Japan Small and Medium Business Markets IT Spending Trend Survey 2015

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Definition of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Industry Classification

Japan Small and Medium Business User Survey Methodology

Survey Target

Number of Respondents

Survey Method

Survey Period

Survey Details

Others

Executive Summary

Situation Overview

Future Outlook

Outlook on IT Spending Budget and Segments among SMBs

Future Outlook on the 3rd Platform Utilization among SMBs

Essential Guidance

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Related Research

Definitions

Synopsis

Table: Respondent Companies Distribution by Industry

Table: Respondent Companies Distribution by Company Size

Table: Respondent Companies Distribution by HQ Location

Table: Respondent Companies Distribution by Revenue, FY14 - Unconsolidated

Table: Top 10 Management Issues: SMBs by Industry

Table: Top 10 Management Issues by Company Size

Table: Top 10 Management Issues in which Results can be Expected by Utilizing IT: SMBs by Industry

Table: Top 10 Management Issues in which Results can be Expected by Utilizing IT by Company Size

Table: Issues in IT Implementation and Operation: SMBs by Industry

Table: Issues in IT Implementation and Operation by Company Size

Table: YoY Changes in IT Spending Budget, FY14–FY15: SMBs by Industry

Table: YoY Changes in IT Spending Budget by Company Size, FY14 - FY15

Table: Responding to MyNumber System: SMBs by Industry

Table: Responding to MyNumber System by Company Size

Table: Tokyo Olympics/Paralympics Impacts on IT Spending: SMBs by Industry

Table: Tokyo Olympics/Paralympics Impacts on IT Spending by Company Size

Table: Top 10 IT Spending Priorities, FY14 - FY15: SMBs by Industry

Table: Top 10 IT Spending Priorities by Company Size, FY14 - FY15

Table: The 3rd Platform Solution Implementation/Consideration: SMBs by Industry

Table: The 3rd Platform Solution Implementation/Consideration by Company Size

Table: Reasons to Implement/Consider the 3rd Platform Solutions: SMBs by Industry

Table: Reasons to Implement/Consider the 3rd Platform Solutions by Company Size

Table: Reasons not to Implement/Consider the 3rd Platform Solutions: SMBs by Industry

Table: Reasons not to Implement/Consider the 3rd Platform Solutions by Company Size

Table: IT Vendors Most Trusted by User Companies (Top 10 Companies/Group Companies): SMBs by Industry

Table: IT Vendors Most Trusted by User Companies (Top 10 Companies/Group Companies) by Company Size

Table: Reasons User Companies are Satisfied with IT Vendors: SMBs by Industry

Table: Reasons User Companies are Satisfied with IT Vendors by Company Size

Table: Dissatisfaction with Regular IT Vendors: SMBs by Industry

Table: Dissatisfaction with Regular IT Vendors by Company Size

Table: IDC's Industry Classification and Japan Standard Industrial Classification

Figure: Top 20 Management Issues: SMBs and Large Businesses

Figure: Top 20 Management Issues in which Results can be Expected by Utilizing IT: SMBs and Large Businesses

Figure: Issues in IT Implementation and Operation: SMBs and Large Businesses

Figure: YoY Changes in IT Spending Budget, FY14 - FY15: SMBs and Large Businesses

Figure: Responding to MyNumber System: SMBs and Large Businesses

Figure: Tokyo Olympics/Paralympics Impacts on IT Spending: SMBs/Large Businesses

Figure: Top 20 IT Spending Priorities, FY14-FY15: SMBs

Figure: The 3rd Platform Solution Awareness: SMBs

Figure: The 3rd Platform Solution Implementation/Consideration: SMBs

Figure: IT Vendors Most Trusted by User Companies (Top 20 Companies/Group Companies): SMBs and Large Businesses

Figure: Reasons User Companies are Satisfied with IT Vendors: SMBs and Large Businesses

Figure: Dissatisfaction with Regular IT Vendors: SMBs and Large Businesses

Japan Small and Medium Business Markets IT Spending Trend Survey 2015

This IDC study analyzes and examines the impacts of IT spending, IT spending priorities, the 3rd Platform deployment status and vendor employment trends among small and medium businesses in relation to various topics, including IT implementation objectives and issues, IT spending budget, and MyNumber system based on the results obtained from Japan Small and Medium Business User Survey conducted in April 2015.

Upper midsize businesses, as well as some of lower midsize businesses continue to spend actively on IT while most of the businesses in the Japan small and medium business IT market are expected to suppress their IT spending. However, expectation for IT utilization aimed at improved business performance is gradually growing among most of the small and medium businesses (SMBs), particularly the expectation for the 3rd Platform. "IT vendors must have the solutions that will contribute to improving business performance using the 3rd Platform and develop a system to deliver these solutions," says Hitoshi Ichimura, IT spending research manager, IDC Japan.

All of the following sections are, however, fully translated:

• IDC Opinion
• Methodology
• Definition
• Past Data Revision
• Executive Summary
• Essential Guidance
• Synopsis

Please Note: Extended description available upon request.