VARBusiness polled more than 600 IT decision-makers at midmarket and enterprise businesses to find out what's high on their spending priority lists. Click on the following headlines and read our wealth of research findings.
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Does your company employ the services of a 3rd party technology provider?
Influence: CIO/CTO
Influence: C-level non-technologist (CEO, CFO, CSO, COO, president, owner)
Influence: IT Management
Influence: Line of Business/Functional head of business unit
Influence: Purchasing/Procurement Manager
What influence do you ?
Does your company have a formalized internal IT department?
What is the title of the person to whom your IT department reports?
Who do you primarily rely on for your technology and support needs?
Do the persons that handle your organization's IT function have other non-IT functional responsibilities?
Spending on IT products and services overall as a percentage of your company's overall revenue in 2006?
Spending on IT products and services overall as a percentage of your company's overall revenue in 2007?
How do you expect your IT products and services spending plans to change for 2007?
Top three departments in your organization that have greatest budget for IT products and services in 2006
Top three departments in your organization that have greatest budget for IT products and services in 2007
What is driving you to purchase more product, solutions, and systems? (Check all that apply)
When purchasing IT products and services, which of the following do you purchase from?
What is your primary source of IT products and services for your business?
Do you purchase any other manufacturer's products from the manufacturer that you source from directly?
For which technologies is it required that your 3rd party technology provider have vendor certifications?
Which vendors are most important for your 3rd party technology provider to have a relationship with?
Does your organization have an approved vendor list?
When it comes to investing in new products and solutions, whose opinion do you consider most valuable?
When it comes to the brands of the products you're purchasing, do you tend to choose:
If your 3rd party technology supplier were to recommend a brand that you are unfamiliar with...
When contracting managed services providers, which of the following do you engage with:
Do you see the number of 3rd party technology providers increasing, remaining the same or decreasing?
How often do you interact and work with 3rd party technology providers:
Which are the greatest areas of value in the relationship with your 3rd party technology provider?
How do you use your 3rd party technology providers?
From which markets/industries would you classify your company as a part of?
What is your firm's approximate gross annual revenue in 2005?
How many actual seats (computer users) does your organization have?
