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This IDC study presents the findings of IDC's 2006 annual survey of Australian organisations across the small, mid, and enterprise markets. Specifically, the study provides the reader with insight into many aspects of the hosting landscape in Australia today, including the drivers and inhibitors for the uptake of hosting services as well as hosting services spending intentions for the coming 12 months.

"The hosting infrastructure services (HIS) market in Australia is expected to increase by 7.8% CAGR from 2006 to 2010, making it one of the fastest-growing areas of the IT services market and well above the forecast growth of 4.7% for the entire IT services market. This end-user survey reveals a range of factors and issues that are shaping the HIS market today. Areas that are influencing hosting spending in 2006 include security needs, budgetary constraints, vendor reputation and access to skilled resources," says Margaret Banaghan, research manager, Services, IDC Australia.