A Springboard To Services

We released the Asia Pacific IT Services report today, this has been exciting for me to get it up and running at Springboard Research. The media and client interest is very strong, I do not think I have had such interest in a report in many years. One view from Australia was interesting. See the link below.

http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=721475774&eid=-6787

Andrew is friend of mine, so we have managed today to have a laugh about it. Honestly the article does misconstruct a couple of issues, the core thing is the growth in China. It is not coming from outsourcing however, China will not outsource, rather from support services and integration services. The traditional model of support moulding to outsourcing does not appear to work in China.

We are seeing a lot of activity in Green IT, but it is still difficult to properly define the marketplace, there will be regulation, the key thing is to determine what the regulation is.

http://www.crn.com.au/News/72685,australian-green-it-regulations-could-arrive-this-year.aspx

From my discussions with Vendors and end users, I am finding that there is a disconnect with the concept of Green IT. Virtualisation,DC efficiency,Power Management is a Toyota Camry, Green IT is a Lexus, ie the same car with a different badge and price tag for being green, with the effectively same outcomes.

I am highlighting this as we speak in terms of vendors attitudes, too much overkill and the market gets and walks away, ASP should be a case in point here.