offshore outsourcing in comment and analysis
Gareth Lewis
CIO Profile During his time at Virgin, Lewis took a lead role in the establishment of a number of new Virgin businesses worldwide, mainly in the telecoms sector, and he established a successful offshore outsourcing programme resulting in around $40m per year... [11 Jun 2008]
What scores in the global tech league?
Comment Outsourcing offshore is all about trust and stability. It seems every government is now playing this game, because the analysts are all publishing detailed charts and research that details the best place to offshore - aiming to guide those managers... [03 Jun 2008]
The Naked CIO: The skills drain needs fixing
Comment The news that the bank will offshore most IT operations and retain only 20 per cent of its IT resources in the UK is extremely disappointing. This downward spiral will create a permanent dependency on offshore locations, regardless of cost or... [27 May 2008]
How will your deal weather a downturn?
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? What will happen to outsourcing if budgets are trimmed and belts tightened? So how can organisations ensure they contract properly for outsourcing in these tighter economic times? [10 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: IT staff disloyalty
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? The issues with offshoring and outsourcing that are having such an impact on IT employment are a result of this casual attitude in the UK's IT worker community. [31 Mar 2008]
Outsourcing - life after the contract
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? Once the contract is signed, there are potential pressure points that can determine the success or otherwise of the outsourcing contract. UK public sector outsourcing has overrun by billions... [12 Mar 2008]
The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley?
Comment It's the spark that has rekindled the offshore argument in my organisation. Do we outsource and offshore because our friends are doing it - does it create a sense of comfort that we now form part of a collective orthodoxy? [10 Mar 2008]
Offshoring - not just about the costs
Comment This was all about a determined corporate vision, global in its reach - certainly not about a simple offshore code sweatshop rooted in labour arbitrage. A star of the second day of Nasscom's three-day run was Francois Enaud, CEO of Steria, who... [18 Feb 2008]
Is outsourcing too risky?
Comment The continued importance of offshore outsourcing means the outsourcers' business continuity planning also needs to be robust to cope with any shaky infrastructure and outages. Before an organisation decides to follow the outsourcing trend... [23 Jul 2007]
Financial services CIOs reveal investment priorities
Comment That means a continued move away from in-house development to more standard off-the-shelf packages, more outsourcing and greater use of lower cost offshore resources, according to Redshaw. One-fifth of this year's CIO50 list is represented by the... [19 Jun 2007]
Financial services CIOs reveal investment priorities
CIO Analysis That means a continued move away from in-house development to more standard off-the-shelf packages, more outsourcing and greater use of lower cost offshore resources, according to Redshaw. One-fifth of this year's CIO50 list is represented by the... [06 Jun 2007]
Gareth Lewis
CIO Profile At Virgin Lewis has taken a lead role in the establishment of a number of new Virgin businesses worldwide, mainly in the telecoms sector, and he has established a successful offshore outsourcing programme resulting in around $40m a year in ongoing... [06 Jun 2007]
Opinion: Global services' level playing-field
Comment Service pricing: Service companies are making genuine efforts to present themselves as partners, not low-cost offshore labour. It doesn't make commercial sense to manufacture products at any scale without considering the offshore option. [02 May 2007]
India diary, day 14: Bar-hopping in Bangalore
Comment In February silicon.com's Steve Ranger visited the Indian tech hotspots of Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad to explore the exploding Indian offshore tech and BPO industry. Just as the offshore operations have matured their offerings in the... [17 Mar 2007]
India diary, day 13: Thirsty in Bangalore
Comment In February silicon.com's Steve Ranger visited the Indian tech hotspots of Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad to explore the exploding Indian offshore tech and BPO industry. Keep up with his daily diaries here.¦ India diary, day 1: Cyberbad... [16 Mar 2007]
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