The sustained growth in the complexity of IT infrastructure is driving the demand for organized governance, monitoring and management of IT assets and processes. In this brief, Datamonitor provides an analysis of the main trends affecting the market for IT systems management applications and advises vendors on how to respond to the changing market conditions.

Scope

Discusses the key trends impacting the current state of the IT systems management market. Analyzes current penetration rates and investment plans across market segments. Discusses the dominant supply and demand drivers and vendor go-to-market strategies. Provides a market forecast of expenditure over the coming four years.

Highlights

IT systems management plays an important part in maintaining mission-critical IT infrastructure. Despite a high penetration rate, the volume of enterprises investing in IT systems management solutions is still considerable. Although the growth of investment is flat, the sheer volume of opportunities will ensure a positive outlook for vendors. The demand for IT systems management will be sustained through the continuing complexity IT infrastructure and increasingly strategic approach to IT systems management. Issues such as compliance, infrastructure efficiency and standards-based formal management frameworks will gain in importance. The market can be segmented by enterprise size bands. Most of the spending is still concentrated within larger enterprises, but the demand within small and medium enterprises will grow. Vendors need to consider the optimal way to meet this demand, perhaps by adopting a bolder approach to SME channel and vertical strategies.

Reasons to Purchase

Understand the primary market trends behind the IT systems management market. Identify optimal sales opportunities which are driving growth in order to position your solutions adequately. Explore the dominant trends in demand in order to formulate fresh go-to-market strategies for the IT systems management market.