Larger Small Businesses to Embrace Managed Services 2007 Small Business Managed Services Adoption Slightly Slower than 2006 New Network Functions Covered for 2007 Interest in Fully-Managed IP Telephony or Desktop/PC Solutions Stronger Among 100+-Employee Firms than With Small Firms The 50- to 99-Employee Firms Best Small Business Targets for IP Solutions Fully-Managed Desktop Solutions Do Not Resonate The 50- to 99-Employee Sub-Segment Accounts for Highest Small Business Managed Services Spending Percentage Increase Future Cost and Complexity Still the Biggest Factors in Increased Managed Services Spending Related Reports Methodology Appendix Definition of Managed Services
List of Tables
Table 1. Network Functions Done In-House/Planned to Keep In-House - US Small Business Table 2. Network Functions Currently Out-Tasked - US Small Business Table 3. Network Functions Now Done In-House but Planned to be Out-Tasked Within Two Years - US Small Business Table 4. Managed Services Spending by Small Business Sub-Segment - US Small Business (US$ in Millions) Table 5. Managed Services Spending by Size of Business - US Business (US$ in Millions)
List of Figures
Figure 1. Small Businesses More Likely to be DIYers in 2007 - US Small Business Figure 2. 2007 Data Shows Slight Pushback to Future Managed Services Adoption - US Small Business Figure 3. New Functions Included in 2007 Managed Services Survey - US Small Business Figure 4. Majority of Small Business Firms Have no Plans for IP - US Small Business Figure 5. Roughly One-Third Interested in Fully-Managed IP Solution - US Small Business Figure 6. Fully-Managed Desktop Solutions Appeal to Only One-Quarter of Small Businesses - US Small Business
