Canadian End-User Demand for Network Consulting & Integration Services

Publication Date	November 2005
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Survey
Pages	24
ISBN Number
Product Code	IDC01803

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Summary

This study examines the state of the network consulting and integration services (NCIS) market in Canada. It analyzes end-user drivers for NCIS spending, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) adoption, updates the 2005 NCIS market size and forecast to 2009 and outlines a number of competitive insights into the Canadian network services market.

Content

In This Study
Situation Overview
- Why Study NCIS? Why Now?
- Figure: The Network is a High Priority for Canadian Firms
- Figure: The Network Is Getting More Complicated
- Table: IDC Networking Related Services Markets
- Figure: Network Consulting & Integration Services Opportunity(C$M)
Future Outlook
- It is more than VoIP!
- Figure: Canadian Firms Purchase Network Consulting & Integration Services to Lower Cost and Accommodate Change
- Where the NCIS Money Is: Enterprise Customers
- Figure: What NCIS Projects Are You Doing in 2005, by Company Size
- VoIP Adoption Issues: Benefits, Triggers and Solutions
  - Customers Buy VoIP to Lower Costs
  - Figure: Primary Benefit of VoIP Adoption
  - VoIP Adoption Triggers Are Not Technology Focused
  - Figure: VoIP Adoption Triggers
  - Figure: IP Solutions in Use & Planning to Expand over an IP Network
- Evolution to Next-Generation Networks Has Begun
- Competitors Are Converging on the Network Convergence Opportunity
- Figure: NCIS is a likely place for the convergence of vendors
Essential Guidance
- Key Takeaways
- Figure: Network-related skills are in high demand
- Figure: NCIS Activities are often performed in-house
- Figure: NCIS is a very fragmented market segment
- Figure: Vendor Presence in the NCIS market
- Investment Strategies
- Figure: The Future of NCIS is Coming
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- Related Research
- Methodology
  - IT Advisory Panel
  - Figure: Q1 2005 IT Advisory Panel Demographics
  - From VoIP to XoIP: Business Drivers, Applications and IP Networks
  - Figure: From VoIP to XoIP Panel Demographics
  - Definitions
    - Network Consulting and Integration Services (NCIS)
    - Network Consulting Services
    - Table: Network Consulting Services Definitions
    - Table: Network Integration Services Definitions
- Appendix A: Recent Developments
- Synopsis