Annual Report 2008-09Management Discussion and AnalysisA. INDUSTRY OVERVIEWWorld-wide technology and related services spend isestimated to have crossed USD 1.6 trillion <strong>in</strong> 2008, agrowth rate of 4.6% over 2007. Due to the slowdown,considerable reductions were experienced <strong>in</strong> IT servicespends across geographies. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to technologyanalyst firm Gartner, the Americas experienced a 6.6%growth <strong>in</strong> 2008 <strong>in</strong> comparison to 7.1% growth <strong>in</strong> 2007.Europe experienced a growth rate of 11.5% <strong>in</strong> 2008 <strong>in</strong>comparison to 14.3% <strong>in</strong> 2007 and UK experienced 12%growth <strong>in</strong> 2008 <strong>in</strong> comparison to 15% growth <strong>in</strong> 2007,with most of the growth be<strong>in</strong>g experienced <strong>in</strong> the firsttwo quarters of 2008.The economic downturn contributed to reductions <strong>in</strong>spend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the last quarter of 2008 and the first quarterof 2009. Companies reduced IT spend<strong>in</strong>g either by delay<strong>in</strong>gthe decisions or by putt<strong>in</strong>g some discretionary spend<strong>in</strong>gon new IT projects on hold. This <strong>in</strong> turn, led to both pric<strong>in</strong>gand volume pressures for IT service providers.Some of the drivers of IT spend<strong>in</strong>g were focused aroundthe follow<strong>in</strong>g: Increase <strong>in</strong> operational efficiency throughimprovements <strong>in</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess processes, <strong>in</strong>frastructureconsolidation, re-eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, virtualization,workload management, cut down on cycle time,<strong>in</strong>crease speed to market Increased regulation lead<strong>in</strong>g to more enterpriseregulation, security and report<strong>in</strong>g New focus areas <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g green IT and mobility/ubiquity <strong>in</strong>itiatives.Industry performance and projectionsGlobally technology spend<strong>in</strong>g cont<strong>in</strong>ues to grow evendur<strong>in</strong>g tough economic times and this is expected tofurther <strong>in</strong>crease once the global economy starts itsrecovery process. Information Technology (IT) has becomean <strong>in</strong>tegral part of bus<strong>in</strong>ess operations across <strong>in</strong>dustriesand is seen by organizations as a primary driver ofproductivity improvement and bus<strong>in</strong>ess transformationthat lead to susta<strong>in</strong>ed competitive advantages <strong>in</strong> themarket place. The IT services segment grew by 9.0% <strong>in</strong>2008 to USD 820 billion and is expected to grow at aCompounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.1% till2012, accord<strong>in</strong>g to a Gartner Dataquest estimate. TheBus<strong>in</strong>ess Process Outsourc<strong>in</strong>g sector grew by 11.9%worldwide last year as per NASSCOM strategic review2009.Size and scope of global opportunityGartner forecast for <strong>in</strong>formation technology spendsChart 1: World-wide IT spendsAmount <strong>in</strong> USD MillionWorldwide IT services market size forecast (2008-2012) for servicesServices/Year CY 2008 CY 2012 CAGR(2008-2012)Global Consult<strong>in</strong>gPractice 72,448 85,903 6.7%Development andIntegration 254,500 302,983 6.9%Enterprise solutions,Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Intelligenceand KnowledgeManagement 55,847 74,486 10.6%IT InfrastructureServices 221,254 268,361 7.4%Bus<strong>in</strong>ess ProcessOutsourc<strong>in</strong>g 120,078 157,495 9.1%Others 95,661 101,936 3.0%Total 819,788 991,164 7.1%Source: Gartner Feb’09Chart 2: IT Services spends by GeographyAmount <strong>in</strong> USD MillionWorldwide IT services market size forecast (2008-2012) for geographiesGeography/Year CY 2008 CY 2012 CAGR(2008-2012)Americas 329,763 410,534 7.1%Asia Pacific 150,097 170,020 6.2%Europe 187,265 215,885 7.1%Ibero America 50,385 70,721 12.9%India 5,453 9,413 18.4%Middle East Africa 12,439 16,813 12.8%UK & Ireland 84,386 97,778 4.0%Total 819,788 991,164 7.1%Source: Gartner Feb’0948
Chart 3: IT Services spends by <strong>in</strong>dustry verticalsAmount <strong>in</strong> USD MillionWorldwide IT services market size forecast (2008-2012) for <strong>in</strong>dustry verticalsIndustry/Year CY 2008 CY 2012 CAGR(2008-2012)Bank<strong>in</strong>g and F<strong>in</strong>ancialServices 137,676 165,580 6.6%Insurance 53,765 62,963 6.6%Manufactur<strong>in</strong>g 98,533 113,048 5.5%Energy 3,951 4,609 5.7%Utilities 33,714 44,225 9.9%Government 154,144 194,422 8.2%Healthcare 26,375 33,580 9.4%Hi-Tech 57,823 68,318 6.6%Life Sciences andPharmaceutical 11,303 13,306 7.0%Telecom, Media andEnterta<strong>in</strong>ment 108,199 128,952 7.0%Retail 58,998 71,632 7.1%Travel andTransportation 29,587 35,729 7.0%Hospitality 8,999 10,751 6.5%Others 36,721 44,049 7.3%Total 819,788 991,164 7.1%Source: Gartner Feb’09NASSCOM STRATEGIC REVIEW 2009 MARKET SIZINGAND FORECASTIT Industry estimates of spend<strong>in</strong>gChart 4: IT services spends by categoryChart 5: Share of key markets <strong>in</strong> global IT servicesspend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 2008IT services market CY 2008 Growth (%)% shareNorth America 39.0United States 36.04.2Lat<strong>in</strong> America 3.0 10.0Western Europe 37.6 5.0Central Europe 4.7 14.7Asia Pacific 15.7Japan 8.06.8Total 100Source: NASSCOM Strategic Review 2009Chart 6: Share of key markets <strong>in</strong> global BPO spend<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong> 2008BPO market CY 2008 Growth (%)% shareAmericas 63.2 10.8Europe, Middle Eastand Africa 19.2 11.8Asia Pacific 17.6 15.3Total 100.0 11.9Source: NASSCOM Strategic Review 2009As per the Nasscom Strategic Review 2009, globaltechnology spends is expected to <strong>in</strong>crease from USD 1,561billion <strong>in</strong> 2008 to USD 1,962 billion <strong>in</strong> 2012 at a CAGR of5.2%.Chart 7: Global sourc<strong>in</strong>g trends <strong>in</strong> 2008Source: NASSCOM Strategic Review 2009The spend<strong>in</strong>g on IT Services of USD 557 billion <strong>in</strong> CY 2008<strong>in</strong>cluded USD 211 billion on IT outsourc<strong>in</strong>g. The IToutsourc<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>ess grew by 7.2% over CY 2007.Source: NASSCOM Strategic Review 2009As per NASSCOM Strategic Review 2009 the analysis ofthe IT Services global sourc<strong>in</strong>g market by the level ofpenetration <strong>in</strong> the various components of IT servicesreveals that there is significant headroom for growth.49