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Building an Optimal Application Outsourcing Sourcing Strategy

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: August 2007
Product Code: R104-31358
Description
This document is about Building an Optimal Application Outsourcing Sourcing Strategy
Table of Contents

Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Situation Overview

Application Sourcing Preferences

Figure: U.S. Customer Preferences of Applications by Sourcing Model

Table: U.S. Customer Preferences of Applications by Sourcing Model

Future Outlook

Application Transformation: Building Bridges

Magnitude of Customer Transformation

Figure: U.S. Customer Plans to Modernize Applications, 2006-2007

Move Toward SOA and Aligned Technologies

Figure: U.S. Customer Plans to Deploy New Technologies, 2006-2007

Building "Embedded" Opportunities

Figure: Bridging the Outsourcing Barrier with Project-Based Transformation Services

Shift to Newer Delivery Models

Impact

Figure: U.S. Customer Expectations Regarding Professional Services Requirements: Rehosting or Replatforming

Figure: U.S. Customer Expectations Regarding Professional Services Requirements: Integration Services

Strategic Shift Toward Platform-Based Delivery

Platform Models

Figure: Platform Business Models Being Built by Outsourcers, Service Providers, and Enterprises

Internal Versus External

Multidomain Versus Single Domain

Building Blocks for Platform-Based Delivery: Virtualized Utilities and Intelligent Sourcing Ecosystems

Figure: Building Blocks for Platform-Based Delivery: Intelligent Sourcing Ecosystems

Optimizing Sourcing Models Investments

Economics of Sourcing

Figure: Sourcing Model Economics: Balancing and Optimizing Investment Strategy

Portfolio Implications

Optimal Position

Least Optimal Position

Figure: Service Delivery Portfolio Implications

Global Sourcing and Transformation

Figure: Transformation of Global Sourcing Model

Figure: Self-Financing Sourcing Business Model Through 2015

Need for Disruptive Business Unit

Table: Traditional IT/Business Services Versus Utility Computing/SaaS: Key Business Characteristic Differences

Essential Guidance

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Synopsis

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