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RSS offshoring cioCIO Jury: Offshoring gets thumbs down as hype faces "readjustment"
News But two-thirds of our 12-man CIO Jury said they do not think the trend for offshoring is inevitable -against the remaining four, who said that it is. Graham Benson, information services director and... [15 Jan 2004]
CIO Jury: Companies fear offshoring customer backlash
News Graham Benson, information services director and CIO at Screwfix Direct, said that while offshoring can deliver the process side of call centres it does not effectively deliver the relationship element. [05 Jul 2004]
CIO Forum: SMEs to ride next offshoring wave
News Speaking at the silicon.com CIO Forum in London, he said: "One of the reasons it hasn't happened so far is, primarily, if you are trying to develop offshoring capabilities it's more efficient to target... [26 Sep 2006]
Naked CIO: We need an offshoring tax
Comment Offshoring is here to stay - but the government could help make sure it doesn't destroy British tech. In in last week's article I provided rhetoric as to the state of UK employment and prospects due to the ongoing... [20 Jul 2009]
Q&A: Microsoft's CIO on Linux, security and offshoring
Comment In a recent interview with silicon.com sister site CNET News.com in San Francisco, Markezich spoke about what's new in Microsoft's data centre, how offshoring won't grow significantly, and why you won't find a Linux or... [15 Dec 2004]
CIO Forum: Industry still divided on offshoring
News The industry is still split as to the pros and cons of offshoring, but the message coming out of the silicon.com CIO Forum today was that companies, unions and staff need to work out what it means for... [27 Sep 2004]
Naked CIO: Buy British
Comment Offshoring IT jobs is bad for the UK, says the Naked CIO. Some proponents of offshoring argue it allows British workers to become more specialised and just gets rid of the menial jobs... [23 Mar 2009]
Norwich Union bets on India
News In an exclusive interview with silicon.com, Norwich Union CIO Alex Robinson said offshoring work to India is crucial both in terms of cutting costs and providing more flexibility of access to IT... [28 Feb 2007]
The Naked CIO: The skills drain needs fixing
Comment The firms that make these offshoring decisions will ultimately make us all pay a heavy price, says the Naked CIO. As a pragmatic CIO I will never refuse to look at the benefits of... [27 May 2008]
The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley?
Comment The outsourcing and offshoring debate rages on. Yet I believe passionately that outsourcing and offshoring can neither save money nor improve efficiency. But what is it about managed services and... [10 Mar 2008]
Offshoring is bad for IT skills, say UK tech chiefs
News Asked whether offshoring of IT projects and infrastructure is having a negative impact on IT skills in the UK, seven out of 12 silicon.com CIO Jury members said they believe it is.... [28 Jul 2009]
CIO Agenda, part 1: The 2006 IT shopping list
News Evidence from this year's CIO Agenda survey suggests IT budgets continue to be squeezed and, with the emphasis on cutting costs, it is no surprise to see outsourcing and offshoring featuring prominently... [15 Dec 2005]
Whitehall IT to pack its bags for pastures new?
News With predictions that a £50bn cut in public services spending is needed by 2020, senior Whitehall figures have indicated that they're open to an increased offshoring of government IT. Asked how much scope there is to... [24 Jun 2009]
Offshoring: How to deal with customer backlash
Comment In response to this, we asked the silicon.com CIO Jury this week whether customer backlash now figures in the overall business equation for offshoring. Articles and commentary on IT... [05 Jul 2004]
Offshoring - culture lessons are crucial
News Rob Fraser, ex-CIO of Boots, said cultural difference is something you have to understand to "get the most" out of offshoring. Fraser added that offshoring shouldn't be treated any... [16 Oct 2007]
