This IDC study analyzes the outsourcing ecosystem and the elements that constitute outsourcing in the market. Key areas included in this study are IT outsourcing, managed services, and business process outsourcing (BPO).

"As the market in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ has matured, there has been a general sentiment toward looking at all manners of outsourcing. The question that remains however is what constitutes outsourcing and what does not," says Eugene Wee, senior analyst, IT Services Research, IDC Asia/Pacific.