Industry Research: By Sector: Information Technology

Specialized e-resource for IT industry research: Application development and integration, Business intelligence, Business processing management, Consumer technologies, CRM, Data management and integration, Emerging trends and technologies, Enterprise architecture, ERP and supply chain management, High-performance workplaces, IT asset management, IT management, IT operations, IT services, Mobile and wireless, Networking and communications equipment, Networking and communications services, Open source, Outsourcing, PCs, laptops and handheld services, Regulatory compliance, Security and privacy, Servers and storage, Web services.

Includes Canadian and U.S. Industry Reports (NAICS), U.S. Specialized Industry Reports, U.S. Industry iExpert Summaries, Chinese and Global Industry Reports, and U.S. Business Environment Profiles. Including at broad industry level (see NAICS reports): Information, Professional, scientific and technical services. Also offers many sub-industry/specialized reports which should be consulted for small niche industries.

Procurement Reports include over 1,000 business-to-business product and service markets in the United States and facilitate industry research especially in areas such as purchasing, supply chain management, and strategic sourcing.

Including: Communications, Technology and services. Also offers many sub-industries.
To isolate searching by industry reports (published by Datamonitor) select “Industries” from the drop-down menu option which appears beside the main search box.

Statista is a statistics portal and comprehensive, easy-to-use resource offering access to charts and tables, reports, dossiers, infographics, and a business plan data export feature. It is international in scope with coverage of many sub-industries. Statista draws on secondary sources for statistical information including the government, as well as industry, scientific, marketing, and trade organizations. This resource also offers Statista’s own proprietary/internal statistics generated through research and surveys they conduct with partner organizations. Statista also offers a wide range of consumer and market data, including consumer market forecasts and digital market outlooks.

Including: IT & High Technology, Telecommunications.
To access industry reports select the “Industry Analysis” tab and then select the industry and region of interest.

Access First Research industry reports via Megent Intellect. First Research reports cover 500 industry profiles and 1000 industry segmentation profiles. Broad industry categories can be expanded for niche reports. The primary broad category of relevance is: Technology and Communications. To access First Research reports scroll down and select the First Research link, then enter your email address on the left side of the interface.

Including: Hydrogen and fuel cells, Nanotechnologies, Ocean technologies, Life sciences.

This database provides access to country risk and industry reports for over 200 countries. Their industry reports cover 22 high-level industry sectors and include current and archived industry report content. Use the Data Tool to download historical and forecast data. Review our step-by-step FitchConnect guide to learn how to navigate this database. Please note, the library's subscription does not cover all of the content in this database.

Provides business intelligence on companies, countries, industries, and consumers. This includes some reports on technology themes. This includes category reports on consumer electronics, and ISIC reports (see Industrial subtab under the Economies main tab) on some technology/computing related sectors in Canada specifically. The consumers section of the database also contains data on consumer trends related to IT themes.

This module shows undergrad and grad students how to get started with company, industry, market, finance, and business article research. The module contains how-to videos, step-by-step database worksheets, and embedded quizzes to show students how to conduct business research effectively.

This webpage includes a set of step-by-step business database tutorials. There are tutorials that cover company, industry, market, finance, accounting, sustainability, and business article / book research.