On behalf of Wipro, PAC recently conducted an analysis on the German mid-market and Wipro Technologies’ role in this market. The mid-market is considered as the ‘backbone’ of the German economy, in terms of revenues, employment, etc. Especially in the manufacturing sector, there are many ‘hidden champions’ that are positioned as market leaders in their business segments – often at a [...]

T-Systems’ latest reporting has made me think about one more impact the cloud trend has on the IT industry: For the third quarter of 2012, the provider reported a decline in order entry compared with the prior-year quarter. There is nothing extraordinary about this fact per se but the reason given is worth having a closer look at: “This reflects [...]

In its current RADAR, PAC evaluated a total of 11 suppliers, who represent 80 percent of the market for workplace management services. On the basis of 60 criteria, we thoroughly assessed the specific competencies of the leading providers. We included the portfolio, competencies, resources and sales along the entire workplace management value chain: from architecture consulting and transformation via procurement and logistics, centralized and on-premise services to the user help desk.

As the marketing hype is subsiding, it is becoming clearer and clearer that the cloud trend is actually massively changing the way technology resources are delivered and accessed. This is why PAC has conducted a comprehensive analysis on the status quo and development of the global infrastructure-as-a-service market. The comprehensive report “Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Worldwide: Adoption, Barriers and [...]

The growing importance of cloud concepts is an enormous challenge for traditional IT project services providers. In the long run, PAC expects the volume of required consulting and systems integration services to shrink as there will be rising demand for cloud services. IT project services suppliers have to react to this trend to offset falling sales. In a new report PAC analyzes the risks cloud concepts may involve for IT project services providers’ traditional business, while also examining new business opportunities that may arise from the cloud trend.