Introduction
Enterprises have a high degree of choice with regard to their IT budget allocation, given the option to invest in a broad range of technologies. Datamonitor's survey of 200 IT managers helps vendors to understand their target audience's most significant technology investment priorities, both in the short and medium term. It also highlights enterprises' preferred approach to purchasing and operating technology.

Scope
Analyses the penetration of eight core technologies within the enterprise and identifies enterprises' current and forthcoming investment in IT solutions.
Highlights the areas where enterprises plan to make their largest IT investments in 2006.
Outlines enterprises' preferred approach to purchasing technologies and how this varies by technology type.
Addresses enterprises' attitudes towards outsourcing by technology type.
Highlights
Technologies such as security, IT systems management and desktop management have a high penetration given their pivotal role in the enterprise IT infrastructure. Enterprise purchase cycles will clearly be predominantly driven through solution upgrades in these areas.

The proportion of enterprises to have deployed mobility, business intelligence and voice/data convergence solutions remains quite low. While these technologies are now relatively mature it has proven difficult for vendors to generate widespread deployment.

Most enterprises are prepared to invest a significant amount in their largest single IT project engagement. Over two thirds of the Technology Trends sample will be investing $100,000 or more on at least one engagement in 2006, suggesting some healthy opportunities for vendors and their channel partners provided they can deliver projects to time and budget.

Reasons to Purchase
Understand enterprises' planned technology investments in the short and medium term to take advantage of market opportunities.
Improve your channel strategies by appreciating enterprises' preferred approach to technology purchasing and outsourcing.
Gain insight into enterprises' large-scale technology projects and the sums which they are prepared to invest in them.