For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals (Length: 13 pages)

September 1, 2009

Market Overview Of Cloud IT Services From Major Telcos

This is the fourth document in the "Cloud IT Services Market Overview — Real Enterprise Value Or Just Vapor?" series.

by Paul Roehrig, Ph.D.

with Alex Cullen, Brownlee Thomas, Ph.D., James Staten, Antonin Shanahan


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Interest and hype around cloud IT services is at an all-time high, but most enterprise decision-makers are still exploring the potential risks and rewards. Although most clients are not rushing to implement an unproven set of services, the promise for value is there, and virtually all of the large comprehensive IT service providers are working to develop and deliver cloud service offerings. In addition to the IT service providers, traditional telecommunications service providers are also aggressively competing for IT services as part of their information and communications technology (ICT) strategy. This expanding landscape of new offerings and players increases the challenge for sourcing teams trying to decipher what cloud services means to their firms. Forrester interviewed six major global telcos to get an overview of their current capability and forward strategies for cloud services to help answer some common questions that sourcing and vendor management teams ask about which service providers might be a good match today and in the future.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemEnterprise Cloud Service Offerings Show That IT/Telco Lines Continue To Blur

itemTelcos Are Positioning As Centralized Cloud Service Delivery Engines

itemTelco Cloud Strategies Showing Little Overall Differentiation

WHAT IT MEANS

itemDon't Overlook Telcos For Future Enterprise Cloud Service Options

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester surveyed six service provider companies, including AT&T, BT Global Services, NTT, Orange Business Services, T-Systems, and Verizon Business.

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Analyst: Paul Roehrig, Ph.D.
Technology: B2B Sales & Marketing, Communication Service Provider Issues & Technologies, Computer Architectures, Corporate Strategy, IT Infrastructure & Operations, IT Services, Outsourcing, Sourcing & Procurement, Sourcing Strategy & Execution, Telecommunications Services, Telecommunications Services By Region
Industry: High-Tech
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America