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RSS outsourcingStrategic Out-Tasking: Creating "Win-Win" Outsourcing Partnerships
White Paper IT outsourcing is one of the most prevalent and transformational trends in business today. Yet many times, traditional outsourcing models force significant tradeoffs for both enterprises and outsourcers. [03 Apr 2008]
Re:Viewing 2004: Outsourcing and offshoring
News India, IT strikes and multi-billion pound deals dominated the outsourcing news headlines in 2004, the year when sending IT work overseas made its mark and became a mainstream issue. First up was Bradford Council where 135 IT staff threatened to... [22 Dec 2004]
Outsourcing: Big in Europe
News Europe is now the biggest market for outsourcing, while demand in the US has softened as a result of a shift in focus to smaller deals. And the global outsourcing market is continuing to grow but at a slower rate - and with lower average deals... [25 Oct 2007]
Devil's Advocate: Outsourcing just the latest fashion?
Comment Outsourcing has become an established practice in IT. In fact, it was quickly realised that the early outsourcing deals relied on a third technique for cost reduction: financial engineering. Of course, fashion is never cited in business cases for... [12 Oct 2004]
Outsourcing to Play Larger Role among Insurance Companies
White Paper Consequently, an industry whose very job is to quantify risk and provide as much financial security as possible for its customers has typically deemed outsourcing a bit too risky. But clearly, business process outsourcing has been slower to catch... [24 Feb 2004]
Outsourcing deals rocket
News The total value of outsourcing deals in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) shot up during the second quarter of 2007 - with the UK leading the way. According to Forrester Research, the total value of outsourcing deals increased by €1bn... [23 Oct 2007]
Outsourcing for Best Performance: One Company's Search for Stable, Yet Flexible IT Services
White Paper When a previous relationship with an IT outsourcing provider ended abruptly, the company wasn't ready to give up on the concept. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) knows the value of Shakespeare's admonition to measure twice, cut once. [24 Feb 2004]
Outsourcing firm creates 400 jobs in Northern Ireland
News Northern Irish Office Economy Minister, Adam Ingram, has announced that over 400 new jobs are to be created in Belfast by a local IT outsourcing company. McCann explained that the company had decided to invest now to gain a head start on rival... [24 Sep 1998]
Outsourcing: Experiences
White Paper This webcast highlights several examples of how organizations have approached outsourcing, as well as some of their learnings and results. [13 Nov 2007]
Outsourcing "not delivering" the benefits
News Nearly two-thirds of UK companies believe their outsourcing contracts are "not delivering" the benefits they had hoped for. But 61 per cent said their outsourcing is not delivering - and nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) are concerned about the... [14 Dec 2005]
Outsourcing IT set to rocket
News Outsourcing is set to take-off during the next year as UK companies continue to increase outsource spending. Despite the up-take, Tim Couldrick, partner and head of Tarlo Lyons Outsourcing Business Unit, said the survey also showed that supplies... [19 Jul 2001]
Outsourcing: Why
White Paper The presenter of this webcast talks about why outsourcing makes solid business sense. [13 Nov 2007]
Outsourcing not always money saver: Gartner
News Outsourcing IT work is increasingly popular, but it doesn't necessarily result in cost savings, according to a report from a market research company. In addition, just 21.1 per cent of the survey’s 76 respondents reported a cost savings greater... [18 Nov 2003]
Outsourcing Testing - An overview
White Paper If your organization is considering such a move, you won’t want to miss this important white paper from AgreeYa Solutions, which outlines both the benefits to be gained from the outsourcing of software testing as well as the special challenges... [15 Feb 2005]
Outsourcing Help Desk Services: A Reality Checklist - Finding the Right Balance Between Cost, Capacity and Resources
White Paper Help desk services are a critical component in most IT infrastructure outsourcing deals. OAOT offers outsourcing clients a unique solution to this challenge. Balancing the customer's desired service levels while managing costs has been challenging... [14 Mar 2006]
