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- That Florida beach isn't just sand, it could be a lot of crap
- Now that you've read the headline, here's the brutal research result: fecal bacteria are likely lurking in that sunny beach where you've lain in the sun. Seems those micro-organisms can find the damp sand about as comfortable a medium as, say, some human's lower intestine.The research also indicates that...
- Tags: Bacteria, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- HP's to-do list following EDS acquisition
- We now know that HP is acquiring EDS in what appears to be an agreed bid that values EDS at $13.9 billion. Larry Dignan has the main analysis but it leaves open a series of testing questions for HP CEO Mark Hurd. As Larry points out: Overall, Wall Street...
- Tags: Acquisition, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Corporate Law, Asset Management, Construction, It Services, It Operations, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Operational Planning, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- HP's bid for EDS: Opportunity costs loom
- The debate around Hewlett-Packard's purchase of Electronic Data Systems follows three primary questions. Is the EDS acquisition another Compaq--a deal that will take years to pay off? Is EDS the right acquisition for HP? Are there other places where HP should spend its money? HP on Tuesday...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Dennis, Tools & Techniques, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Outsourcing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- HP to take out EDS: does it make sense?
- We've heard these rumors before but this time it seems HP is in serious hunting mode with EDS as the target. Larry Dignan offers his take on the rationale behind the story. Fellow Irregular Vinnie Mirchandani adds to the debate suggesting both pluses and minuses: HP could use a...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- HP bidding for EDS; Deal would ramp up services
- Updated: Hewlett-Packard is in talks to acquire Electronic Data Systems in a move that would reshape the technology services and outsourcing market. In a statement Monday, HP and EDS confirmed the talks, first reported by the Wall Street Journal: HP said: HP today...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Outsourcing, Data Centers, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- How do I... Wrap text around an image in Scribus?
- For many businesses the creation of various printed materials is a must. Especially when outsourcing is not an option, you are going to have to create you own professional looking print media. And within your creation you are going to need to know some of the tricks of the trade....
- Tags: Trick, Creation, Jack Wallen, Scribus, Desktop Publishing, Outsourcing, Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Download resources 2008-05-06
- Is it time to dump the term "outsourcing"?
- Is it time to dump the term "outsourcing"? by Phil Fersht
- Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht
- Blog posts 2008-04-27
- Outsourcing highlights for April
- Highlights from the award-winning outsourcing blog Horses for Sources for the month of April: Is the sub-prime lending crisis placing outsourcing engagements on the backburner, or providing an impetus to proceed faster? Quest for an Organic Approach to Offshore Outsourcing Cost-cutting...
- Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- Wavering on waves in Northern California
- We are stuyding it. That's Pacific Gas & Electric's firm decision on trying to capture wave energy to generate electricity, or maybe not. Using a grant from the State of California, the utility, based in San Francisco, will study the feasability of an offshore warm energy farm...
- Tags: Energy, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Investment, Outsourcing, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Google-Yahoo search test an alleged hit; Squeezes Microsoft
- Yahoo is reportedly moving closer toward outsourcing search to Google in a move designed to gain leverage in any talks with Microsoft. Let's be clear: This story was leaked to the Wall Street Journal because Yahoo is likely to meet with Microsoft again soon. According to the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo Search, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Portals, Business Structures, Corporate Law, Web Technology, Outsourcing, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Klok (air)
- Klok is a tool intended to be used by individuals, like myself, who have a need to track the time they spend on projects, tasks or anything else. Klok was created as a way to track hours spent on consulting projects but can be used for just about any type...
- Tags: Consulting, Klok, Outsourcing, Productivity, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Software downloads 2008-04-17
- Absolutely amazing: Integrator completes ERP project on-time
- CIBER (NYSE: CBR), a system integrator, completed an SAP implementation on-time and within budget. This amazing accomplishment must be extraordinary news because the company released a press release specifically to alert the media. I interpret the press release as an indictment of CIBER...
- Tags: ERP, Consulting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-04-12
- Looks like I'm next...
- You can now offshore me. Am thinking of re-training as a plumber ... you can't offshore them ... can you? by Phil Fersht
- Tags: Offshore, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht
- Blog posts 2008-03-31
- Shell farms out IT, telecommunications to EDS, AT&T, T-Systems for $4.2 billion
- Royal Dutch Shell said Monday that it will farm out its technology and telecommunications infrastructure in three deals valued at about $4.2 billion. The outsourcing arrangement is notable given that big deals are rare. Shell said in a statement that it will outsource its telecommunications and networking...
- Tags: T-Systems, Information Technology, AT&T Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Shell, Outsourcing, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Telecommunications, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Networking, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-31
- Which way is the wind blowing? Toward Europe says wind study
- Europe will lead the league in offshore windpower developement according to Emerging Energy Research. Their new study concludes that 70% of the global offshore wind investment will be in Europe from now until 2020. Other areas of development will be Canada, China, India and the U.S. ...
- Tags: Offshore, Turbine, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-03-30
- Survey: Your IT leaders are an antsy bunch
- CIOs and technology managers are less strategic than they were a year ago, pondering job jumps and still struggle to deliver projects on time and under budget. Yet these folks want to be more intertwined with their respective businesses. A Harvey Nash/KMPG survey of 258 respondents paints...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Leader, Survey, Marketing Research, Outsourcing, Strategy, Marketing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- Spring outsourcing talk
- Some excellent recent outsourcing discussions: Can HR Outsourcing rediscover its froth despite a 97% success rate? Taking control of your vendor relationship Can outsourcing be a catalyst for driving down the cost of healthcare? Is your outsourcing vendor...
- Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht
- Blog posts 2008-03-22
- Globalization's roots in the boom 90s
- I've always wanted to read Thomas L. Friedman's "The World is Flat," a book that describes the globalization forces that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century, and in Friedman's mind, constitutes version 3.0 of a globalization wave that will be more intense - and move faster - than...
- Tags: Outsource, Telecommunications, Worker, Computer, Fiber, Thomas L. Friedman, Globalization, Outsourcing, Productivity, Strategy, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-03-21
- Indian outsourcing redux
- Feisty discussion on where Indian outsourcing industry is headed. Is it dying, or maturing... what is your experience? by Phil Fersht
- Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- Gold Partner Reins in Server Sprawl With Presentation and Server Virtualization
- Innovative Solutions provides a complete range of software services such as technology consulting, Internet and e-business consulting, system integration, and custom application development. Incorporated in 1989, the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner has grown from providing custom software solutions to becoming a total software and networking solutions provider. The company aims...
- Tags: Software, Partnership, Server, Microsoft Corp., Consulting, Server Virtualization, Innovative Solutions, Business Structures, Internet, Tools & Techniques, Outsourcing, Finance, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Case studies 2008-03-06
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