IT Services and Applications

The most significant changes that IT brings to different processes and services in organizations are through new-age services and applications such as the cloud, M2M interactions, analytics, and data centers. These are transforming sectors such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and ERP, Enterprise Integration and Middleware Tools on a global scale.

Frost & Sullivan’s Information Technology research and consulting programs look at conventional and unconventional technologies, with specific focus on top-level potential disruptors such as cyber security, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the Internet of Things. In the IT Services and applications market, we look at, among other segments:

  • CRM
  • ERP
  • Managed Network Services
  • Infrastructure Management
  • Managed Security Services

We work closely with the world’s largest IT firms and upcoming disruptive start-ups to predict macro and micro trends related to products, services, technology and business models that can define growth. Tailored, customized solutions provide clients with the best strategies for growth, supported by the right key data points researched to meet the client’s needs and the specific engagement. Our research spans broadly across the sector and provides deep insights into specific markets in the most significant areas of IT and the IT industry.

  1. 18 Dec 2023  |  Global

    Top 10 Growth Opportunities in IoT, 2024

    The Increasing Relevance of Cybersecurity, Sustainability and Data-driven Products/Services in the C-Level Agenda Reflects on IoT Adoption and Generates Growth Opportunities for ICT Providers Across Verticals

    Frost & Sullivan s global IoT industry predictions for calendar 2024 are the result of aggregated input from Frost & Sullivan regional IoT and Edge research teams. Research analysts input leverages the extensive Frost & Sullivan knowledge base, as well as primary and secondary research. The recently published IoT Predictions report includes the...

    $2,450.00
  2. 20 Dec 2022  |  Global

    Predictions for the Cloud Industry

    Some fifteen years after the cloud burst into our consciousness, enterprises are no longer exploring the model, but honing it. In 2023, the focus will be on optimizing complex hybrid, multicloud environments—for cost, app performance, and flexibility. Increasingly important use cases, leveraging Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligenc...

    $2,450.00
  3. Enterprise digitalization and surging adoption of IoT applications have led to voluminous amounts of complex structured and unstructured data that require processing to draw meaningful insights. A Frost & Sullivan voice of customer (VOC) global survey on artificial intelligence (AI) finds that 43% of enterprises list data-centricity as a key busine...

    $2,450.00
  4. 25 Nov 2022  |  Global

    Internet of Things (IoT) Predictions Outlook

    Top 10 for 2023

    With 41.76 billion active IoT connected devices expected in 2023, IoT providers must be prepared to address growing demands across new verticals. Collaboration with ecosystem partners will be crucial as businesses enter a challenging and hectic digital phase. This study presents Frost & Sullivan’s predictions for the IoT industry in 2023. Thes...

    $2,450.00
  5. 18 Nov 2022  |  South Asia, Middle East & North Africa

    ICT Market in the Middle East, Forecast to 2026

    Governments Are Leading Digital Growth

    The Middle East is one of the most dynamic information and communication technology (ICT) markets and has been consistently growing at a healthy rate. Saudi Arabia is the largest economy of the region, and it is on a path of significant economic transformation that will provide numerous ICT opportunities across industries. In the flourishing Saudi ...

    $4,950.00
  6. 17 Sep 2019  |  North America

    Top End User Priorities in Digital Transformation, Global, 2019

    Gain a Competitive Advantage Using Customer Insights

    Across industries, companies expect to increase their IT and Communications investments by 18 to 25%. Almost 99% of businesses have a digital transformation today; however, 18% believe they are behind others on their journey. This is good news for technology vendors; but the key to success is to gain a deeper understanding of their corporate object...

    $6,000.00
  7. The edge appears to be everywhere these days. Industry pundits and vendors talk about edge computing and edge networking, edge devices, and edge security. But what are we all talking about? Definitions of “the edge” bring to mind the fable about the blind men describing an elephant. Each description reflects the provider’s limited perspecti...

    $3,000.00
  8. Most enterprises don’t have the time, interest or skill to continually monitor their cloud environments for efficiency—for example, to ensure that their instance sizes are adequate as application usage fluctuates; that they aren’t running idle virtual machines (VMs); or that they aren’t paying more than they need to. To help customers optim...

    $3,000.00
  9. For businesses operating in 2018, the “cloud journey” has been superseded by the “digital transformation journey.” Rather than an end unto itself, the cloud is now recognized as a means to achieving the agility, speed to market, innovation, and value they need to compete in the digital economy. Cloud services provide a strong foundation to ...

    $3,000.00
  10. For the fifth consecutive year, Stratecast’s Big Data and Analytics group conducted its annual BDA survey. In this year’s survey, Stratecast asked high level executives, involved with BDA and purchasing decisions, topics on: --IS/IT and Business Priorities --Big Data and Analytics Usage and Plans to Implement --Perceptions and Opinions about ...

    $3,500.00