Worldwide and U.S. Hosted Application Management Services 2006-2010 Forecast: A

Worldwide and U.S. Hosted Application Management Services 2006-2010 Forecast: A Nearly Forgotten Model Sees New Life

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: May 2006
Product Code: R104-26567

Description

This IDC study presents the annual update to the five-year forecast for the worldwide and U.S. market for application management services. The purpose of this document is to identify and quantify the effects of recent trends and events influencing the AM services opportunity through year-end 2005 and their impact on the five-year forecast.

This document answers the following questions:

What are IDC's predictions and assumptions relating to market forces affecting the application management services market, and what impact will they have on the market forecasts? Which assumptions are of sufficient importance that a change in the assumption would result in a change in the market forecasts? What effects will developments in this market have on the players in the market? How might the development predicted in this market affect the revenue of the players? What are the not-to-be-missed opportunities?

"The worldwide hosted application management (formerly known as ASP) services market is experiencing strong growth, as customers rediscover an almost forgotten delivery model. Hosted AM services have a unique value proposition that allows customers to gain many of the benefits of on demand without sacrificing the functionality and integration capabilities of their existing investments in enterprise applications. With large service providers investing in this area, we expect it to grow strongly over the next several years," said Barry Rubenstein, program manager for Application Outsourcing and Offshore Services at IDC.

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Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Study
Methodology
Hosted Application Management Definition
Table: Hosted Application Management Versus Traditional Application Management
Table: Traditional Application Management, Hosted Application Management, and Software on Demand Characteristics
Situation Overview
Market Opportunities
Addressing Key Customer Needs
Infrastructure Management
Application Maintenance
Marketing Against SaaS
Market Challenges
Lack of Awareness and Customer Confusion
Choice of Applications
On-Demand Pricing: Trends, Will ISVs Play Ball?
Vendor Dynamics
Consolidation
Hosting Companies
ISVs
Future Outlook
Forecast and Assumptions
Worldwide Hosted Application Management Services Forecast
Geographic Growth Trends
U.S. Hosted Application Management Services Forecast
Table: IDC Macroeconomic and Macrolevel Services Assumption Summary
Table: Worldwide Hosted Application Management Services Spending by Region, 2005-2010 ($M)
Figure: Worldwide Hosted Application Management Services Spending Growth by Region, 2006-2010
Figure: Worldwide Hosted Application Management Services Spending Share by Region, 2005 and 2010
Table: U.S. Hosted Application Management Services Spending, 2005-2010
Figure: U.S. Hosted Application Management Services Spending and Growth, 2005-2010
Figure: U.S. Hosted and Traditional Application Management Services Spending, 2005-2010
Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Hosted Application Management Services Market, 2006-2010
Essential Guidance
Articulating the Value Proposition
Making Structural Changes
True Application Management Is Critical
Combining Offshore Labor with Hosted AM
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