Multi-Vendor Support Services Market Trends

Global Multi-Vendor Support Services Market Overview:

Multi-Vendor Support Services Market Size was valued at USD 48.4 Billion in 2023. The Multi-Vendor Support Services Market industry is projected to grow from USD 50.1 Billion in 2024 to USD 64.3 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.16% during the forecast period (2024 - 2032). Increasing demand for customized and flexible support services to satisfy specific business needs, as well as a greater emphasis on increasing customer experience and satisfaction through proactive and effective IT support services are the key market drivers enhancing the market growth.

Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

Multi-Vendor Support Services Market Trends

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  Rapid developments in IT infrastructure drive market growth

  
  

Market CAGR for multi-vendor support services is being driven by the rapid developments in IT infrastructure. The size and volume of IT infrastructure are growing as a result of rising processing needs being addressed by a larger and better network, as well as server and storage facilities. To satisfy new business functional requirements, organizations are increasingly digitizing their operations by leveraging cloud, container, IoT, and other technologies. Because of the changing technical environment, enterprises are rapidly adopting MVSS to control and preserve their infrastructure. 

Furthermore, as technology solutions get more complex, businesses are attempting to automate or outsource their non-core functions. MVSS suppliers assist firms in focusing on core business activities by providing services and solutions such as continuous hardware and software tracking, contract audits, equipment and inventory management. MVSS aids in increasing uptime, improving efficiency, and easily transitioning from old to new systems. This will aid in the expansion of the Multi-Vendor services industry.

Multi-Vendor Support Services companies are seizing the opportunity to tackle market issues in order to preserve a smooth working environment. For example, IBM Cloud solutions can assist a firm in making a smooth transition to remote business by providing a flexible, secure cloud and digital services for virtualization, mobility, collaboration, and support. Intelligent network support by IBM Corporation delivers a proactive service approach that helps the user identify problems before they occur and disrupt business activities in remote working conditions, with the assistance of Cisco's extensive knowledge base.

Another driver drives market growth, the increasing demand for proactive monitoring and predictive analytics. Companies are searching for ways to reduce downtime and service interruptions, and proactive monitoring and predictive analytics can assist in identifying and resolving issues before they become major concerns. Multi-vendor support services providers are increasingly providing these capabilities to assist businesses in improving their IT service management processes and lowering the risk of downtime and service disruptions.

As an example, Accenture provides a multi-vendor support services platform with proactive monitoring and predictive analytics. The platform analyzes data from many suppliers using machine learning techniques to identify possible concerns before they become serious issues.

Multi-Vendor Support Services Market Segment Insights:

Multi-Vendor Support Services Service Type Insights

The Multi-Vendor Support Services Market segmentation, based on Service Type includes Hardware and software. The Hardware category is predicted to have a larger market share because it helps organizations keep on top of their equipment support and maintenance by providing post-warranty services, prolonging product life, and providing system upgrades and patches. Preventive and corrective services provided by hardware support services include online contract maintenance and per-incident repair, telephonic technical troubleshooting and setup assistance, and hardware warranty upgrades. Furthermore, an increase in demand for a higher level of services is likely to boost the expansion of this market.

Multi-Vendor Support Services Application Insights

The Multi-Vendor Support Services Market segmentation, based on Application, includes sales & marketing, financial & accounting, supply chain management, human resource, IT operations, production and others. In 2022, the sales and marketing category dominated the market with a market share of around 34%. The sales and marketing department of the corporation selects where to sell and how much to charge. This entails the corporation making a decision on the use of intermediaries. Sales and marketing divisions are critical to the success of any business. They are linked and serve as a catalyst for creating revenue, which is the primary goal and a prerequisite to keep the firm running. Sales are responsible for converting prospective customers into paying customers, whereas marketing is responsible for increasing awareness of a company's products and services.

Multi-Vendor Support Services Organization Size Insights

The Multi-Vendor Support Services Market is divided into three segments based on organization size: Large Enterprises, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), and Individuals. The small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) segment is likely to increase rapidly during the forecast period. Because small and medium-sized businesses have a lower rate of adoption in today's market, they face a larger resource turning point than large businesses.

Figure1: Multi-Vendor Support Services Market, by Organization Size, 2022 & 2032 (USD Billion)

Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

Multi-Vendor Support Services Industry Vertical Insights

The Multi-Vendor Support Services Market segmentation, based on industry vertical, includes banking, financial services & insurance (BFSI), government & defense, retail & consumer goods, healthcare & life sciences, telecom & IT manufacturing, travel & logistics, energy & utilities, media & entertainment and others. In 2022, the telecom and IT manufacturing segment led the market, accounting for around 26% of the total. Telecommunications provides technology-assisted communication, whereas information technology is the exchange of data via computers. The quick speed of change and upgrade in the telecom and IT sectors has raised the need for market participants to remain competitive with new goods, software, technologies, systems, and hardware. Focusing on core R&D, product innovation, and constant technical upgradation is critical for maintaining a competitive advantage in the market.

Multi-Vendor Support Services Regional Insights

By region, the study provides the market insights into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World. North America now controls the majority of the Multi-Vendor Support Services Market. The expanding presence of technology providers is the key driver of growth for the North American regional segment. To remain competitive on a regional and global scale, these firms are focusing on partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and offering innovative solutions.

Further, the major countries studied in the market report are The US, Canada, German, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea, and Brazil.

Figure2: Multi-Vendor Support Services Market SHARE BY REGION 2022 (USD Billion)

Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

Europe Multi-Vendor Support Services Market accounts for the second-largest market share. The region has a well-developed IT infrastructure as well as a big number of small and medium-sized businesses that demand multi-vendor support services. Further, the German Multi-Vendor Support Services Market held the largest market share, and the UK Multi-Vendor Support Services Market was the fastest growing market in the European region

The Asia-Pacific Multi-Vendor Support Services Market is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR from 2023 to 2032. This is due to because of rising competition and rapid economic growth in developing countries such as China and India. Moreover, China’s Multi-Vendor Support Services Market held the largest market share, and the Indian Multi-Vendor Support Services Market was the fastest growing market in the Asia-Pacific region.

Multi-Vendor Support Services Key Market Players& Competitive Insights

Leading market players are investing heavily in research and development in order to expand their product lines, which will help the Multi-Vendor Support Services Market, grow even more. Market participants are also undertaking a variety of strategic activities to expand their global footprint, with important market developments including new product launches, contractual agreements, mergers and acquisitions, higher investments, and collaboration with other organizations. To expand and survive in a more competitive and rising market climate, Multi-Vendor Support Servicesindustry must offer cost-effective items.

Manufacturing locally to minimize operational costs is one of the key business tactics used by manufacturers in the global Multi-Vendor Support Services industry to benefit clients and increase the market sector. In recent years, the Multi-Vendor Support Services industry has offered some of the most significant advantages to medicine. Major players in the Multi-Vendor Support Services Market, including IBM (US), HP (US), Dell (US), Microsoft (US), Fujitsu (Japan), NEC (Japan), Hitachi (Japan), Lenovo (Hong Kong), NetApp (US) and others, are attempting to increase market demand by investing in research and development operations.

DXC Technology is a worldwide American information technology (IT) services and consulting firm based in Ashburn, Virginia. DXC Technology was formed on April 3, 2017 when the Enterprise Services business segment of Hewlett Packard Enterprise amalgamated with Computer Sciences Corporation. The firm offered business-to-business IT services. In 2019, DXC Technology has announced the release of DXC Bionix, a new multi-vendor IT support platform. The platform automates IT support operations and improves service delivery by utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning.

HCL Technologies Limited HCLTech is a global Indian information technology (IT) services and consulting firm based in Noida. Shiv Nadar is the company's founder. When HCL entered the software services market in 1991, it became an independent firm. The corporation employs about 225,944 people and has offices in 52 countries. In 2020, HCL Technologies has announced the acquisition of Cisco's SON technology in order to strengthen its multi-vendor support services capabilities. HCL is able to deliver end-to-end support services for multi-vendor networks because to SON technology, which includes proactive monitoring, fault detection, and speedy problem resolution.

Key Companies in the Multi-Vendor Support Services market include

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  HP (US)

  
  


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  Dell (US), 

  
  


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  Microsoft (US)

  
  


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  Fujitsu (Japan)

  
  


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  NEC (Japan)

  
  


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  Hitachi (Japan)

  
  


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  Lenovo (Hong Kong)

  
  


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  NetApp (US)

  
  


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  Abtech Technologies (US)

  
  

Multi-Vendor Support Services Industry Developments

• In April 2024, CDS Corporation, a provider of multivendor services (MVS) for data centers, acquired Natrinsic to strengthen its global support, migration, optimization, and management for enterprise data warehouses. This is an important procurement with which CDS underscores its commitment to expand the range of services provided in the sphere of data centers that will allow customers a complete set of cost-effective tools for managing storage networks, computing, and data warehousing environments.

• DISH Wireless announced that they had implemented VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance into their Boost Wireless Network from February 2024 as part of their pilot production deployment. DISH Wireless has broadly embraced this solution because it enables them to maintain full control over their multivendor environment, which is essential for effective network operations management with increased efficiency.

• Softchoice released SAM+ in February 2024 as a comprehensive software asset management suite and service tailored to deal with subscription licensing intricacies. By leveraging Softchoice's extensive multivendor support and strategic partnerships with industry leaders like Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, Adobe, and Red Hat, businesses can optimize their software lifecycle processes.

• In October 2023, IBM introduced IBM Storage Scale System 6000-a cloud-scale global platform designed for modern data-intensive AI workloads, thereby expanding the IBM Storage for Data and AI portfolio by providing open ecosystem-based integration across multiple vendors' storage options such as AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, public clouds alongside IBM Storage Tape.

• Endeavor launched Endeavor Managed Services in December 2022 as a managed digital transformation services platform provider. The acquisition of SOVA Inc. made it possible for Endeavor to provide end-to-end digital transformation and management services, including design installation service provisioning monitoring helpdesk support, plus comprehensive multivendor assistance to Fortune 500 companies worldwide.

• It might be difficult to troubleshoot cloud investments when employing multiple cloud providers in October 2022. To address this issue, Google Cloud Third-Party Technology Support is offered as a feature with Premium Support for Google Cloud to address the integration of multiple vendors while also configuring and troubleshooting organizations. HashiCorp, which is a Google technology partner, is actively involved in this space so as to encourage and ensure infrastructure innovation on the cloud.

• Red Hat and Ericsson announced they were collaborating on testing network functions and platforms for service providers launching next-gen services more quickly in a multivendor environment from June 2022. As such, both companies are part of a broader ecosystem collaboration that envisions streamlining the integration of many technologies and vendors, given the need for established interoperability between different vendors in view of their multivendor networks' flexibility demands.

Multi-Vendor Support Services Market Segmentation:

Multi-Vendor Support Services Market By Service Type Outlook

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  Hardware

  
  


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  Software

  
  

Multi-Vendor Support Services Market By Application Outlook

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  Sales & Marketing

  
  


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  Financial & Accounting

  
  


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  Supply Chain Management

  
  


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  Human Resource

  
  


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  IT Operations

  
  


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  Production

  
  


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  Others.

  
  

Multi-Vendor Support Services Market By Organization Size Outlook

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  Large Enterprises

  
  


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  Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

  
  

Multi-Vendor Support Services Market By Industry Vertical Outlook

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  Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)

  
  


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  Government & Defense

  
  


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  Retail & Consumer Goods

  
  


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  Healthcare & Life Sciences

  
  


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  Telecom & IT Manufacturing

  
  


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  Travel & Logistics

  
  


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  Energy & Utilities

  
  


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  Media & Entertainment

  
  

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  Others

  
  

Multi-Vendor Support Services Regional Outlook

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  North America

  
  

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  US

  
  


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  Canada

  
  

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  Europe

  
  

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  Germany

  
  


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  France

  
  


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  UK

  
  


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  Italy

  
  


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  Spain

  
  


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  Rest of Europe

  
  

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  Asia-Pacific

  
  

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  China

  
  


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  Japan

  
  


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  India

  
  


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  Australia

  
  


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  South Korea

  
  


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  Australia

  
  


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  Rest of Asia-Pacific

  
  

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  Rest of the World

  
  

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  Middle East

  
  


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  Africa

  
  


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  Latin America