2008 Survey Findings: Outsourcing of Enterprise Architecture functions

The findings of an annual Infosys survey taken on Enterprise Architecture were recently posted here. The survey was filled out by 207 people ranging from different cross-section industries. Here are some trends the survey indicated according to a preliminary analysis:

• Enterprise Architecture is enabling business transformation [Does this surprise me?]
• EA practices continue to mature with increasing use of metrics and processes [Again no surprises on this front]
• Outsourcing of activities focused at Enterprise Architecture is an opportunity that most EA teams have not seriously considered [Now, this is interesting]
  

Mohan Babu K seems to be surprised by the fact that outsourcing of activities focused on EA is a huge opportunity. Could this prove to be a driving factor in 2009? What are your thoughts?