facilities in comment and analysis
India outsourcing workers stressed to the limit
Comment Other companies are doing their bit too, providing counsellors, doctors and nutritionists, as well as gym facilities and medical insurance. The cheery, chatty voice at the other end of your customer care helpline may be... [25 Aug 2009]
IT essential for businesses' green success
Comment Facilities management is another area of great potential for energy savings. David Tebbutt offers energy-saving tips for IT managers. Life is tough for IT management. Not only does it have to juggle the conflicting... [19 Aug 2009]
India's social ills soothed by outsourcing leaders?
Comment Nilekani's crossing to the public sector has put the spotlight on whether technology and outsourcing leaders can help with some of the country's challenges, including dealing with poverty and providing education, healthcare and even... [27 Jul 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Three clicks away from eight million people
Comment Almost by chance we stumbled upon 'exponential networking' that brought astonishing capabilities and facilities way beyond all previous networks. Compiled at the IoD and various hotels in London over several days,... [23 Jul 2009]
Indian outsourcing trainees feel heat of recession
Comment One of the two Infosys global education centres on campus, the building houses one million square feet of training facilities, including 84 100-seater classrooms, three 200-seaters (named after Silicon Valley luminaries... [23 Jun 2009]
10 questions to ask before building a datacentre
Comment Below are 10 questions we think you should be asking up front, of yourself, your boss, the facilities team, the designers, and other key contacts you trust. To create a successful datacentre, you need to do plenty of... [30 Apr 2009]
Ask the Experts: Should I embrace the cloud?
Comment The third is: are you thinking of asking people to use their own laptops and desktop facilities? Q: I want to move the majority of my organisation's business-critical services into the cloud. Is this a good idea? [08 Apr 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Want to beat the economy?
Comment VoIP and instant messaging also have a place and provide key facilities. Here we are in an ever-complex world, driven by technology and accelerating change, with those at the head of the game hanging on by their... [26 Feb 2009]
Five alternative careers for IT pros
Comment You'll examine applicants' contracts with third parties, such as customers, vendors, licensees, licensors and collocation facilities for potential exposures. Considering a career change? Book author Janice Weinberg... [03 Feb 2009]
Doing away with printer headaches
Comment Several departments may be involved in supporting the printer fleet - including IT, facilities, administration and finance. Quocirca's Louella Fernandes describes how new services are making the job easier. [07 Jan 2009]
Indian outsourcers shore up their defences
Comment In Bangalore, for instance, private security agencies hired by outsourcing firms to guard their facilities are only allowed to handle outdated single-barrel or double-barrel guns. The centre will provide for continuous... [10 Dec 2008]
Five virtual alternatives to meetings
Comment The facilities are free of charge and can be reserved for up to eight hours. Need to bring together workers spread across the globe - or an organisation? Andy McCue rounds up your best virtual options. [19 Nov 2008]
Five ways to recession-proof your IT
Comment In particular look at hours of cover and service levels and don't pay for what you don't need, advises Steve Gediking, head of IT and facilities at the Independent Police Complaints Commission. With a recession on the... [05 Nov 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Tech to the rescue
Comment Prices will fall, the facilities and utility of everything will expand, and people will figure out new opportunities to do even more with even less, at an even lower cost. Written on SV104 flying from London to Riyadh,... [29 Oct 2008]
Collaboration - get it together
Comment Unfortunately, the line we hear from enterprise 2.0 advocates in particular - that if you give people the facilities, the individual spirit will shine through and people will just automatically get on and collaborate -... [22 Oct 2008]
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