the demand for such solutions is set to rise, with
61% of manufacturers planning investments here through to the end of 2014.
Contact:-
M/s
Sheela
90 Sate Street, Suite 700
Albany, NY 12207
Tel: +1-518-618-1030
USA – Canada Toll Free: 866-997-4948
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