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IT Watch: March 2004
18 March 2004
 
Brian Smith   Scott Evans  

Reported 2004 IT spending is on par with budgets that have increased by 10 percent from 2003. At 105, current aggregate TDI, Gartner's index of current demand, has reached the highest level since IT Watch launched in March 2003.








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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 IT Watch: An Overview

1.1
    
 Current Demand
1.2
    
 Projected Demand
1.3
    
 IT Watch Vendor Indices

1.3.1
    
 Introducing Summary Vendor Indices
2.0
    
 Big Picture: 2004 Spending on Budget, Longer-Term Optimism

2.1
    
 Current Demand by Sector
2.2
    
 Projected Demand by Sector
3.0
    
 Vendor Indices: Greatest Changes in Demand

3.1
    
 Trends for Largest Vendors: Summary Indices
3.2
    
 Hardware: Leaders and Laggards

3.2.1
    
 Servers: A Close Look
3.2.2
    
 Desktops and Workstations: A Close Look
3.2.3
    
 Notebooks and Laptops: A Close Look
3.2.4
    
 Storage: A Close Look
3.3
    
 Software: Leaders and Laggards
3.4
    
 Networking and Telecommunications: Leaders and Laggards
3.5
    
 IT Services: Leaders and Laggards
4.0
    
 What to Watch
Appendix A.
    
 Acronym Key
Appendix B.
    
 Overall Sector and Product Indices Scores


List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 Current and Projected Demand From IT Watch Inception to Present — Aggregate
 

Figure 2. 
 Anticipated Calendar Year IT Spending Reported for 2005 Compared to This Year (Weighted by Vertical and Company Size to Reflect Qualified Universe of All Networked U.S. Enterprises)
 

Figure 3. 
 Current Demand by Sector From IT Watch Inception to Present
 

Figure 4. 
 Projected Demand by Sector From IT Watch Inception to Present
 

Figure 5. 
 Projected Hardware Spending by Category
 

Figure 6. 
 Projected Software Spending by Category
 

Figure 7. 
 Projected Networking and Telecommunications Spending by Category
 

Figure 8. 
 Projected IT Services Spending by Category
 

Figure 9. 
 Vendors Experiencing Strongest Demand
 

Figure 10. 
 Summary Indices for Selected Vendors Tracked in Multiple Product/Service Categories
 

Figure 11. 
 Vendors Experiencing Strongest Current Demand in Specific Hardware Categories
 

Figure 12. 
 Vendors Experiencing Weakest Current Demand in Specific Hardware Categories
 

Figure 13. 
 Server Vendors: Overall Demand Trends
 

Figure 14. 
 Server Vendors: Vertical Demand Trends
 

Figure 15. 
 Desktop and Workstation Vendors: Overall Demand Trends by Organization
 

Figure 16. 
 Desktop and Workstation Vendors: Vertical Demand Trends
 

Figure 17. 
 Notebook and Laptop Vendors: Overall Demand Trends by Organization
 

Figure 18. 
 Notebook and Laptop Vendors: Vertical Demand Trends
 

Figure 19. 
 Storage Vendors: A Current Look at Demand Trends
 

Figure 20. 
 Vendors Experiencing Strongest Current Demand in Specific Software Categories
 

Figure 21. 
 Vendors Experiencing Weakest Current Demand in Specific Software Categories
 

Figure 22. 
 Vendors Experiencing Strongest Current Demand in Specific Networking and Telecommunications Categories
 

Figure 23. 
 Vendors Experiencing Weakest Current Demand in Specific Networking and Telecommunications Categories
 

Figure 24. 
 Vendors Experiencing Strongest Current Demand in Specific IT Services Categories
 

Figure 25. 
 Vendors Experiencing Weakest Current Demand in Specific IT Services Categories
 

Figure 26. 
 Overall and Sector Indices
 

Figure 27. 
 Product Indices — Hardware
 

Figure 28. 
 Product Indices — Software
 

Figure 29. 
 Product Indices — Networking and Telecommunications
 

Figure 30. 
 Product Indices — IT Services
 



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