Features for Media, telecommunications & technology
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 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 Interview with Stuart Johnston, Deputy MD,on the prevalence of big data
by sourcingfocus.com
Sky IQ is a leading marketing solutions provider, delivering customer intelligence and unique data services to maximise spend across advertising and marketing. Our capabilities span the entire media mix, bringing insight to above and below the line activities.
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 Outsourcing social media: Keep your customers close
by Rupert Hodgson, sourcingfocus.com
This feature will provide insights into the how’s whys and wherefores of developing a social media strategy that gets you connected to your customers and increases brand value.
more At the crossroads: CSC’s turbulent relationship with Whitehall
by Rupert Hodgson, sourcingfocus.com
CSC has enjoyed mixed fortunes in its recent history with the UK public sector. CSC’s relationship with the government has been erratic, from being attacked in the commons, to winning new contracts while still experiencing fallout from past failures.
more The Infosys business model in an evolving economic climate
by Matthew Mower, sourcingfocus.com
Following Infosys’ disappointing revenue guidance, shares slipped by around 2% today as investors continued to sell stock. Infosys announced growth predictions at 8%-10%, despite the industry association NASSCOM predicting growth of 11%-14%.
more Growing London as a digital center
by Rupert Hodgson, sourcingfocus.com
Growing London as a digital centre London has been receiving a lot of column inches recently pushing the capitals growth as a technology center, at the same time government led initiates have pushed the same agenda.
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