Abstract
This profile examines the business and strategy of BT Global Services' networked IT services (NITS) business, focusing on Western Europe. It examines the balance between BT Global Services' network-centric and IT-centric services, and explains why BT Global Services is justified in retaining an IT services capability to complement its traditional networking services business.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Vendor Profile
- Situation Overview
- Company Overview
- BT Global Services: The Company With Two Brains?
- Two Types of Service, With Different Origins
- Table: BT' s Key Services Offerings
- Figure: BT' s Western European IT and Business Services Revenues, 2006
- Table: BT' s Western European IT and Business Services Revenues, 2006
- Figure: BT' s Western European IT and Business Services Revenue, 2006
- Figure: BT' s IT and Business Services Revenue By Major Geography, 2006
- But Now With a Reasonably Joined-up Story
- The 2007 BT Management Reorganization: Good Move for BT GS
- Financial Performance: Global Services Drives BT Revenues Upwards - But Not its Margins
- Table: BT Global Services Financial Performance, Years Ending March 31
- Major Contracts 2006-2007
- Table: BT' s 10 Largest Reported Contracts, EMEA, 2006 and Jan - Sept 2007
- Strengths and Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Opportunities
- Threats
- Future Outlook
- Why IT Services Are a Key Competence for BT
- 21CN Makes Software and IT Services a Core Internal Competence
- ICT Convergence Makes IT Services a Valid External Competence
- BPO: A Special Case
- Company Strategy
- Network Services Will Remain BT' s Core Business
- NHS Contracts Do Not Mean That BT Has Become an IT Infrastructure Outsourcer - Let Alone a Consultancy
- The Focus of Growth Should Shift Towards Network Services
- Why IT Services Are a Key Competence for BT
- Essential Guidance
- Advice for BT Global Services
- Learn More
- Related Research

