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Mette Ahorlu
Research Director, European Services

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Mette Ahorlu is research director for IDC's European Services Group. She provides research and consulting services primarily to IT services vendors and investment banks.

Ahorlu is responsible for the European Datacenter Life-Cycle Services program, which covers key topics such as datacenter transformation and cloud infrastructure services, taking a holistic view of the different types of services involved, ranging from consulting and implementation to outsourcing, managed services and support.

Ahorlu's research on datacenter life-cycle services focuses on opportunities and challenges for service providers, strategies and positioning, and end-user demands and needs, providing information and advice to support business plans and go-to-market activities. She is an experienced public speaker and regularly presents at IDC conferences, IDC partner and end-user events, and IT-user association conferences.

Ahorlu has more than 15 years' experience in her field and over 20 years' experience in the industry. She worked for IDC Nordic in telecoms and later services research for 10 years until joining the European services team in 2005.

Prior to joining IDC, she worked for Ericsson in Denmark and UNI-C, the Danish University Computing Center. She holds a master's in comparative literature from Copenhagen University.


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HP's European Services Business Grew Modestly in a Challenging 2012
Douglas Hayward, Mette Ahorlu
Mar 2013 - Doc # lcUK24045413      IDC Link
HP last month reported its worldwide financial results for its first quarter ending January 31, 2013. Since HP doesn't report by calendar year, IDC has therefore calculated HP's services revenue in calendar 2012 using the quarterly results ...
Steria Grows in a Declining Market in 2012
Mette Ahorlu, Douglas Hayward
Mar 2013 - Doc # lcUK24033113      IDC Link
Steria has published its annual results for 2012 showing 4.6% revenue growth (2.4% on a like-for-like basis) to €1,827 million on a 6.4% operating margin (down from 7.4% in 2011). The French market, which accounts for 32% of total revenue, ...

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European Datacenter Life-Cycle Services 2012 Market and 2013–2017 Forecast and Analysis
Mette Ahorlu
Apr 2013 - Doc # QL02V      Market Analysis
The European market for datacenter life-cycle services, which includes private cloud, reached $78.8 billion in 2012, essentially flat compared with 2011. This IDC study forecasts a return to growth in 2013 and continued growth through 20 ...
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The European Services Market: 1Q13 and the Outlook for the Remainder of the Year
Lionel Lamy, Marianne Kolding, Juan Sacchi, Douglas Hayward, Mette Ahorlu, Annsofie Petersson, Jennifer Thomson, Jan Horsager
Apr 2013 - Doc # AE54V      IDC Presentation
This IDC Presentation was delivered in April 2013 to organizations subscribing to IDC's European Services programs.: The presentation comments on the main events in 1Q13, discusses the revenue progress of the key vendors during 4Q12 ...
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