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IT functions outsourced worldwide 2017
IT functions outsourced worldwide 2017
Outsourced or off-shored IT functions worldwide, as of 2017
by Shanhong Liu,
last edited
Jun 11, 2018
The statistic reveals the IT functions most commonly outsourced by IT leaders worldwide, as of 2017. In 2017, software application development was outsourced by 64 percent of respondents.
Outsourced or off-shored IT functions worldwide, as of 2017
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Software application development | 64% |
| Software application maintenance | 51% |
| Data centers | 40% |
| IT infrastructure | 32% |
| Service desk / help desk | 32% |
| Networks | 29% |
| Systems integration | 29% |
| HR BPO | 12% |
| IT department | 12% |
| IT BPO | 12% |
| KPO | 6% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Software application development | 64% |
| Software application maintenance | 51% |
| Data centers | 40% |
| IT infrastructure | 32% |
| Service desk / help desk | 32% |
| Networks | 29% |
| Systems integration | 29% |
| HR BPO | 12% |
| IT department | 12% |
| IT BPO | 12% |
| KPO | 6% |
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by Shanhong Liu,
last edited
Jun 11, 2018
The statistic reveals the IT functions most commonly outsourced by IT leaders worldwide, as of 2017. In 2017, software application development was outsourced by 64 percent of respondents.
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- Release date
- May 2017
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- December 19, 2016 to April 3, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 4,498 respondents
- Special properties
- CIOs and technology leaders across 86 countires
- Supplementary notes
- The question was originally phrased by the source as follows: "What functions do you outsource or offshore?"
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- May 2017
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- December 19, 2016 to April 3, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 4,498 respondents
- Special properties
- CIOs and technology leaders across 86 countires
- Supplementary notes
- The question was originally phrased by the source as follows: "What functions do you outsource or offshore?"
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