IT Industry Business Confidence Report H2 2015

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IT Industry Business Confidence Report H2 2015
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Summary
Respondents feel that the overall business
confidence index for H2 2015 (July 2015-December
2015) has reduced in comparison to H1 2015
(January 2015-June 2015), which indicates that IT
industry growth is primarily affected due to the
economic slowdown in China and Brazil, and
uncertainty over Greece economic conditions.
However, in spite of a reduction in business
confidence index, highest percentage of IT
industry executives consider current economic
conditions to be stable across the globe and the
future outlook remains positive as a result of
increasing demand for cloud computing services,
and growing demand for software and hardware
technologies such as mobility (smart phone
applications). Over the next six months the
industry would increase its expenditure towards
new product development and green initiatives
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Key Findings The highest percentage of
executives indicated a stable economic
environment in H2 2015 (July-December 2015)
Executives who operate in Europe and the Rest of
the World expect improvements in customer
confidence in H2 2015, as compared to H1 2015
(January-June 2015) Respondents who operate in
Asia-Pacific expect staff headcount numbers to
increase by 1.1 percentage point in H2 2015, as
compared to H1 2015 Executives foresee an
increase in expenditure on new product
development and green initiatives over the next
six months
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Synopsis IT Industry Business Confidence Survey
H2 2015 examines executives opinion on business
environment over July-December 2015. It also
highlights existing economic condition, supplier
price variations, sales performance, industry and
company growth outlook, spending patterns, and
key priorities. Additionally, it provides
information categorized by region and presents
comparison with H1 2015 wherever
applicable. What else does this report offer?
Current state of the global economy examines
prevailing economic conditions globally and
across various regions Company and industry
growth outlook provides industry executives
expectations towards growth prospects of their
company and the industry over the next six months
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Change in customer confidence analyzes IT
industry executives opinion about the change in
customer confidence during H2 2015 Supplier
prices projection determines expected change in
supplier prices across various categories and
their impact on business confidence Change in
staff headcount and sales performance tracks
expected change in staff headcount and sales for
H2 2015 among industry executives globally
Significant investment activities highlights
various areas in which industry executives intend
to invest over the next six months Business
concerns provides information about potential
business concerns indicated by survey respondents
for H2 2015
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Reasons To Buy Helps organizations to make
effective business strategy by knowing the
prevailing business conditions and sentiment
within the IT industry Organizations will be
supported in business expansion decisions by
providing information about projected change in
sales performance and supplier prices Helps to
improve operational efficiency of the
organization by knowing about key priorities and
major concerns of IT industry executives Helps
to alter investment allocation by understanding
key focus areas highlighted by survey respondents
during H2 2015
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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Methodology and sample size
• Respondent profile
• Confidence Indexes
• Economic State, Growth Prospects and Consumer
  Confidence
• Existing economic environment
• Industry and company growth outlook
• Supplier Prices, Staff Headcount and Sales
  Performance
• Supplier prices expectations
• Business Concerns and Organizational Priorities
• Anticipated change in staff head count and sales
  projections
• Anticipated change in spend on key activities

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