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- Firms get more strategic about SaaS sourcing in 2010
- SaaS is one of Forrester's Top 15 enterprise technologies to watch. by Liz Herbert
- Tags: Sourcing, Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Purchasing & Procurement, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Liz Herbert
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- JobVite's new thing: sourcing passive candidates
- I recently wrote about JobVite and how it permits employers to tap into the social networks of its employees to find quality recruits. JobVite permits employers to create eVites that employees, colleagues, etc. can pass around via email or publish to social networks like Facebook. It must be working as...
- Tags: Sourcing, Network, JobVite, Purchasing & Procurement, Social Networking, Strategy, Business Operations, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-09-24
- HP Software CTO: Virtualization and cloud sourcing sprawl likely
- IT and Cloud/Virtualization SecurityRemember Ronald Reagan?"Trust, but Verify."Losing productivity for the sake of security spells trouble, since any blanked, high-level security protocols unnecessarily inhibit the 99% of regular access needed for day-to-day activity which doesn't involve a security risk at a high level.Too many security hurdles, and Users find "shortcuts"...
- Tags: sourcing, software, Hewlett-Packard Co., virtualization, security, Quantum Crypto
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- HP Software CTO: Virtualization and cloud sourcing sprawl likely
- HP Software sees a lot of sprawl on the horizon with virtualization and cloud computing. Those are the two primary key takeaways from my conversation with Jamie Erbes, Chief Technology Officer for HP Software & Solutions. Erbes right has an interesting track record. She arrived at HP...
- Tags: Software, Sourcing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., HP Software, IT Department, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Purchasing & Procurement, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Hardware, Storage, Business Operations, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
- Derail the Healthcare gravy-train: introduce competitive multi-sourcing
- Working in the sourcing industry forces you to cut quickly through complex issues to find sensible solutions, and healthcare doesn't seem a whole lot different - despite the sheer scale of the issues and requirements. Having spent most my life in the UK, government-owned healthcare is never the way to...
- Tags: Sourcing, Health Care, Purchasing & Procurement, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Strategy, Business Operations, Human Resources, Management, Phil Fersht
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Who Benefits From Outsourcing?: The Political, Economic and Cultural Ramifications of Outsourcing
- While simple on the surface, the decision to outsource is a major strategic undertaking for most companies. Since it involves evaluating the probable reduction in costs against the consequences of a loss in control over production or performance of a certain business function, the opportunity to outsource and offshore should...
- Tags: Sourcing, Outsource, Benefit, Offshoring, Intetics, Outsourcing, Managed Hosting, Purchasing & Procurement, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- White papers 2009-08-18
- Telecommunications and Network Services: Ten Key Steps to Sourcing Strategy
- This paper is a precis of Hudson & Yorke's White Paper "The Ten Key Steps to Sourcing Strategy" which is targeted at the large end-user organisation considering a telecommunications and network strategic sourcing programme. It describes ten key tasks that should be carried out prior to issuing a Request For...
- Tags: Sourcing, Network, Network Service, Telecommunications, Strategic Sourcing, Hudson & Yorke, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
- White papers 2009-07-24
- Why the best get better in sourcing
- Late last week, I took a call with Tim Albinson, CEO of Aravo. Aravo manages, supplements and enhances supplier information. Tim and I discussed the types of firms that adopt better supply chain practices and technologies. While we spoke,...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Sourcing, Aravo, Purchasing & Procurement, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Strategy, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- The Agile Business Architecture: Creating Service Provider Value Through Smart Sourcing
- The service provider industry has experienced rapid and significant transformation over the past five years as broadband has proliferated, networks have enabled ubiquitous mobility, and IP has become the de facto technology standard. Over-The-Top OTT providers such as Google, Apple, and Amazon, the rising stars of this transformation, are now...
- Tags: Sourcing, Service Provider, Business Services
- White papers 2009-07-01
- HP's Andy Isherwood on running IT like a business, with an eye to transforming IT's role
- The financial situation at the moment is driving a more intense look at those sourcing options and what it does from a financial point of view for that particular organization. ... SaaS is a great offering. We’ve been in that business for nine years and we have 700 customers. So,...
- Tags: Sourcing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Financial, Information Technology, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Management, Finance, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- Practical Considerations for Evaluating the Benefits of a Low Cost Country Sourcing Strategy
- Many companies have historically sourced a high percentage of their business to low cost countries and recent data indicates this sourcing strategy will continue in the near future. But is low cost country sourcing still a viable alternative for domestic companies that are looking to improve their bottom line? While...
- Tags: Sourcing, Benefit, CIBER, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
- White papers 2009-05-19
- Imperial College Streamlines Purchasing and Improves Efficiency With e-Auction-Based Sourcing
- Imperial College wanted to maintain and improve the college's position as a leading academic institution with the help of very careful spending and realize greater savings and efficiencies across all categories of supply by driving value through the full supply chain. The challenge was to increase transparency and attain a...
- Tags: Sourcing, Oracle Corp., Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
- Case studies 2009-05-01
- Can the next President turn the USA into a competitive sourcing location
- Can the next President turn the USA into a competitive sourcing locationIT Outsourcing is playing a key role in this recession periodMany company's naming the big one's to small one especially IT sector are purely or somewhat working in Outsourcing there business.People in US can become beneficial as they can...
- Tags: Managed hosting, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, sourcing location, outsourcing, sourcing
- Discussion threads 2009-04-30
- Facing Microsoft licensing decisions? Bridge the gap between Operations and Sourcing
- Whether or not to sign or renew an Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft is a sticky question that many organizations face. For many companies out there, their spend on Microsoft licensing can be a significant portion of a company's IT budget, whether it be Enterprise Agreements or Select License agreements. Some...
- Tags: Software, Sourcing, Virtualization, Server, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, Chris Voce
- Blog posts 2009-03-02
- How Organisations Find Consultants and Experts in the Open Market?
- There is significant scope for improving the way in which organisations and individual buyers find consultants, experts and professional services when panels and tenders are not appropriate. Because of the flexibility and low cost base this sourcing approach offers, it is projected to continue or grow as a legitimate approach...
- Tags: Sourcing, Consultant, Open Market, Expert Magnet, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
- White papers 2009-03-01
- Peanut recall and supply chain worries
- As the Peanut Corp. of America scandal rolls on, a new bit of information has thickened the plot: Chinese organic peanuts may have been the source of another Salmonella outbreak at PCA back in 2006. Now that China is part of the story we have a full blown worst practice...
- Tags: China, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Management, Kevin O'Marah
- Blog posts 2009-02-19
- Sharing: Global Sourcing Trends
- Economic and social drivers such as labor arbitrage and tax incentives, as well as access to global talent and global markets, have fueled off-shoring during the past 20 years. Today, as cost containment becomes a primary objective given the harsh economic conditions, the off-shoring trend seems ready to accelerate rather...
- Tags: Sourcing, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Offshoring, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- White papers 2009-01-06
- WorldBridge Partners (MRI Affiliate) Cuts Candidate Sourcing Time; What Used to Take Weeks Took Only a Few Hours!
- WorldBridge Partners is a human resource solutions firm dedicated to corporations that demand high performance people. WorldBridge Partners was engaged on a national project to help fill a large number of openings for a key client. This project was in an industry that was new to WorldBridge Partners. WorldBridge did...
- Tags: eGrabber, High-performance, Leadership, Management, Sourcing, Strategy, WorldBridge Partners
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Driving Innovation With Global Sourcing
- Apart from its core competence in networking equipment, the client provides a range of products for transporting data, voice, and video through networks spread over various distances. The cost of manufacturing such products is quite high. Moreover, the company has to ensure effective integration of services across geographies. The business...
- Tags: Innovation, Sourcing, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Product Development, Leadership, Strategy, Business Structures, Outsourcing, Networking, Research & Development, Business Operations, Management, Finance, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Sourcing on Right Tracks
- The railroad industry, being one of the oldest industries, has not been very progressive in terms of its IT usage. The client wanted to move from this approach to a more process-oriented model. It was looking at leveraging outsourcing to manage costs and IT deployment in a more effective and...
- Tags: Sourcing, Industry, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Strategy, Outsourcing, Managed Hosting, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Case studies 2009-01-01
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