New IDC Forecast Shows Worldwide Business Analytics Services Spending Will Surpass $100 Billion in 2019

PRAGUE / FRAMINGHAM, Mass,  – November 27, 2015 – In a newly released study, International Data Corporation (IDC ) forecasts that worldwide business analytics services spending will reach $58.6 billion in 2015 and $101.9 billion in 2019, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.7%. Adoption of new technologies and lack of internal skill sets will drive increased external spending on business analytics services throughout the forecast period. (TZ)

Additional key research findings include:

• The overall five-year CAGR for project-based business analytics services will be 14.3%. Within the project-based services segment, IT consulting (ITC) services will realize strong growth at 15.1% in 2015.

• The five-year CAGR for the outsourcing segment will be 13%. Growth in business process outsourcing (BPO) services will lead within the segment at 13.6% in 2015.

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