As Asian enterprises gradually expand their footprints across the region and globally, their ICT infrastructure become increasingly complex and disperse. Enterprises are faced with constant and persistent struggles on several fronts. They include effectively managing their ICT infrastructure at a cost effective manner, ensuring all employees have access to all resources and are able to communicate effectively internally and externally across the globe. Not forgetting the recent emphasis in improving the level of customer services will also have to be taken into factor.

The new competitive dynamics intensify the need for a more flexible and efficient ICT infrastructure that enables today's enterprise to adapt and move ahead of their competitors with newer technologies that are coming into the market.

The million-dollar question is: How can enterprises exploit all the advantages of managed services and strategic outsourcing to achieve their goals? How can enterprises figure out from the deluge of marketing material, as to what is best for them and would align appropriately with their current business needs? The unvarnished truth is that the range of innovative solution out in the market place at the moment is ever increasing but enterprises should not be rushing to embrace all. Enterprises need to first understand what their strategic goals of their organization and pain points are, and only then partner and start to build innovative solutions around their current ICT infrastructure

Managed services and strategic outsourcing are not just about cost savings, the industry has moved beyond that. CIOs should look at managed services and strategic outsourcing as ways to acquire new technologies to transform their entire ICT infrastructure to stay ahead of their competitors, improve customer services and more importantly improve productivity at all levels of their organizations.

• How to best leverage on managed services and strategic outsourcing
• What are the latest technologies and solutions out in the market place
• Pricing models and innovation that enterprises must take note
• Best practices, case studies and learning from past experiences
• Cost savings: Is this still the cornerstone of all managed services and strategic outsourcing initiatives
• Uptake of managed services and strategic outsourcing in the region
• What are enterprises’ main motives to adopt managed services today

This IDC event will focus on how managed services and strategic outsourcing are emerging as a strategic tool to accelerate business growth. It will provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your managed services and strategic outsourcing solutions to your target customers.

This one-day event is designed for CEO, CFO, CTO, CIO, MDs, Directors, VPs, Chief Marketing & Sales Officers, Research & Development, Business Development and Strategy, Finance & Accounting, IT Directors & Project Officers, Consultants, Analysts, IT Administrators / Engineers, Systems Architect/Designers from some of these industries:

• Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals
• Medical & Healthcare
• Banking & Finance
• Insurance and Investment houses
• Energy & Utilities
• Government bodies and Associations
• Travel & Transportation services
• Warehousing & Logistics
• Energy & Utilities
• Engineering
• FMCG
• Services
• Information & Communication Technology
• Telecommunications & Media

This is a by-invitation event, only those who have received an invitation can register for this exclusive breakfast briefing. However, if you would like to attend this event, please contact Belinda Yap at +603-2169 7521 or you can send us an email at byap@idc.com or secretariat@idc.com to express your interest.