Research and Markets: At the Edge of the Storm: IT Investments from Jan/08 through Feb/09

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e9e95a/at_the_edge_of_the) has
announced the addition of the "AT THE EDGE OF THE STORM: IT Investments from
Jan/08 through Feb/09" report to their offering.

Between January 1, 2008 and February 28,2009, we sampled an IT buyer population
of 3,954 for quantitative research across a broad array of topics from
virtualization, to service desk adoption, to end-to-end application management,
to patterns of CMDB System adoption, among others. Throughout the course of this
research, EMA consistently asked questions regarding IT budgets, including the
percentage of increase, decrease. In certain reports, budgets specific to
certain management software initiatives were also singled out, as were questions
regarding shifting priorities in the downturn. Research analytics also allowed
EMA to assess these trends in terms of company size, verticals, and geographic
clusters.

This report provides quarterly insights into IT budgetary trends and suggests
that while IT spending overall is modestly on the decrease, management software
as applied to certain key areas, such as virtualization, process automation and
CMDB System adoption, appear to be bright spots in an overall dark economic
constellation. A few sample quotes from focal interviews underscore the fact
that many of these solutions are viewed as part of the cure rather than the
"disease" - as IT organizations and the businesses they support seek to work
smarter and differently than before.

Key Topics Covered:

* Executive Introduction
* EMA Research
* Quarterly Summaries: January 2008 - March 2009
* A Look Across Industries
* Some Reasons for Optimism
* Looking Back and Forward

For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e9e95a/at_the_edge_of_the

Research and Markets
Laura Wood
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