Introduction

Cloud delivery models are making remote infrastructure management providers develop holistic infrastructure outsourcing strategies to serve the evolving market demand. The increasing buyer demand for integrated end-to-end solutions coupled with the growing convergence of RIM providers with traditional players is making asset-light providers look beyond labor driven pure management services.

This research by Everest Group analyzes the impact of cloud delivery models on the infrastructure outsourcing market. It also contains a case study on Cognizant’s datacenter strategy for cloud and other infrastructure services.

Scope

• Analysis of different models in infrastructure outsourcing
• Growth of remote infrastructure management services (RIM)
• Crisis of genre faced by RIM providers
• Disruption caused by cloud delivery models on infrastructure outsourcing
• A case for holistic infrastructure outsourcing service strategy
• Case study on Cognizant’s datacenter strategy

Contents

This report analyzes the impact of cloud delivery models impacting the asset-light infrastructure management service market. It makes a case for these providers to move beyond labor-driven models to holistic infrastructure service strategies, which include datacenter services. As an example, the research profiles Cognizant’s datacenter strategy, which is enabling it to move beyond the RIM model and cater to the evolving infrastructure service demands.

• Business pressures on enterprise IT
• Different cloud infrastructure models
• Provider’s role in cloud infrastructure engagements
• Challenges and opportunities from cloud for pure-play cloud management
• Building a holistic infrastructure strategy for asset-light players