This iDRD (Insight-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Business IT and SOHO Business subscriptions This 14-page report provides a detailed analysis of the top IT trends in the Small Office Home Office market, including current converging market dynamics and budget priorities and expectations. Compass Intelligence surveyed SOHO Business IT decision-makers (617 in Q4 2008 and 425 in Q1 2009) One of the key findings from Compass Intelligence’s latest survey is that the powerful combination of outsourcing, the telecommunications infrastructure to allow partners to collaborate, cloud-based applications to give SOHO businesses access to high-end features, and advanced low-cost VoIP-based telephony, has created a whole new marketplace. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney.
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Sources: Compass Intelligence’s segment and market forecasts, which include business expenditures, market demographics, and usage and adoption statistics are built using multiple sources, including proprietary Compass Intelligence research. These sources include, but are not limited to, secondary research, government data and statistics (e.g. Department of Commerce, Federal Communication Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics and US Census Bureau), primary research, vendor-based research and in-depth interviews with key decision-makers, where relevant. Compass Intelligence selects data sources to provide greatest degree of perspective on each market or segment, in addition to the highest level of data accuracy, stability, and consistency over time.