in-sourcing
RSS in-sourcingOutsourcing: CIOs' tips on getting it right
News At the National Outsourcing Association's Sourcing Summit last week, two heads of IT shared their experiences of how to get the best out of outsourcing agreements and make sure they're delivering long-term value. [24 Nov 2009]
How to squeeze the last drops of savings from an outsourcing contract
News This allowed us to do the cost reduction program using the information we had about the IT operation," Hayes said at The Sourcing Summit, hosted by the National Outsourcing Association, in London yesterday. [20 Nov 2009]
Outsourcers to fall victim to cloud computing rush?
News And speaking at the Sourcing Summit, hosted by the National Outsourcing Association (NOA) in London yesterday Adrian Quayle, VP of strategic sourcing with analyst house Gartner, said... [19 Nov 2009]
Taxing Issues in Strategic Sourcing Decisions
White Paper This analysis encompasses strategic sourcing options such as relocation and consolidation to use shared services, insourcing, outsourcing and co-sourcing. The precise tax implications of each option... [13 Nov 2009]
Sharing: Global Sourcing Trends
White Paper In spite of claims to the contrary, it is unlikely that a policy will be able to reverse the offshoring wave, given the benefits that can be achieved and the need to remain globally competitive. Economic and social... [13 Nov 2009]
Practical Considerations for Evaluating the Benefits of a Low Cost Country Sourcing Strategy
White Paper Many companies have historically sourced a high percentage of their business to low cost countries and recent data indicates this sourcing strategy will continue in the near future. But is low cost... [12 Nov 2009]
EquaTerra Position: The Pros, Cons and Market Trending for Multi-Sourced ITO
White Paper As the Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) market continues to expand and mature, an increasing number of buyers are finding themselves in multi-sourcing scenarios. At minimum,... [30 Oct 2009]
Business Continuity Planning: Old Concept, New Imperative in Financial Services
White Paper This is especially true today when global sourcing and interdependence extend a financial institution's business beyond the confines of its domestic operations. Business continuity is no longer just a matter of staying... [06 Oct 2009]
Why malware writers are turning to open source
News And while open source may not have boosted Limbo's fortunes, it also brings with it separate problems for the fraudsters: open sourcing code also places it in the hands of security professionals. Malware... [18 Sep 2009]
Who Benefits From Outsourcing?: The Political, Economic and Cultural Ramifications of Outsourcing
White Paper This White Paper explores the economic and political implications of outsourcing and offshoring, while identifying cultural differences that can make or break a sourcing relationship and examining techniques for managing... [05 Sep 2009]
Svendsen Sport Gets Hooked on Business Intelligence With IBM Cognos
White Paper In sourcing thousands of products from the Far East, fishing tackle wholesaler Svendsen Sport is presented with a complex forecasting challenge. Established in 1977, Svendsen Sport has... [01 Sep 2009]
Guidelines for Identifying Risk Vulnerabilities Associated With ICT Sourcing
White Paper As organizations broaden their organizational boundaries with sourcing practices, it is imperative to identify risk vulnerabilities from a wider perspective than before. Specifically, organizations that make substantial... [31 Jul 2009]
Automating the Quote-to-Cash Process
White Paper Businesses today realize that the sourcing and manufacturing strategies that they adopted over the last two decades have also brought in a great deal of uncertainty and cost. In turn,... [31 Jul 2009]
Evaluating Open Source for the Department of Defense
White Paper Sun has spent millions of dollars open sourcing the commercial software stacks. One area where open source and proprietary software differ substantially is in their development, release and usage... [31 Jul 2009]
Apple working on a musical Cocktail with record labels?
News The project, codenamed Cocktail, has Apple collaborating with EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and Universal Music Group with an eye on a September launch date, the newspaper said on its FT.com site early on Monday,... [27 Jul 2009]
