Managed services is outsourcing on a proactive basis, certain processes and functions, intended to improve operations and cut expenses. Managed Infrastructure Services, such as desktop and print services, server, and hosting related services, and managed inventory services are some of the most common examples of managed infrastructure services. There are a wide number of companies operating in the domain, addressing several custom requirements of the end-users across the world.

The market studied is experiencing rapid growth and companies in the biopharmaceutical field are now shifting toward collaboration with healthcare IT-based companies to curb the increasing healthcare costs. Here, the long- term care software play an essential role to the overall healthcare system. The digitalization in healthcare technology is the prime element that is boosting the progression of the market. Also, shifting healthcare infrastructure, shortage of medical workforce, and acceptance of technological solutions in healthcare organizations are the significant growth factors of the market studied. Additionally, upsurge in elderly populace that triggers the mandate for healthcare IT solutions in LTC facilities. According to the UN report in 2017, there were around 962 million people aged 60 or over in the world, comprising 13% of the global population. The population aged 60 or above is growing at a rate of about 3% per year.

As many organizations continue to face challenges with legacy ERP solutions that have been in place for more than a decade, cloud offerings are gaining traction over existing on-premise systems, as they enable greater business agility and scalability. Several financial service organizations are migrating to cloud solutions to deliver innovation, customization, and security, with the sole purpose of gaining a competitive edge. According to Capgemini, cloud solutions are helping the banks to significantly cut expenses by slashing infrastructure costs by a quarter and potentially saving about USD 15 billion by 2019. Owing to this, many vendors are providing IaaS and PaaS applications to eliminate the need to manage hosting, maintaining, updating, and scaling service operations.

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