CIO.com - Outsourcing

IT Outsourcing: Think Twice Before You Issue a Single RFP

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Sure, the big outsourcing providers can offer application development and infrastructure services. But just because they do doesn't mean you should send them a single RFP if you need to provision both. Pace Harmon's Steve Martin explains the circumstances in which it makes sense to issue separate RFPs.

New Security Threat: "Lifestyle Hackers"

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The insider threat, the bane of computer security and a topic of worried conversation among CSOs, is undergoing significant change. Today's insider threats may have something much less insidious in mind--multitasking and social networking to get their jobs done.

IT is Not the Mailroom

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Paul Ingevaldson predicts that the companies that underperform when the economy recovers will include those that outsourced IT.

IT Employment May Be Stabilizing After Loss of 250,000 Jobs

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The apparent turn in the U.S. economy may have put the brakes on the IT job loss freefall, according to some new data.

You Can Outsource City Hall, but Not Offshore--Yet

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Faced with declining revenue and increased demand for IT services, state and local governments are looking to third-party IT providers for help, even amid some high profile public sector outsourcing disasters. And while offshoring remains off the table for the public sector for now, the recession could force state and local governments to reconsider offshore sourcing options.

IT Security Outsourcing in Decline

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Seventh Annual Global Information Security Survey: Companies that once outsourced many IT security controls have opted to do more in-house. A look at what caused the shift. (Third in a four-part series)

Rural Outsourcing Remains a Niche Market

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Rural shoring finds a way to work, but it still can't compete with India on costs.

Outsourcer Wipro Continues to Be Affected By Recession

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Wipro, India's third-largest outsourcer, said Tuesday that its IT services revenue in U.S. dollar terms had declined by 4 percent to US$1.1 billion in the quarter ended Sept. 30 against the same quarter last year.

Challenges Await New Head of SAP User Group

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Due to an editing error, the headline word order of the story "Challenges await head of new SAP user group," posted to the newswire Wednesday, inaccurately conveyed that the user group is new. In fact, the head of the existing SAP user group is new. The headline has been changed on the wire and now reads: "Challenges await new head of SAP user group."

SAP, Siemens Ink New Support Pact

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

SAP said Wednesday that Siemens has signed a three-year renewal of its software maintenance agreement, an announcement that would seem to quell widespread speculation that the global engineering and electronics company was considering dumping vendor-provided support in favor of lower-cost alternatives.

Outsourcing Industry Mergers Spell Bad News for IT

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The forecast calls for more mergers in the IT outsourcing industry and that means more headaches for IT groups. Brace yourself for decreased competition, increased service disruption, and other woes, analysts say.

Challenges Await Head of New SAP User Group

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The Americas' SAP Users' Group announced its new CEO on Tuesday, nearly one year after parting ways with its previous chief.

Teradata Announcements Target Public, Private Clouds

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Teradata unveiled a range of data warehousing products and initiatives on Monday, including new public and private cloud deployment options and an upcoming appliance that employs solid-state disks.

Dealing with Your Enemies After You Win

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The great office politics battle is over, and you stand victorious. This was no minor skirmish, but an important philosophical battle, one that will determine the future direction of the technology, strategy or organization of your group. Your foes fought bravely, but some combination of the force of your arguments, the virtue of your personality and the cunning of your maneuvers overwhelmed them. Now that the vanquished lie at your feet, what do you do with them?

Outsourcer Cognizant Acquiring UBS' Indian Subsidiary

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Outsourcer Cognizant Technology Solutions said on Thursday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Indian IT and BPO (business process outsourcing) services subsidiary of UBS, a large European financial services firm.