Gartner Vendor Recommendations Introduction and Survey Objective Respondent Demographics by Region and Country — Majority Non-U.S. (U.S., 13%) Budget Expectations: The Slow Climb up Begins in 2010 Software Spending in 2010 — Up! Asia/Pacific Expects Largest Increase Infrastructure Software Expected Spending Is Positive for 2010 Software Spending on Infrastructure — Up! Asia/Pacific and Latin America Lead Expectations Infrastructure Software Budget by Category — Expected Increases Outweigh Anticipated Decline Infrastructure Software Expected Increases by Category — Greater Investments Planned for Infrastructure in 2010 Software Spending on AD — Up! More Development Expected in Emerging Markets Software Spending on AIM — Up! Asia/Pacific Invests in Middleware Technologies Software Spending on BI — Up! Analytics Are Hot in Asia/Pacific and Latin America Software Spending on BPM — Up! Budget Allocations Grow in Asia/Pacific Software Spending on DMI — Up! Nearly One-Third Worldwide Expect Increases Software Spending on Storage — Up! Latin America Shows the Least Decline Software Spending on ITOM — Up! Lower but Steady Average Investment Globally Software Spending on Security — Up! Most Popular Market for Greater Investment Software Spending on OSs — Up! OS Demand Remains Strong in Asia/Pacific Software Spending on Open-Source Infrastructure Software Continues to Climb Arithmetic Problems in Working With Averages: Why You Cannot "Check the Math" |
