This document presents for vendor strategists the insights gained from IBM's Asia Pacific Insights Forum 2008. During the forum, IBM detailed three focus areas for growth in Asia Pacific, which were world-class infrastructure, high-value solutions (software, industry frameworks, and SOA), and flexible service delivery models. The forum also highlighted trends and changes in the small and medium-sized business segment's approach to IT, as well as growth patterns in China and India, the two largest IT markets in the region.