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Offshoring stymied by new VAT rules?
Comment In the longer term, you will need to consider how this will impact on your outsourcing strategy as a whole. Even if you do decide to continue with your current offshoring arrangements on the same terms, the above... [11 Nov 2009]
'Don't just outsource the problem when you outsource IT'
News According to the consultants, outsourcing specific functions - such as networks, operating and applications development and maintenance - could save councils between 10 and 15 per cent over the longer term. [10 Nov 2009]
GUIDEBOOK: ORACLE'S SIEBEL CRM ON DEMAND
White Paper Nucleus found Siebel CRM On Demand customers took advantage of embedded best practices, integration, and analytics ˆ’ among other features ˆ’ to leverage greater long-term value from their CRM. Oracle's Siebel CRM On... [09 Nov 2009]
Why are Indian outsourcing companies such bashful suitors?
Comment The collective behaviour of Indian outsourcing firms has leaned towards short-term investor focus as opposed to long-term growth strategies, says Avinash Vashistha, global managing partner of consultancy... [06 Nov 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Uneconomics
Comment No one knows for sure but new banking regulations are unlikely to be effective in the long term. Until we get more brainpower into modelling the overall economic system, and out of maximising the... [29 Oct 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News Although these efforts should be welcomed, the long-term effects of these initiatives are limited, and cutting energy consumption within datacentres is potentially much more meaningful. In the short... [29 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Not perfect - but ready for prime time
Comment However, the long term issue for Microsoft is not whether new and existing machines in the consumer space are based on Windows 7 but whether the more conservative commercial space finally begins to make the move off the... [28 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Regardless of any possible functional benefits of an open source system, the cost of change and retraining would outweigh any benefits certainly in the short term and the project would distract from other more pressing... [23 Oct 2009]
Keeping IT green in tough times
News The work currently being done tends to be lower cost initiatives that are likely to lead to greater efficiencies and cost savings in the near term, as Ovum's Blowers pointed out: "A lot of the things which you're doing... [22 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News In the long term, the costs of sticking with XP outweigh those of moving to Windows 7 - even in the downturn companies will be looking to upgrade. The situation could change in the long term, she said,... [21 Oct 2009]
Going green: A guide for CIOs
Comment According to the research, most green IT efforts are sporadic, short term initiatives and lack a formal structure. Stuart Roberts explains how to get it right. Before the downturn, green IT - or environmentally... [21 Oct 2009]
eBook: Working smarter and optimizing costs with SOA
White Paper In down economies, many organizations make short-term decisions like cutting costs and postponing projects. But the real opportunity lies in optimizing costs. This eBook describes how applying the IBM® Smart SOATM... [20 Oct 2009]
Strategic Metering
White Paper Long-term strategic technology planning, led from the top, is the only way to control the cost of change. Utility missions are changing. Yesterday, they focused on delivery of reasonably priced energy and water. [19 Oct 2009]
Green Billing
White Paper By combining environmental and financial information, "green billing" helps customers understand the long-term environmental effects of their personal energy and water use. Billing has always been a mission-critical... [19 Oct 2009]
SOA Centers of Excellence: Preserving Order Amid Change
White Paper There is only one good way to approach the adoption and facilitation of SOA and Web services, and that is to establish, right from the beginning, a corporate Center of Excellence to guide the revolution from making a compelling business... [15 Oct 2009]
