A growing number of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are planning to outsource their IT management systems says a new report from Forrester.
Third-party contractors will be increasingly relied upon to both plan and support SMEs IT management processes, the report added.
"We'll see stable operations farmed out to third parties, new IP sourced from open communities and solution brokers, emerging technologies going to market wrapped in process bundles and new software investments based on subscription rather than ownership," predicted Andrew Parker of Forrester.
The report said that increased efficiency and cost savings will be the main reasons for the trend, alongside the greater expertise and depth of services offered by external specialists.
