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Fri, Feb 5, 2010 17:05 EST
NASA Must Outsource to Take America Back to the Moon
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Posted by: Beth Bacheldor in News Topic: Partner/Vendor Management
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Just like most everyone else, budget cuts are forcing the federal government to outsource projects currently handled within. I’m sure there are plenty of examples of this in President Obama’s
Read more »Wed, Feb 3, 2010 11:29 EST
Office 2007: Finish What You Started, Pt. 1
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Posted by: Jen Darr in Best Practices Topic: Applications
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Perhaps this scenario describes your desktop software situation: Half of your end users use Office 2007, and the rest are still running Office 2003. All you’ve heard from the former are
Read more »Tue, Feb 2, 2010 12:25 EST
The Price of IT Outsourcing
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Posted by: Beth Bacheldor in Best Practices Topic: Partner/Vendor ManagementBlog: Inside IT Outsourcing
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Crafting the best outsourcing deal for your organization – one that delivers the needed services at the (guaranteed, of course) levels – is a complex business. Throw in the pricing aspect, and
Read more »Thu, Jan 28, 2010 0:47 EST
What Google vs. China Says About Security and Offshore Outsourcing
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Posted by: Beth Bacheldor in Best Practices Topic: SecurityBlog: Inside IT Outsourcing
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There’s plenty to talk about when considering the disturbing Google mail hacking incident in China. Clearly, the event has sparked international concern and even prompted a response from U.S.
Read more »Tue, Jan 26, 2010 9:01 EST
Outsourcing App Dev Requires Strong Partnership with Providers
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Posted by: Beth Bacheldor in Best Practices Topic: ApplicationsBlog: Inside IT Outsourcing
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I’ve written before that application development outsourcing has been on the downturn, largely because of the recession and painful economy. For several years, application development was the most
Read more »Fri, Jan 8, 2010 13:25 EST
The Offshore Rub
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Posted by: Beth Bacheldor in Soapbox Topic: IT Organization ManagementBlog: Inside IT Outsourcing
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The big news today is that 85,000 jobs were lost in December. Unemployment in this country runs at a high 10%, and the economy has lost 7.2 million jobs since the start of 2008. Our corner of the
Read more »Sun, Dec 27, 2009 20:49 EST
IBM Scores Outsourcing Deals, Plans New Hires – Is this Good News?
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Posted by: Beth Bacheldor in News Topic: Enterprise ManagementBlog: Inside IT Outsourcing
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IBM is wrapping up 2009 with a few new outsourcing deals. One, announced Dec. 22, is a 10-year, $83-million deal with Digicable, an Indian cable and broadband distribution company in India. One day
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