Event Details

IDC Asia Pacific is delighted to present "Managed Services Conference 2007", to be held from 28 June 2007 to 22 August 2007 in 6 cities across the Asia Pacific.

Over the past few years, the fundamental value proposition of managed services was dominated by the potential cost savings possibilities for enterprises. As enterprises are constantly faced with the constant need to squeeze out extra margins, IT departments have been heavily scrutinized to realize some of these savings. Today, enterprises are rapidly adopting managed services for a variety of reasons:

• Gain a competitive advantage by channeling resources to their core functions.
• Increased focus on clients and their needs. Improving customer relations
• Faster launched and time to market of new innovative services
• A more robust and reliable IT infrastructure
• Access to new cutting edge technologies to stay ahead
  

In view of the market's ever changing needs, a whole set of managed services solutions have emerged over the past 12 months. From WAN optimization management to managed compliance to on demand applications, what are the features and benefits to look out for? Are there any pitfalls? What should enterprises be looking out for?

Managed services is fast climbing up the radar screen of most IT Managers as enterprises feel more comfortable with a discrete and flexible way of IT outsourcing that managed service provide. This allows enterprises to be more efficient by selecting best of breed vendors for their managed services needs. IDC expects the value added managed services market (VAMS) or discrete outsourcing market in Asia/Pacific (Ex Japan) to grow steadily, with CAGR of 16% for the next few years to hit US$12.5bn by the year 2011.

At the Asia/Pacific Managed Services Conference 2007, IDC analysts, top vendor partners and industry gurus will share their insights, showcase the latest offerings and solutions in the market, as well as answer the enterprise's most pressing questions!

This event aims to educate and inform a targeted audience on the following topics of interest:

• Outlining the business case for managed services and determining the right managed services model?
• Choosing the right managed services partners, what should enterprises be looking for
• Managing your partnership ecosystem properly with a multi vendor approach
• Learning from past case studies on managed services relationships
• Choosing what areas of an IT department to adopt managed services, what are the considerations
• Challenges for IT departments and vendors alike
• Tools and techniques for a comprehensive managed services solutions
• Dissecting the managed services marketing pitch
• Exploring the different managed services models

Our event attracts CxO's, MDs, Directors, VPs and Senior Managers from IT & Operations, Business Strategy, Research & Development, and Finance. Other practicing professionals include IT Engineers, Systems Architects/Designers, Vendor/Partnership Managers, Consultants, and Project Managers.

You should attend if you are from these industries:

• Information & Communication Technology
• Telecommunications & Media
• Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals
• Medical & Healthcare
• Banking & Finance
• Insurance and Investment houses
• Energy & Utilities
• Government bodies and Associations
• Travel & Transportation services
• Warehousing & Logistics
• Call centers
• Data centers/Server farms
• Internet service providers
• On-line businesses
  

You can register for this event on the IDC Circle at www.IDCcircle.com on a complimentary basis if you are a decision maker in an IT role from non-vendor organizations only otherwise a conference fee of HK$600 applies.

• If you are not a member of the IDC Circle, please click here to become a member (membership is free) and register for this event.
• If you are already a member of the IDC Circle, please click here to login and register for this event.

For any registration queries, please contact Holly Fung at hfung@idc.com or tel: +852-2905-4225