Features for ITO
NOA Outsourced Applications Management Special Interest Groupby sourcingfocus.com
Following on from the last Outsourced Applications Management SIG in 2012, this event focused on the rapidly changing application landscape, and how technology modernisation is shaping the way businesses are employing application integration to drive savings and efficiencies.
more Time to be open-minded about open source contact centres?
by James Passingham of Foehn
Following news that the UK government has mandated open source software, James Passingham, Technical Services Director for independent managed communications provider, Foehn, explains why more organisations are opening their eyes to open source.
more The Global Strategic Hub: How UK outsourcing must lead the way
by sourcingfocus.com
The event entitled ‘How UK outsourcing must lead the way’, part of the The Global Strategic Hub series of briefings, including detailed case studies on how the UK has the opportunity to achieve global leadership.
more Good governance
by SF_GOVERNANCE-Final.pdf
An exclusive sourcingfocus.com roundtable, in association with IBM and the NOA,examined how governance should provide a management continuum throughout the outsourcing life-cycle.
more Knowledge Knowhow in Outsourcing
by sourcingfocus.com
The knowledge knowhow in outsourcing focused on effective knowledge management, transfer and retention to ensure Outsourcing Works
more NOA Alternative Sourcing Strategies Event
by sourcingfocus.com
The NOA Alternative Sourcing Strategies Event covered current trends driving sourcing models and made predictions on the development of future sourcing strategies.
more Localised Outsourcing
by sourcingfocus.com
The recent trend for localised outsourcing includes hiring local employees which eliminate language barriers and cultural differences.
more How to stop the value leakage
by sourcingfocus.com
According to research by KPMG, ineffective governance of provider contracts can cause value leakage ranging from 17% to 40%. So how do you maintain quality and reduced costs in this complex environment?
more Strategy in Private Cloud Services
by sourcingfocus.com
Recently we have seen the rise of private cloud services. To what extent has the economic climate shaped our needs and technologies and revolutionising the way we look at cloud and what cloud strategies are now emerging?
more The future of IT in education
by sourcingfocus.com
With the announcement of the scrapping of the current IT curriculum and the development of a course focused on core knowledge, the future teaching of ICT is undergoing a dramatic shift.
more Cloud Wars: the race for market dominance
by sourcingfocus.com
In the past weeks, two key players in business software and enterprise services have moved rapidly to expand their social media capabilities in order to enhance their cloud-services, a byproduct of the increasing competition facing the cloud market.
more Indian Innovation and Infrastructure Stimulates Growth
by Matthew Mower, sourcingfocus.com
It has been revealed that the ITO industry is on the up, despite difficult economic times..
more Gold all round for outsourcing in the Olympics
by Rupert Hodgson, sourcingfocus.com
The Olympics are coming, every day news articles relating to the 2012 Olympics appear in the media at an ever increasing rate as the games draw nearer. Many of these stories feature outsourcing companies that are either playing a dominant role in the running of the London Olympics or expect to gain increased business from the arrival of the Games.
more Shared Services in the Public Sector
by Matthew Mower, sourcingfocus.com
Lincolnshire County Council’s recent commitment to a new public services network suggests that the public service is starting to catch up with private sector in terms of ITO.
more Local government ITO: Innovating to reinvest
by Matthew Mower, sourcingfocus.com
Statistics have been released this week, highlighting the number of local councils that have significantly downsized their in house IT departments.
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