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Over the past few months, the popularity and growth of cloud services has increased exponentially as consumers start to realize that the cloud is their only solution to their ever-increasing demand for both computing power and storage space. Companies, therefore, need to prioritize new cloud-based service offerings in order to take advantage of consumers’ expectations. [...]
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With the invention and expansion of Internet and digital technology in recent years, the services provided by developing countries such as India and the Philippines have become accessible to multinational companies based in Western countries such as Canada and the United States. Moving to the Future Outsourcing statistics revealed that the entire industry will probably [...]
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Global IT services spending should reach more than $251 billion dollars this year, up 2.1 percent from 2011, according to Gartner’s latest IT outsourcing forecast. Adjusting for currency changes, that’s actually around a 4.1 percent increase in spending–about the same level of growth as the year prior, according to Gartner research director Bryan Britz. But [...]
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There is a quiet revolution in the technology corridors of some of the world’s largest corporations. Traditional five-year, outsourcing mega-deals – whereby companies delegate the running of information technology (IT) functions to a third party – look set for extinction. The reason is a pressing need for more flexible, short-term arrangements from newer, nimbler players [...]
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Business divisions are bypassing the IT department, making their own decisions to buy cloud-based application services or use mobile devices, raising the specter of so-called “shadow IT” that’s outside the knowledge or control of the CIO and the IT staff. “The data is suddenly not in the organization anymore,” says Chris Curran, principal for technology [...]
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Whаt dοеѕ outsourcing mean? Outsourcing means contracting wіth another company tο dο a particular job. Approximately еνеrу business organization outsources іn ѕοmе manner. In general, thе function οr job whісh іѕ being outsourced іѕ measured аѕ non-core tο thе business. Fοr example, аn insurance company mіght outsource іtѕ landscaping operations tο ѕοmе οthеr firms thаt [...]
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It’s unlikely that IT executives would set up any major outsourcing deal without third-party consultation, but IT outsourcing consultants don’t come cheap. Here are nine tips to help you reduce those expenses. t a going rate of $350 per hour and up, IT outsourcing consultants don’t come cheap. If IT leaders aren’t careful, the cost [...]
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Chief information officers spearheading IT outsourcing deals with global vendors have been urged to invest up to ten percent of those contract values to keep project outcomes – and their careers – on track. Industry experts speaking to iTnews in advance of the CIO Strategy Summit this month say CIOs should not overlook the value [...]
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Smaller outsourcing providers are increasingly able to have a seat at the global IT outsourcing deal negotiation table, alongside big-ticket players like IBM, Accenture and Capgemini – thanks to customers now breaking up large deals into smaller components. With the global economy slowing and cost pressures rising, IT customers do not want to put all [...]
Continue reading Outsourcing to Central Europe: Are Concerns about IP Security Just a Result of Cultural Differences?
August 10, 2012 No Comment
When a company starts preparing to offshore elements of their business, concerns often surface about how well-protected its intellectual property, and those of its suppliers, will be. While the red flag is sometimes raised over Central Europe, are worries about the security of IP in the region really justified? Central Europe has a lot going [...]
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