outsourcing
Why are Indian outsourcing companies such bashful suitors?
Comment They have accumulated piles of cash so you would think top Indian outsourcing firms such as Infosys Technologies and Wipro Ltd would go hunting for sizeable acquisitions in the current market. But when it comes to... [06 Nov 2009]
Taxman to save £110m by taking an axe to its IT estate
News The work will be carried out by outsourcing provider Capgemini under its Aspire (Acquiring Strategic Partners for the Inland Revenue) contract to provide IT services and supplies to the HMRC until 2017. [30 Oct 2009]
How Google Apps helped Jaguar Land Rover keep motoring after Ford sale
News Vincent is also planning to talk to the CIOs of its sister companies Tata Technologies and outsourcing giant Tata Consultancy Services about how they could work more closely together in future. Following its sale by... [26 Oct 2009]
Going green: A guide for CIOs
Comment Second, IT can make internal changes that cut its energy consumption levels alone by outsourcing datacentres or powering down all printers and PCs every evening. In good times and bad, green IT deserves a spot on the CIO... [21 Oct 2009]
Outsourcing - how to make sure it's reliable
Comment As always, you get what you pay for in IT outsourcing. There are two key dimensions to reliability that you can influence throughout the lifecycle of any IT outsourcing arrangement: consistency and... [19 Oct 2009]
NHS bodies outsource payroll in £12m deals
News A further eight NHS bodies have signed on with NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), an outsourcing joint venture between the Department of Health and Steria. NHS SBS is now used by around 30 per cent of NHS bodies,... [13 Oct 2009]
Sainsbury's tech shopping spree revealed
News This savings drive began when Sainsbury's ditched a 10-year IT outsourcing contract with Accenture in 2005, half way through the deal, and brought the services back in-house. Technology has helped Sainsbury's keep the... [09 Oct 2009]
Downturn means fewer outsourcing workers saying 'I do'
Comment Economic hard times are causing Indian outsourcing workers to put off tying the knot, says Saritha Rai. What's Bangalore's hottest outsourcing trend? It's got nothing to with high-value services or cost... [07 Oct 2009]
iPhones unshackled, IT wages revealed and outsourcing explained
News Incidentally, some of the highest paid IT workers are those who specialise in outsourcing - perhaps one reason why silicon.com's Cheat Sheet on outsourcing proved popular last month. Once again,... [06 Oct 2009]
The Convergence of "3S" - Security, Storage, and System Management: Opportunities and Challenges for Outsourcing Services
White Paper The outsourcing services market is transforming rapidly and service suppliers move inside an increasingly interdependent technological framework, with differentiated strategies. Organizations need solutions that offer... [02 Oct 2009]
How to avoid getting burned when outsourcing
News Choosing the right BPO outsourcing partner is becoming increasingly important with analyst house Gartner predicting that one quarter of the biggest BPO providers will not exist in their current form by 2012. [30 Sep 2009]
Vineet Nayar
AS Profile This year the Black Book Survey of Outsourcing - based on feedback from outsourcing clients globally - placed HCL at the top of the list of global outsourcing companies. After joining... [30 Sep 2009]
Nandan Nilekani
AS Profile Most people would be satisfied with being a co-founder of the Indian outsourcing giant Infosys and a foundation member of the World Economic Forum. But this year Nilekani will embark on what is arguably his toughest... [30 Sep 2009]
George Osborne
AS Profile IT and business process outsourcing could also be in line for a boost under the Conservatives, with Osborne pledging to see if outsourcing successes at local authorities could be replicated in Whitehall. [29 Sep 2009]
Chris Hyman
AS Profile The company is also landing more IT and business process outsourcing contracts, which now bring in hundreds of millions for the company each year. There is little sign of the economic downturn impacting on the fortunes... [29 Sep 2009]