The Hare Beats The Tortoise

IDC reports that the worldwide market for compliance-management tools and services will hit $20 billion in 2009. And to get there the market will grow at a 22-percent compound annual growth rate from now until then.

In his Optimize Magazine interview with IDC senior research analyst Julie Rahal Marobella, Howard Baldwin explores the corporate concerns that are driving such growth.

According to Marobella, there are a several key factors. First, compliance touches nearly every component of the IT infrastructure. And second, there is no silver-bullet technology to apply to the compliance conundrum. Third, compliance will be a moving target for years to come, so the tools and services will be constantly updated and evolving.

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