Abstract
This IDC study presents a five-year forecast for the worldwide services
industry from 2008 through 2012 and updates Worldwide Services 2007-2011
Forecast Update (IDC #209233, October 2007). The main purpose of this study is
to identify recent trends that are influencing the worldwide service
opportunities and discuss their effects on worldwide services growth for the
five years through 2012.
"In these tough economic times, service vendors are faced with both new and old
challenges. The competitive landscape keeps intensifying, with many new
entrants with new business and pricing models as well as the strengthened
capabilities of up-and-coming players that are extending their reach into new
markets. This is a time for service vendors to aggressively review their
portfolio of offerings, their account targets, their investment strategies,
their business processes, and their delivery practices," said Marianne Hedin,
program manager for Worldwide Services and SOA: The Services Opportunity
programs.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Historical Market Data
- Table: Exchange Rates, 2003-2007 (%)
- Contributing Analysts
- Executive Summary
- Situation Overview
- Key Worldwide Trends
- Major Regional Trends
- The Americas
- EMEA
- Asia/Pacific and Japan
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Services Market, 2008-2012
- Worldwide Services: Business Versus IT Opportunity
- Figure: Worldwide Business and IT Services Spending, 2007-2012
- Worldwide Services Opportunity by Engagement Type
- Table: Worldwide Services Spending by Foundation Market, 2007-2012 ($M)
- Project-Based Services
- Outsourcing
- Support and Training Services
- Worldwide Services Opportunity by Region
- Table: Worldwide Services Spending by Region, 2007-2012 ($M)
- Figure: Worldwide Services Spending Share by Region, 2007 and 2012
- Market Context
- Table: Worldwide Services Spending, 2005-2012: Comparison of October 2007 and March 2008 Forecasts ($M)
- Table: Worldwide Services Spending by Region, 2005-2012: Comparison of October 2007 and March 2008 Forecasts ($M)
- Figure: Worldwide Services Spending, 2005-2012: Comparison of October 2007 and March 2008 Forecasts
- Figure: Worldwide Services Spending by Region, 2005-2012: Comparison of March 2008 and October 2007 Forecast
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
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