Peter Dinham
Sunday, 21 June 2009 14:44
Business IT -
Technology
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Virtualisation and cloud computing are set to drive major market growth in New Zealand for consulting and integration services with the market forecast to reach NZ$1.3 billion over the next five years.
The predicted growth in virtualisation and cloud
computing is expected, in turn, to also drive growth in
service-oriented-architecture (SOA), with IDC saying that the SOA will
primarily lay the foundation to make it easier to integrate cloud-based
solutions.
Cost reduction is the name of the game in 2009, according to IDC, who
say that as a result of companies trimming their budgets, projects are
being postponed, changed in scope and broken down into smaller,
measurable pieces that have a faster ROI.
In its latest report - New Zealand Consulting and Integration 2009 –
2013 Forecast & Analysis – IDC says the overall C&I market is
forecast to reach NZ$1,257.44 million in 2013, representing a compound
annual growth rate of 3.1% over the coming five years, with this market
projected to account for 38.8% of the entire IT services market in New
Zealand.
According to IDC’s Rasika Versleijen-Pradhan, senior market analyst for
the New Zealand IT services market “coordinated approaches of these
technologies can give IT the opportunity to respond more quickly and
lower costs to make the business cases for new projects more attractive
as well.”
“Ultimately, as clients become heavily reliant on technology in order
to meet business objectives, the more uptake there will be for
consulting and integration services. The key for service vendors will
be a high level of expertise and knowledge of a customer's internal
business processes and goals, and the ability to blend these sets
together and deliver cost efficiencies, whilst ensuring the IT
investment meets expectations.”
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