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FAQ: Info-on-demand era calls for mobile strategy
With the rising demand for access to information anytime, anywhere and on any device, a strong mobile strategy is paramount to CIO success. FAQ
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Strategic outsourcing and vendor management guide
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Enterprise outsourcing and IT offshoring guide for CIOs
Enterprise outsourcing and IT offshoring strategies are shifting constantly as CIOs seek the best vendors for their infrastructure and applications needs. Learn more in this guide. CIO Briefing
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Outsourcing solutions FAQ: Getting your outsourcing strategy right
Between economic turmoil and game-changers like cloud and mobile computing, crafting an outsourcing strategy has been anything but easy. This FAQ is your guide to best practices. FAQ
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What is your IT managed service strategy?
Do you know how an IT managed service strategy could benefit enterprise IT operations, boost staff efficiency and reduce costs? Take our quiz to find out. Quiz
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Enterprise data center management guide for CIOs
CIOs charged with creating an enterprise data center strategy are weighing strategic investments in colocation and the cloud. Learn more about data center options in this guide. Tutorial
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IT vendor management: Test your IQ on outsourcing, service providers
Effective IT vendor management programs can strengthen relationships with outsourcers and other service providers, boosting efficiencies and cutting costs. Is your strategy solid? Quiz
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CIO's guide to outsourcing application development and management
Application outsourcing will lead enterprise CIO agendas again next year, with IT application development and management services in high demand. Learn more in this guide. CIO Briefing
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Review these trends in IT disaster recovery planning and outsourcing
IT disaster recovery outsourcing can help enterprises protect data centers more effectively than doing it themselves if catastrophe strikes. Take our quiz to learn more about outsourcing DR. Quiz
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Information technology e-books for enterprise CIOs
CIOs must tackle both the IT and business sides of the latest issues. Find advice, news and other resources in our e-books covering hot topics like green IT, outsourcing, business process management and more. E-Book
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Cloud computing security requires input and support from the business
There are many places where it would be easy for a CISO assessing cloud computing security to just say no. But there are big benefits to saying yes. News | 17 Apr 2012
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Cloud solutions seldom bring good results if they are forced to fit
Internal and external pressures to adopt cloud solutions should be tempered by careful planning and the ability to say no. News | 12 Apr 2012
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CIOs want exit options from cloud service providers
Security and compliance remain top concerns for CIOs seeking cloud service providers, but vendor lock-in isn't far behind. News | 12 Apr 2012
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IT leaders embrace cloud solutions based on economic, business sense
Some enterprise IT leaders are only dipping their toes into cloud solutions. Others, however, have taken the -- carefully considered -- plunge. News | 05 Apr 2012
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A CTO's take on mobility strategy launch time, outsourcing and more
A chief technology officer answers some of CIOs' lingering questions about mobility strategy rollouts, outsourcing and rogue app development. News | 14 Mar 2012
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Cloud-based BI tools a trend with legs
Some are using them already; others want to but aren't. Everyone, however, seems to be talking about cloud-based business intelligence tools. News | 27 Jan 2012
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A weak economy is redefining domestic IT outsourcing, but does it pay?
Can domestic outsourcing providers compete with skilled Indian providers and other offshore options? Experts explain why CIOs should do the calculation. News | 23 Jun 2011
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No matter an outsourcing contract's size, governance is an inside job
No matter how big the outsourcing contract, accountability should be an inside job. CIO Linda Jojo explains why outsourcing is all about governance. News | 14 Jun 2011
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The recession behind them, are CIOs facing an IT hiring crisis?
After three years of IT budget cuts and layoffs, are CIOs facing an IT hiring crisis? For CIOs at a recent conference, the answer is yes. News | 09 Mar 2011
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IT offshore outsourcing markets, options on the rise, Gartner says
The never-ending quest to cut IT costs is opening up new IT offshoring markets. Here are a look at Gartner's latest assessment and a new index from IT advisory firm TPI Inc. News | 01 Feb 2011
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Incentive-based pricing models for your next IT outsourcing contract
Looking to add oomph to your standard IT outsourcing contract? Here are three incentive-based pricing models that might help. Tip
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SaaS applications help Bosley consolidate apps, cut maintenance costs
SaaS applications are helping the hair restoration provider cut maintenance costs, consolidate applications and centralize data for business intelligence. Tip
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IT outsourcing in 2009 and beyond: Lessons learned for the new year
IT outsourcing in 2009 ebbed and flowed with the economic recession. What lessons did enterprise CIOs learn that they will carry into their IT outsourcing plans in 2010 and beyond? Tip
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Insourcing IT application development and management: A how-to guide
Insourcing your IT application development and management can bring you closer to your mission-critical applications and data. Learn how to bring application work back in-house. Tip
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Botched IT outsourcing contract shows need for governance, SLAs
Virginia's $2 billion IT outsourcing contract has gone awry, with service interruptions and missed deadlines. Find out what lessons were learned on IT governance and clear SLAs. Tip
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Cost reduction tips for your strategic sourcing contracts
CIOs should revisit their strategic sourcing contracts and work closely with their suppliers to analyze current spending and achieve maximum cost reductions. Tip
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Midsized outsourcer perfect fit for midmarket firm
At Church's Chicken, outsourcing IT operations to IBM seemed like a recipe for success. But a smaller, Indian-based firm proved a better value and a better fit than the behemoth Big Blue. Tip
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Benefits of outsourcing go beyond pricing
Companies are looking beyond low-cost options when evaluating the many benefits of outsourcing. As the outsourcing market becomes more price competitive, business value and governance become the top drivers for IT outsourcing. Tip
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Remote backup: Making the business case to your CEO
CIOs are being forced to take a closer look at their remote backup plans as they staff more off-site workers and face continual compliance concerns. Tip
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Vendor management key to outsourcing success
Vendor management is key to your outsourcing success. Better in-house contract management could help keep the rope from breaking completely. Tip
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Benefits of outsourcing
Why do you think companies outsource? What benefits does outsourcing provide them? Ask the Expert
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Mitigating outsourcing risks
What pointers can you give to mitigate outsourcing risks? Ask the Expert
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The state of outsourcing
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The importance of outsourcing
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unsourcing
Unsourcing is the transfer of an organization's customer service and support functions from paid employees to unpaid or low-paid online communities. Definition
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reshoring
Reshoring is the practice of bringing outsourced personnel and services back to the location from which they were originally offshored. Definition
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strategic sourcing
Strategic sourcing is an approach to supply chain management that formalizes the way information is gathered and used so that an organization can leverage its consolidated purchasing power to find the best possible values in the marketplace. Definition
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rightsourcing
Rightsourcing is selecting the best way to procure a service and deciding whether a company is best served by performing a business requirement in-house (insourcing) or contracting it out to a third-part service provider (outsourcing). Rightsourcing... Definition
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IT outsourcing strategy
An IT outsourcing strategy is a plan derived from assessing which IT functions are better performed by an IT outsourcing service provider than by an organization's internal IT department. Definition
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multisourcing (multi-sourcing)
Multisourcing (multi-sourcing) is an outsourcing approach, most frequently employed by large enterprises, whereby IT operations and technology infrastructure are contracted to a series of vendors, rather than kept in-house or contracted to a select f... Definition
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unsourcing
Unsourcing is the transfer of an organization's customer service and support functions from paid employees to unpaid or low-paid online communities. Definition
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reshoring
Reshoring is the practice of bringing outsourced personnel and services back to the location from which they were originally offshored. Definition
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Incentive-based pricing models for your next IT outsourcing contract
Looking to add oomph to your standard IT outsourcing contract? Here are three incentive-based pricing models that might help. Tip
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FAQ: Info-on-demand era calls for mobile strategy
With the rising demand for access to information anytime, anywhere and on any device, a strong mobile strategy is paramount to CIO success. FAQ
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strategic sourcing
Strategic sourcing is an approach to supply chain management that formalizes the way information is gathered and used so that an organization can leverage its consolidated purchasing power to find the best possible values in the marketplace. Definition
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Cloud computing security requires input and support from the business
There are many places where it would be easy for a CISO assessing cloud computing security to just say no. But there are big benefits to saying yes. News
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Cloud solutions seldom bring good results if they are forced to fit
Internal and external pressures to adopt cloud solutions should be tempered by careful planning and the ability to say no. News
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CIOs want exit options from cloud service providers
Security and compliance remain top concerns for CIOs seeking cloud service providers, but vendor lock-in isn't far behind. News
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IT leaders embrace cloud solutions based on economic, business sense
Some enterprise IT leaders are only dipping their toes into cloud solutions. Others, however, have taken the -- carefully considered -- plunge. News
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Strategic outsourcing and vendor management guide
CIO Briefing
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About Domestic outsourcing
Whether it's manning the call center or writing code, inevitably some IT functions are better accomplished by an outside party. But deciding between domestic outsourcing and offshore outsourcing, and to whom you should outsource your operations is complicated and fraught with dangers. Is IT onshoring the answer for you? Get an answer with the latest news, tips and other domestic outsourcing resources in this section.