ICT budget and staffing trends in Germany
Enterprise ICT investment plans to 2013
January 2013
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Trends in ICT budgets ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.1 Introduction ................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.2 Survey demographics ................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.3 IT budget changes ........................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.4 IT budget allocation by core technology area ................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.5 IT budget allocation by function ..................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.6 IT spending by entity ..................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.7 IT staff distribution ......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2 Detailed IT budget allocations ................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
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2.2 Hardware budget breakdown ........................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
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3 Summary .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
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4 Appendix .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
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List of Figures
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1 Trends in ICT budgets
1.1 Introduction
This report presents the findings from a survey of X German enterprises regarding their Information &
Communication Technology (ICT) budgets and staff allocation. The survey investigates how German enterprises
currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT spend, namely hardware, software, IT
services, communications and consulting. The report also illustrates with whom German enterprises prefer to invest
their ICT Euros, thereby providing visibility into the opportunities for ICT vendors and service providers. Trends in
ICT spending are identified through to the end of 2013 following feedback from respondents on their forthcoming
investment plans.
The survey was conducted in September 2012 via an online methodology, with respondents all having ICT decision
maker responsibility (typically CIOs and IT Managers). Kable plans to repeat the survey in the second half of 2013,
in order to monitor ICT budget changes on an ongoing basis.
1.2 Survey demographics
Figure 1: German enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Source: Kable
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German enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Financial markets Utilities Education
Retail Manufacturing Insurance
Government Healthcare EnergyX respondents
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Table 1: German enterprise ICT survey industry breakdown
Industry Count Percentage of respondents
Financial markets X X%
Utilities X X%
Education X X%
Retail X X%
Manufacturing X X%
Insurance X X%
Government X X%
Healthcare X X%
Energy X X%
Media X X%
Retail banking X X%
Pharmaceuticals X X%
Total X X%
Source: Kable
Figure 2: German enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Source: Kable
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German enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Over 10000 5000-9999 2000-4999 1000-1999 500-999 100-499 50-99
X respondents
Table 2: German enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
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1.3 IT budget changes
Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among German enterprises
Employee size band Count Percentage of respondents
Over 10000 X X%
5000-9999 X X%
2000-4999 X X%
1000-1999 X X%
500-999 X X%
100-499 X X%
50-99 X X%
Total X X%
Source: Kable
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Source: Kable
Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among German enterprises
Trend 2011-12 (Count)
2011-12 (%)
2012-13 expectation (Count)
2012-13 expectation (%)
Decrease more than 6% X X% X X%
Decrease slightly (1%-5%) X X% X X%
Flat (0%) X X% X X%
Increase slightly (1-5%) X X% X X%
Increase significantly (6%+) X X% X X%
Total X X% X X%
Source: Kable
Despite the uncertain economic conditions ...................................................................................................................
(Summary of the situation in the enterprise ICT market and discussion around the degree to which IT budgets are
decreasing/increasing/staying flat.)
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1.4 IT budget allocation by core technology area
Figure 4: German enterprises’ (external) ICT budget allocation in 2012
Source: Kable
Table 4: German enterprises’ (external) ICT budget allocation in 2012
Category Average budget in 2012 (%)
Hardware X
Software X
Services X
Communications X
Consulting X
Other X
Total X
Source: Kable
Kable’s survey suggests that German enterprises are allocating a major portion of their IT budgets on
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................ (A brief description of the way in which enterprises are allocating their IT budgets.).
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1.6 IT spending by entity
Figure 5: German enterprises’ IT budget allocation by entity in 2012
Source: Kable
Table 5: German enterprises’ IT budget allocation by entity in 2012
Entity Average budget in 2012 (%)
Internal development and maintenance X
Technology (product) vendor X
Telco X
Systems integrator X
Local resellers of technology products X
Specialist outsourcer X
Total X
Source: Kable
It is noteworthy that German enterprises are allocating ................................................. (An analysis of the degree
to which enterprises are focussing on in-house IT investment, as well as how much they are willing to spend with
third parties. Of the money spent with third parties, commentary on how this breaks down by provider type).
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2 Detailed IT budget allocations
2.1 Introduction
This section of the report focuses on the detailed IT budget breakdowns for hardware, software, IT services,
communications and consulting.
2.2 Hardware budget breakdown
Figure 6: German enterprises’ average hardware budget allocation
Source: Kable
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Kable’s recent survey finds that almost one third of the hardware spend is on ............................................................
(A brief description on where the investments are being made and what the implications are for hardware vendors.)
3 Appendix
3.1 Definitions
Core areas of enterprise IT spending
Hardware - includes computer hardware, devices and peripherals e.g. printers, semiconductors, servers and
mainframes, storage, telephony infrastructure, data/network infrastructure.
Software - includes enterprise applications & Enterprise Resource Planning, software infrastructure (e.g. operating
systems, systems management) and information management (e.g. Business Intelligence, content management).
Services - includes spending on third party IT services e.g. Application Services, Business Process Outsourcing
Services & Infrastructure Services.
Communications - relates to all telecommunications costs in the enterprise. This would include both voice and
data communications costs (fixed-line telephony, Managed Services, connectivity etc.) as well as mobile telephony
and data costs.
Consulting - covers professional services spending with third parties e.g. Business and Strategy consulting, IT
staff contracting and Technology & Transformation consulting.
Other - any other areas not included above, where the external IT budget is spent.
IT budget by function
Table 6: German enterprises’ average hardware budget allocation
IT function Average budget (%)
Clients X
Network and communications equipment X
Mainframes X
Servers X
Security X
Peripherals X
Storage X
Semiconductors and Processors X
Total X
Source: Kable
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Data centre – enterprises’ investment in facilities (in-house and from third parties) providing a secure environment
for its computer systems and associated components, including servers & mainframes, telecommunications and
data storage systems.
Service Desk – expenditure on the provision of desktop services that manage an enterprise’s desktop environment
and distributed IT assets.
End-user Computing – expenditure on end-user computing equipment, including the likes of desktops, laptops
and mobile devices.
Network – investment made in enterprises’ network infrastructure, including its wide area network (WAN) and local
area network (LAN).
Applications – expenditure on enterprise software and applications either deployed on-premise or supported
remotely and delivered as a service.
Communications – as above, the costs associated with telecommunications in the enterprise, including voice and
data communications over fixed and wireless networks.
Management – expenditure on the enterprise-wide administration of distributed computing systems, including both
systems management and network management.
Hardware budget
Clients – covers end user computing devices, including the likes of personal computers and workstations.
Mainframes – high-end computers used by corporations and governments for critical applications, bulk data
processing, and transaction processing.
Network and Communications equipment – enterprise IT infrastructure for networking and communications
covering the likes of hubs, switches, routers, access points and customer premise equipment.
Peripherals – covers additional computing devices including printers, phones and adaptors, and scanning and
imaging devices.
Security – covers security hardware and appliances including content-filtering and anti-spam appliances,
encryption/SSL accelerators, firewall and VPN gateways, smart card readers, and smart cards.
Semiconductors and Processors – expenditure on computer chips and processing units.
Servers – investment made in mid-range and low-end server systems. High-end servers are included in the
mainframe category.
Storage – IT storage infrastructure includes hard-disk drives, NAS filers and gateways, SAN adaptors and
connectors, SAN disk arrays, and tape libraries.
Software budget
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Application Lifecycle – covers Application Development, Application Testing, Architecture and Modelling, Change
and Configuration Management, Development Methodologies, Project and Portfolio Management, Requirements
Management.
Enterprise Applications – covers Business Process Management, Commerce Applications, Customer
Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning, Financial Applications, Human Resources and
Payroll, Product Lifecycle Management, Supply Chain Management.
Information Management – covers Business Intelligence, Collaboration and Knowledge Management, Content
Management, Data Management, Portals, Search.
Integration and SOA – covers Application Integration, Data Integration, Legacy Renewal, Middleware, SOA.
IT Management Software – covers Application Performance Management, Desktop Management, IT Service
Management, Network Management, Systems Management.
Security – covers Application Security, Business Protection, Communication Security, Content and Web Filtering,
End-point Security, Identity and Access Management, Information Protection, Network Security, Security Audit and
Testing, Security Management.
Software Infrastructure – covers Application Platforms, Databases, E-mail and Communication Servers, Mobile
Platforms, Operating Systems, Storage Management, Virtualization.
IT Services budget
Application development & integration – service expenditure relating to the development of enterprise
applications, including the customisation, rationalisation or modernisation of off-the shelf packages, as well as the
development of bespoke applications. Integration services cover the planning, design, and building of enterprise
applications which automate business processes.
Hosting & data centre services – Hosting & data centre services include the management and monitoring of an
enterprise’s entire IT platform. As well as covering normal servers, it includes the associated network infrastructure,
storage infrastructure, security and systems management software.
Security & privacy services – Security and privacy services help enterprises protect their IT assets and comply
with an increasingly regulated environment. Examples include Threat & Vulnerability Management Services, IT
Security Management Services, IT Security Compliance Services, Secure Communications Services and Secure
Content Services.
Desktop services & user support – Desktop services cover the management of an enterprise’s entire desktop
environment and distributed IT assets. User support services give an enterprise’s IT users a single point of contact
for IT issues in the desktop environment.
IT consultants & contractors – expenditure on third party IT consultants and contractors to undertake IT systems
design and implementation projects.
Cloud Services – expenditure on services made available to enterprises via the Internet from a service provider’s
data centre. This category excludes the allocated cost of the software licence related to such services.
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IT Consulting budget
Systems planning & design consulting – expenditure with IT services providers relating to both the re-design
and overhaul of IT systems, as well as the planning phase relating to IT systems integrations.
Disaster recovery & business continuity planning – services that help enterprises ensure the continued
availability of mission-critical processes and IT resources against potential loss or damage caused by disruptions,
disasters or IT security breaches.
Training, education and other consulting – investment made with IT consultants to provide training and
education services to enterprise’s in-house IT staff.
Telecommunications budget
Fixed voice – expenditure on fixed-line communications for voice services, including line rental and call charges.
VoIP services are excluded, as well as charges for calls routed within the same WAN.
Mobile voice – enterprise expenditure on mobile voice telephony services, including monthly subscription costs
and voice minutes.
Converged voice & data networks – expenditure on services that combine voice and data functionality over one
network, including voice over IP, MPLS VPN networks, and IP VPN networks (with metered or unmetered voice).
Wireless data – enterprise expenditure on services that involve the transfer of data over wireless networks,
including third generation (3G) mobile telecommunications and WiFi.
Data – expenditure on fixed data services including internet connectivity, leased lines, WAN connectivity and other
managed data services such as ATM and Frame Relay.