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Gartner averages values of IT outsourcing contracts
Gartner analysts have been poring over a thick pile of outsourcing contracts, crunching numbers to show the nature of the outsourcer/outsourcee relationship. Article | 06 May 2003
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Controlling data center TCO through careful consolidation
Of all the trends focused on controlling costs, none is as widespread as consolidation. Experts point out that shifting architecture isn't always just subtraction. Article | 21 Apr 2003
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U.S. firms smarter IT spenders than E.U. peers
Why is it that U.S. firms are getting more bang for their IT bucks than European firms are getting for their Euros? A pair of business strategies, as well as the Atlantic Ocean, are separating the two sides. Article | 17 Apr 2003
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The future of IT consulting
A recent Merrill Lynch survey of CIOs shows that most won't spend nearly as much money on IT consulting as they did last year -- mainly because consulting is seen as a discretionary expense, and these are times when money is just too tight for discre... Article | 08 Apr 2003
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The abuse of 'inventory management' and how it's holding us back
A cloud of confusion hangs over inventory management and its related terminology. Conventional asset management tools fall well short of delivering the functionality required to actually manage the entire asset management lifecycle. Inventory managem... Article | 07 Apr 2003
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At Gartner show, analysts try to gauge war's impact on IT
A panel of Gartner analysts weigh in with some ideas on how businesses should protect themselves during war. Article | 26 Mar 2003
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Dataquest: Enterprise software buyers holding back in 2003
Researcher Gartner Dataquest is predicting slow growth for the enterprise software market based on users' continued reluctance to make major investments in new applications. Article | 19 Mar 2003
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The state of IT: A CIO's view part 2
Even though the economic climate is partly to mostly dismal with widely scattered cynicism and golf ball-sized blahs, IT execs are doing a fine job weathering the storm and will be in good shape when the sun returns. Kavin Moody, executive director o... Interview | 18 Mar 2003
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The state of IT: A CIO's view
If we could sum up the state of the economy in one word, the word would be "eww." Fortunately, Kavin Moody, executive director of Babson College's Center for Information Management Studies (CIMS) has a more detailed idea of why the economic sky is so... Interview | 12 Mar 2003
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Unraveling the 'buy versus build' conundrum
Faced with the choice between buying and building, IT managers must balance a project's uniqueness and its strategic value to the company against the ongoing resources necessary to drive success. For horizontal processes common to most IT operations,... Article | 06 Mar 2003