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The leading suppliers to UK government and the broader public sector are adjusting to a different operating environment. The Government ICT strategy, the implementation of which is being led by the Cabinet Office, is dictating that the money spent on ICT products and services should be going to a broader range of suppliers, including SMEs. TechMarketView’s latest analysis of the UK public sector software and IT services (SITS) supplier landscape highlights that translating policy to reality is a long journey.
In the latest ‘must read’ report from TechMarketView’s PublicSectorViews team, Georgina O’Toole and Tola Sargeant take an in-depth look at the fortunes of the leading suppliers to the market and consider how they are altering their modus operandi in reaction to difficult market conditions. The report published today – UK public sector SITS supplier landscape 2012-2013 – offers subscribers an up-to-date Top 20 supplier rankings, supplier positioning analysis, detailed supplier profiles and our view of the ‘ones to watch’ i.e. those suppliers that have the potential to make waves over the next few years. PublicSectorViews subscribers can download the report now. If you’re not yet a subscriber, what are you waiting for? Contact Deb Seth to find out more.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '08:15' - Tagged: publicsector rankings
Intellect have joined forces with Cobalt Corporate Finance LLP this year for this long-standing Annual Conference at the Lancaster in London on 14th Feb 13. As usual, the event will try to identify key trends that will define the technology industry in the future; gathering together industry executives, market analysts, investors, policy makers, influencers and economists from the UK and overseas markets.
Speakers this year include, Nick Robinson, BBC Political Editor; Dr Gerard Lyons Chief Economic Advisor to the Mayor of London Boris Johnson; Strephen Critchlow Managing Director; Ascribe, Alastair Lukies, CEO and Co-Founder, Monitise; Geoff McGrath, Managing Director, McLaren Applied Technologies; Alex Holmes, Deputy Director IT Reform, Government Digital Service, Cabinet Office; Dr.Chris Boorman, CMO, Huddle; Victor Chavez, CEO, Thales; Donald McGarva, CEO, Amino Communications Ltd...
...and of course our very own Anthony Miller .
For further details please contact tina.compton@intellectuk.org or you can book on line Click here
Posted by HotViews Editor at '14:40'
In the final part of TechMarketViews’ Predictions 2013 series, we assess what the year holds for infrastructure services suppliers in the UK. We look at some of the challenges they face this year in light of the macroeconomic climate and the evolving technology scene. Are they making the right investments? Who will succeed in the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure market? And how is the Infrastructure-as-a-Service competitive landscape shaping up? For many suppliers, 2013 is going to be a “Make or Break” year. Subscribers to the InfrastructureViews stream can read the piece here.
This research note is an extended version of our InfrastructureViews Predictions 2013 piece, published at the end of last year (see Predictions 2013: Infrastructure Services).
If you are not yet signed up to our very popular InfrastructureViews research stream, and would like to be, please contact Deb Seth (dseth@techmarketview.com).
Posted by Kate Hanaghan at '08:44' - Tagged: predictions infrastructure
Eligible TechMarketView subscription service clients can download the latest edition of IndustryViews Quoted Sector to see our review of the stock performance of UK-listed software and IT services companies in 2012.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '08:22'
We are delighted to announce the names of the remaining two ‘Little British Battlers’ (see Little British Battler Event candidates announced) whose top teams will be meeting TechMarketView at the second LBB event to be held on 12th February.
They are:
Besides the opportunity to get feedback from the TechMarketView team on their market aspirations, the selected companies will be profiled in a research report which will be made available exclusively to eligible TechMarketView subscription service clients.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '11:38'
We are delighted to announce the names of the first ten of the twelve ‘Little British Battlers’ whose top teams will be meeting TechMarketView at the second LBB event to be held on 12th February. They are:
The remaining two companies will be announced shortly.
Another 100 companies applied to participate in the event and once again we aimed to select a broad mix of small, privately-held software and IT services companies that are playing to some of the big ‘themes’ driving the UK IT market, including mobile internet, BYOT (Buy Your Own Technology), Big Data, and of course Cloud computing.
We expect to announce dates for future LBB events in coming weeks.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '09:27' - Tagged: lbb
The TechMarketView research team hit the ground running in January, headlined by InfrastructureViews Research Director Kate Hanaghan’s insightful report that asks (and indeed answers) the question, Have the Indian-centric suppliers come of age? Kate looks at the how the major India-based IT services suppliers have developed their portfolio of infrastructure services from ‘simple’ remote infrastructure management (RIM) to a far more comprehensive range of services which challenges those of the US-based and Europe-based players.
At the end of last year the TechMarketView analyst team published a summary of their market predictions for 2013. Research Directors John O’Brien and Angela Eager follow these up with a ‘deeper dive’ into the prospects for the UK Business Process Services market and the UK Enterprise Software & Application Services market.
And if the weather is sending you into fits of SADness, then take a look at the latest edition of BrazilViews from our ‘Born-again Brazilian’ managing partner, Anthony Miller, and dream you are sipping a caipirinha on a beach in the land of the samba sun!
Plus we have further analysis by Angela Eager on SAP’s latest ‘big data’ announcement (see SAP goes all out for real time - shifts Business Suite to HANA), while Georgina O’Toole offers an incisive analysis of the the recent House of Commons Defence Committee report on the implications of cyberspace for UK defence & security (see Industry remains crucial to MoD cyber security).
There’s much more to come from the entire TechMarketView research team in 2013 so don’t be the one left playing on a very unlevel playing field! Deb Seth on our client services team would be happy to show you how you can restore your equilibrium!
Posted by HotViews Editor at '12:08'
At the end of last year we published our top predictions for the UK business process services (BPS) market in 2013 (see Predictions 2013: UK business process services).
We pointed out that 2013 will be a ‘make or break’ year for many UK BPS/BPO (business process services/outsourcing) providers as disruptive trends around platform-based BPS, Business Process-as-a-Service (BPaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) come of age. These trends, largely driven by the cloud, are introducing new competitors into the market, new delivery and contracting models, and forcing incumbents to rethink their established operating models.
We now provide a more indepth analysis of our five key trends exploring the implications for UK BPS providers in 2013 here, but only for subscribers of TechMarketViews' BusinessProcessViews research service.
If you're not yet a subscriber and would like to find out how to become one, please contact Deb Seth (dseth@techmarketview.com) who will be only too happy to help.
Posted by John O'Brien at '08:42' - Tagged: bpo bps
Didn’t make the BAFTA shortlist this year? Never fear, you can still enjoy a stimulating evening at BAFTA, London, in the company of leading figures from across the UK software and IT services industry.
Come and join TechMarketView’s analyst team on Wednesday 26 June 2013 to discuss the ‘Make or Break’ trends set to change the shape of the UK software, IT services and business process services market from 2013. Trends such as the move to the Cloud, the rise of Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) and mounting pressure on public sector IT budgets. Not to mention the ‘make or break’ situation that many SITS suppliers – both leading players and new entrants – find themselves in across the sector.
Whether you’re a supplier of software, IT or business process services, an investor in the sector or an end user of SITS services, the insight and analysis provided by TechMarketView will prove invaluable as you plan for a future beyond the ‘watershed’.
The evening will kick off with presentations from TechMarketView’s analyst team, led by TechMarketView founders Richard Holway MBE and Anthony Miller. You’ll hear the candid views of TechMarketView’s experts on the UK software and application services, infrastructure services, business process services and public sector SITS markets. And gain insight into what’s really happening in the UK SITS scene and the implications for your organisation in the years ahead.
After an opportunity to quiz the speakers, sit down to a sumptuous dinner in the magnificent surroundings of BAFTA in Piccadilly to continue the debate and network with senior colleagues from across the UK SITS sector. The audience is set to include CXOs and senior managers from a broad spectrum of suppliers and end users in the sector, including public sector organisations.
Tickets cost £275+VAT for TechMarketView subscription clients and Intellect members and £395+VAT for everyone else. For more details see our Events page. Tickets are limited though – to secure your place book via Intellect's website or contact Tina Compton at Intellect, T 020 7331 2011, E tina.compton@intellectuk.org.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '07:00'
In his most incisive analysis yet, Anthony Miller, TechMarketView managing partner (and self-styled 'Born-again Brazilian') challenges the view propagated in the media that the Brazilian IT market remains unaffected by the global economic downturn, and casts doubt on IT industry forecasts of double-digit growth in 2013.
And for the first time, he meets management of two of the largest indigenous players in the Brazilian software and services market, Totvs, the ERP market leader in Latin America and arguably the sixth-largest worldwide, and Stefanini, the founder-led IT training company which has transformed itself into the largest independent IT and business process services player in Brazil.
Plus he takes another look at Accenture's prospects for growth in the Brazilian market, and also makes a frank assessment of what Atos needs to do to turn itself into a top-ranked player in the land of the samba sun.
If you are an eligible TMV subscription service client and have any interest at all in Latin America's largest IT market - and you really should - then you simply must read the latest issue of BrazilViews right here right now (ideally with a caipirinha in your hand to steady your nerves). Others can of course jump on a plane to Brazil to see it for themselves - although a subscription to our research is considerably cheaper! Deb Seth will give you the details.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '22:50' - Tagged: brazil
As we highlighted in the ESAS Predictions 2013 HotViews post (see here) this year will be a pivotal period for enterprise software and application services suppliers as they continue to grapple with the disruptive implications arising from cloud, mobile, social media, and big data/analytics. The scale of change has forced suppliers to think differently about what they deliver, how, and how they charge and support it. Cloud computing continues to be the catalyst for wider change and the enabler for its delivery but a rising pressure is the need to predict the varying rates of adoption across these interlocking spaces. Check out the extended version of ESASViews 2013 Predictions here.
Posted by Angela Eager at '11:46' - Tagged: software applications
Infrastructure Services (IS) are key growth areas for many of the India-centric firms. While their UK IS operations have been established for a much shorter period than traditional suppliers to this market, they have built credibility amongst big brand enterprises.
This research looks at the most prevalent India-centric firms in the UK: Cognizant, iGate, Infosys, HCL, MindTree, TCS, TechMahindra and Wipro. These companies are picking their battles with care, and competitors likely to bear the brunt of this approach are tier one incumbent suppliers who are failing to deliver material cost savings and service improvements. But just how fast are these businesses growing and what is the range of infrastructure services they now provide?
Subscribers to TechMarketView's InfrastructureViews research service can read our analysis here. If you do not already subscribe to the service, you can read more about what you are missing out on here.
Posted by Kate Hanaghan at '09:44' - Tagged: india infrastructure
The last few weeks of 2012 saw a flurry of activity at TechMarketView. Here’s a quick reminder of our most recent publications in case you missed anything before or during the festive period:
Firstly, our analysts shared their views on the outlook for the UK SITS sector in 2013 and beyond in a series of ‘Predictions’ articles. You can read the highlights in the News section on our website, or read the detail as its published in our research streams if you’re an eligible (and logged in!) subscriber. The first of these Predictions research notes focused on the UK Public Sector (see here), others will follow over the next couple of weeks.
Subscribers to our PublicSectorViews research stream also enjoy access to our latest Public Sector SITS Market Trends and Forecasts reports. In-depth reports focused on the UK Defence and Local Government markets were published in November and December. In November, our public sector research director Georgina O’Toole also took a closer look at the GIS market in her research note Esri: ‘Mapping’ the UK public sector.
Our analysis of the emergent UK telehealth market, also within PublicSectorViews, is another must-read for anyone with an interest in UK SITS. In Telehealth: the Next Big Thing?, Tola Sargeant considers whether telehealth has finally reached a ‘tipping point’ in the UK and examines how the market will evolve over the next few years.
Subscribers to our ESASViews (Enterprise Software & Application Services) research stream also have some treats in store. Make sure you don’t miss Angela Eager’s analysis of Security opportunities in a cloud and mobile world or the business imperative of Social Media. If you want to sort some of the big data myths from the reality, What is the market reality behind Big Data? is also one for you to read. And catch up on developments in the Application Services Supplier Landscape in our 2012-13 report on the topic published in November.
If you’re a BusinessProcessViews subscriber, be sure to read John O’Brien’s analysis of the convergence between the support services and BPS space in IT-enabled support services: opportunities in a converging market. You can also read his take on Xchanging’s Xuber platform and catch up with his views on IBM and Cognizant’s European BPS strategies in recently published research.
Subscribers to TechMarketViews’ Foundation Service will also find the latest edition of OffshoreViews and IndustryViews Venture Capital ready for their delectation.
If you’re tempted to read any of the research above but you’re not yet a fully paid-up subscriber, you’ll find details on all our research streams here. Deborah Seth will also be very happy to provide further information on subscribing, just drop an email to dseth@techmarketview.com.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '10:20'
Happy New Year to all HotViews readers and, even more so, all of TechMarketView's many paying subscribers.
In a way, TechMarketView is representative of the market. The tech research and analysis market suffered like the market it analyses. It registered little growth and some had a tough time. However, 'Diversity of Performance' meant that averages were meaningless. TechMarketView grew by over 40% in 2012 - busting the high expectations we had set at the start of the year. We'd like to put that down to a superior product produced and maintained by a superior team. We also think that our business model - subscriber (rather than advertising) based repeatable revenue stream, investment in the very best analysts, cloud-based (both delivery and internal systems), no physical offices, BYOT etc - are a case of practicing what we preach.
We've nearly doubled the number who read HotViews. Our paying client base now covers virtually every one of the main global and UK HQed players.
Thanks for making 2012 such a good one for us and here's to an even greater 2013 for us all.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '07:31'
