SMB managed services account for highest level of spending at $3.5 billion
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Tuesday, August 25, 2009
ShareThisYou don't want to miss an article we just reviewed about worldwide SMB spend expected to reach 14.3B in 2009.
It is a short article but does link to further studies so don't miss it. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/082409_SMBs_to_Spend_36B_on_Remote_Managed_Services
Managed services isn't dead so all the hype about moving to the cloud hasn't hit this particular survey. Here is some key paragraphs:
"Worldwide SMB spending on remote managed services, in particular, will grow the fastest at 9.2 percent in 2009 to reach $3.6 billion. The trend will continue through 2012 to reach $5.3 billion at a compounded annual growth rate of over 10 percent from 2008."
"SMB network and server managed services account for highest level of spending at $3.5 billion while PC managed services is expected to reach $2.7 billion in 2009."
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