IDC's Canadian Cloud and Application Services research examines established, new, and emerging business and delivery models and how they are changing the dynamics of the application services market. The service evaluates the competitive landscape for companies competing in, partnering in, or entering the market. It also assesses marketing and sales strategies, partnering approaches, and global delivery strategies of leading and emerging players in this market.

• Application outsourcing
• Application management
• Hosted application management
• Systems integration
• Custom application development
• Application testing services
• Business services (consulting and BPO)
• Segmentation of products, services, vertical markets, and partnering/alliance strategies for each service segment
• Impact of new technologies and deployment strategies as accelerators or inhibitors to the application services market
• Competitive analysis of the Canadian application services market
• Addressable services markets for key software applications and available services markets for solutions services

• Canadian Application Services Forecast
• ISV Services Ecosystem
• Canadian Application Services Competitive Analysis
• Canadian Professional Services Forecast

In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct research on specific topics or emerging market segments via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment.

1. What are the expected opportunities for systems integration, custom application development, application management, and hosted applications over the next five years?
2. How can services providers improve their competitive position?
3. How large is the service opportunity around their software products?
4. What forces are changing the way applications are deployed, and how will these forces affect vendors and customers?

IDC's Canadian Cloud and Application Services research examines how providers are positioning themselves to compete in the systems integration, custom application development, application outsourcing, hosted application, and SaaS markets. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers in these key markets, including:

Accenture, Amdocs, BearingPoint, Bell Canada, Capgemini, CGI, Cisco, CSC, Deloitte, Fujitsu Consulting, HCL Technologies, HP, IBM, Infosys, KMPG, Microsoft, Oracle, PwC, SAP, Sierra Systems, Tata Consultancy Services, TELUS, and Wipro.

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