Research Reports

This analysis pack looks at the issues of cloud computing adoption within the pharmaceuticals and bio-tech industries of Japan, China, and India. It is based upon a survey conducted in the second half of 2009 with the results published in November 2009 and looks at the propensity to adopt cloud computing.

The information and communications technology (ICT) strategies of most large enterprises are increasingly focusing on an enterprise-wide approach to commodity or utility ICT resources – such as data centers, networks, common applications, and office productivity environments. Drivers for this include operational efficiency and better support for process integration and collaboration across the enterprise.

This brief looks at the key market developments in European retail banking during Q1 2010, and provides a summary of selected Q4 209 financial results, highlights of other notable industry developments and prominent retail banking technology deals announced during the most recent quarter.

Electronic health records (EHRs) are hardly new; the goal of digitizing patient health records dates prior to the emergence of the Internet. In the US, however, the government’s investment of nearly $20 billon for the “meaningful use” of EHRs as part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, has placed new urgency on adoption.

This reports looks at costs, pricing, and licensing issues related to the various types of public cloud offerings. It contrasts these offerings, including comparison with private clouds.

As drug sales drop and pressures to fill the product pipelines rise, executives are becoming more open-minded about the use of IT solutions. However, without the proper industry background, it can be difficult for technology vendors to enter this  conservative  market. This brief provides an overview of the life sciences industry  in order for vendors to understand how to enter this market.

The Indian IT sector has traversed a long path from an age of stringent and inefficient regulatory control to two decades of favourable policy. An often overlooked aspect of the Indian IT sector is the domestic market, which Ovum believes, is poised for significant growth, propelled by massive e-governance projects and the private sector which is rapidly acquiring scale.