Table of Contents IDC Opinion In This Study
Methodology Situation Overview
Outsourcing Preferences
Less Than Half of the Respondents Outsource or Plans to Outsource
Figure: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Small and Medium-Sized Business Likelihood of Outsourcing
Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Prefer Discrete Outsourcing
Figure: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Small and Medium-Sized Business Outsourcing Method Preferences
Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Choose to Start with Outsourcing Application Management
Figure: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Small and Medium-Sized Business Initial Outsourcing Engagement Preferences
Fierce Mindshare Battle Between HP and IBM
Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Small and Medium-Sized Business View of Top IT Outsourcing Vendor with Expertise in the Region (%)
Figure: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Small and Medium-Sized Business HP and IBM Mindshares by Vertical (%) Future Outlook Figure: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Small and Medium-Sized Business Operations and Maintenance and Support Expenditure Forecasts, 2004?2008 (US$B) Figure: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Small and Medium-Sized Business Operations and Maintenance and Support Expenditures by Subregion, 2005 (%) Essential Guidance Learn More
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Methodology
Overview
Interview Delivery
End-User Research: A Caveat
Instrument
Fielding
Sample
Universe Population
Sampling Unit
Selection of Organization and Respondents
Sample Geographies
Data Information
Confidence Level
What the 95% Level Means
How Confidence Intervals Can Vary
Confidence Interval for Each Country
Confidence Interval for Each Vertical/Company Size
Table: Confidence Interval at the 95% Level
Weighting
Table: Weighting Formula
Sampling Demographics
Figure: Vertical Groups per Country
Figure: Company Sizes per Country
Synopsis