DUBLIN, October 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gk4m3h/global_managed) has announced the addition of the "Global Managed Services Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.
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With the increase in globalization and complexity of the global business landscape, companies are turning toward smarter and easily achievable solutions to address their business needs. From cost-cutting to focusing on core competencies, all of these objectives can be achieved through the adoption of managed services. The increase in the complexity of the issues related to data handling, data protection, information security management, setting up communication networks, and getting mobile services has fuelled the growth of this industry beyond expectations.

The analysts forecast the Global Managed Services market will grow at a CAGR of 12.32 percent over the period 2013-2018.

The Global Managed Services market can be divided into six segments: Managed Data Center, Managed Network, Managed Infrastructure, Managed Mobility, Managed Communications, and Managed Security. The services provided by vendors in this market are used across a host of industries, irrespective of the size of the business, from SOHOs to large corporations.

The report, the Global Managed Services Market 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers North America, the EMEA and APAC regions, and the ROW; it also covers the Global Managed Services market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

One of the major trends in this market is the increase in demand for managed services in various industries. These services enable organizations to reduce their IT costs by 30 to 40 percent giving them technical leverage.

According to the report, one of the major drivers in this market is a growing need to reduce internal resistance to change in an organization. Organizations tend to depend on processes or activities that may not be able to add value, but have been integrated with their core processes over a period of time.

Further, the report states that one of the major challenges in this market is an increase in the customization demands of customers. Customers are becoming aware of the possibilities of improvement and alignment with their businesses. Vendors are facing the challenge of building a strong and skilled workforce, capable of handling sophisticated IT systems.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.

Key Topics Covered:

01. Executive Summary

02. List of Abbreviations

03. Scope of the Report

04. Market Research Methodology

05. Introduction

06. Market Landscape

07. Market Segmentation by Technology

08. Geographical Segmentation

09. Buying Criteria

10. Market Growth Drivers

11. Drivers and their Impact

12. Market Challenges

13. Impact of Drivers and Challenges

14. Market Trends

15. Trends and their Impact

16. Vendor Landscape

17. Key Vendor Analysis

18. Other Reports in this Series


Companies Mentioned:

• Alcatel-Lucent
• CISCO
• EMC
• Fujitsu
• IBM
• 3T Systems
• Aricent
• AT&T
• Ericsson
• Hewlett Packard
• Lockheed Martin
• Microsoft
• Nokia
• Rackspace
• Verizon Communications

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