In addition to our free research, Hydrasight offers a number of premium research reports available for purchase.

The following premium reports are currently available:

The Emergence of Simplified Business Operations Platforms (S-BOP)

Process management continues to be a focal point for performance improvement, agility and cost reduction within many IT organisations (ITO). Hydrasight notes that an emerging class of process technology has the potential to expand process support directly into the hands of business users. We refer to this technology as simplified business operations platform (S-BOP).

Hydrasight notes that S-BOP offers business users the ability to author, deploy, change and manage their own human-centric processes and applications with some specific constraints. Moreover, S-BOP allows users to manage their own process technology with little or no direct involvement from the IT organisation (ITO). Hydrasight research suggests that S-BOP may fulfil an unmet need in organisations for ‘good enough’ business process management/automation.

This premium report explores:

• S-BOP Benefits
• S-BOP characteristics
• The role of S-BOP in the application domain
• Risks and barriers to adoption of S-BOP
• Vendors and S-BOP products

Note: this report will be issued on or before April 30, 2009.

This is a premium report available for purchase - $495.00 AUD +GST
The Emergence of Simplified Business Operations Platforms (S-BOP):
Existing Hydrasight clients can access premium reports for no charge.
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Business and IT outlook (Australia, 2009)

Business and IT remain inextricably linked. By end 2008, in a period of increasing economic turbulence, the perceived ability of the IT organisation to deliver business solutions appears to have become more positive. While the economic outlook of business leaders appears gloomy through at least 2010, Hydrasight research also shows that IT will continue to play a significant role in business. Whether IT is expected to, or is able to, deliver value to the top-line of the business will vary by industry and company. However, our research suggests that most Australian organisations at least intend to continue investing in IT during 2009 in order to achieve greater organisational efficiencies.

This premium report explores:

• The economic outlook for 2009
• The impact on IT in 2009 and beyond
• The continued evolution of IT

In total, responses from 94 Australian organisations are included in this premium report report. 46% of respondents were from IT organisations/departments. 53% of respondents were business executives—primary CFO and COO.

This is a premium report available for purchase - $495.00 AUD +GST
Business and IT outlook (Australia, 2009):
Existing Hydrasight clients can access premium reports for no charge.
If you are an existing Hydrasight client, please click here and complete the details to request your personalised copy of this premium report.
Note that premium reports are not available for online viewing. Clients will receive a personalised copy of the report via email.

IT service management (ITSM) 2007

This premium report provides a summary of the results from respondents to Hydrasight's 2007 survey on IT service management (ITSM). It illustrates that the challenges and complexity of IT service delivery and management continue to increase, even within mature IT markets such as Australia and New Zealand.

Hydrasight believes a number of  service management issues identified in this report will continue to confront IT organisations, within the enterprise, through at least 2010. Moreover, the findings suggest that improved performance management disciplines will be required and ultimately become pivotal to addressing the business requirements to reduce IT operational expenditure.

This is a premium report available for purchase - $495.00 AUD +GST
IT service management (ITSM) 2007:
Existing Hydrasight clients can access premium reports for no charge.
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Enterprise content management in Australia and New Zealand (2007)

Market interest in enterprise content management (ECM) applications and platforms has risen substantially since 2000. Hydrasight foresees that the trend of information convergence will give rise to a new wave of infrastructure-led solutions that encompass an even broader array of document types. We predict that EC3M (enterprise content, collaboration and communications management) will evolve over the next decade and will pave the way for true information-centric businesses.

This premium report explores:

• Current state of ECM usage in Australia and New Zealand
• Leading vendors of ECM technology in Australia and New Zealand
• Drivers and perceptions of ECM from business and IT professionals
• Links between ECM and social networking, unified communications, web 2.0 and enterprise 2.0 trends

This is a premium report available for purchase - $450.00 AUD +GST
Enterprise content management in Australia and New Zealand (2007):
Existing Hydrasight clients can access premium reports for no charge.
If you are an existing Hydrasight client, please click here and complete the details to request your personalised copy of this premium report.
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SOA adoption in Australia / New Zealand (2007)

Hydrasight research indicates that less than half of enterprises in Australia and New Zealand are currently using SOA in production. While the proportion is higher among larger organisations, our research also shows that the perception of SOA among current adopters is somewhat optimistic—or at least unproven—at the current time.

This premium report explores:

• Current levels of SOA production deployment in Australia and New Zealand
• Leading current and future vendors of SOA technology in Australia and New Zealand
• Predicted growth in SOA through 2009

This is a premium report available for purchase - $450.00 AUD +GST
SOA adoption in Australia / New Zealand (2007):
Existing Hydrasight clients can access premium reports for no charge.
If you are an existing Hydrasight client, please click here and complete the details to request your personalised copy of this premium report.
Note that premium reports are not available for online viewing. Clients will receive a personalised copy of the report via email.

IT sourcing: current and future state - Australia / New Zealand (2007)

Hydrasight notes that sourcing of external IT services has become a significant market trend within certain Asia Pacific IT markets during the last five to ten years. Looking forward, Hydrasight foresees that external sourcing trends will evolve along multiple dimensions.

This premium report explores:

• Key trends in the evolution of external IT sourcing
• Current levels of adoption of outsourcing in Australia and New Zealand
• Predicted local growth in outsourcing through 2009

This is a premium report available for purchase - $450.00 AUD +GST
IT sourcing: current and future state - Australia / New Zealand (2007):
Existing Hydrasight clients can access premium reports for no charge.
If you are an existing Hydrasight client, please click here and complete the details to request your personalised copy of this premium report.
Note that premium reports are not available for online viewing. Clients will receive a personalised copy of the report via email.

Server virtualisation in Australia / New Zealand (2007)

The use of server virtualisation has risen rapidly within organisations in Australia and New Zealand since 2004/5. Hydrasight foresees that the trend will continue within test/development and production environments, heralding a new ‘wave’ of virtualisation.

This premium report explores:

• Current levels of usage of server virtualisation in Australia and New Zealand
• Leading vendors of server virtualisation technology in Australia and New Zealand
• Predicted local growth in server virtualisation through 2009

This is a premium report available for purchase - $450.00 AUD +GST
Server virtualisation in Australia / New Zealand (2007):
Existing Hydrasight clients can access premium reports for no charge.
If you are an existing Hydrasight client, please click here and complete the details to request your personalised copy of this premium report.
Note that premium reports are not available for online viewing. Clients will receive a personalised copy of the report via email.