IT outsourcing on the up
Limited companies working in the IT industry could be among those encouraged to hear that outsourcing has increased during the economic downturn.
Oct 13, 2010
Limited companies working in the IT industry could be among those encouraged to hear that outsourcing has increased during the economic downturn.
A recently-published study by Computer Economics has show that since the onset of the downturn, companies have shifted a larger proportion of their IT spending to outsourcing services.
Figures from the report show that the percentage of total IT spending on outsourcing rose from 3.8 per cent in 2008 to 6.1 per cent in 2009.
A further increase saw the figure rise to 7.1 per cent this year, according to the report.
John Longwell, vice-president of research for Computer Economics, commented: "The bottom line is that IT organisations are outsourcing a greater portion of their IT functions today than just a few years ago.
"The recession seems to be accelerating an ongoing trend, but there are other factors. We're seeing a sharp rise in the number of organisations outsourcing applications to SaaS (software as a service) vendors, for instance."
This article was originally posted by brookson.co.uk and is the property of Brookson Limited.
A recently-published study by Computer Economics has show that since the onset of the downturn, companies have shifted a larger proportion of their IT spending to outsourcing services.
Figures from the report show that the percentage of total IT spending on outsourcing rose from 3.8 per cent in 2008 to 6.1 per cent in 2009.
A further increase saw the figure rise to 7.1 per cent this year, according to the report.
John Longwell, vice-president of research for Computer Economics, commented: "The bottom line is that IT organisations are outsourcing a greater portion of their IT functions today than just a few years ago.
"The recession seems to be accelerating an ongoing trend, but there are other factors. We're seeing a sharp rise in the number of organisations outsourcing applications to SaaS (software as a service) vendors, for instance."
This article was originally posted by brookson.co.uk and is the property of Brookson Limited.