Tips
Tips
Information technology outsourcing
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How to sustain hard-won ITSM automation gains
The ITSM automation gains you've reaped from your ITSM provider can vanish when you need to switch vendors. These five tips will prevent that from happening. Continue Reading
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5 tips to improve ITSM SLAs in IT shops with multiple service providers
How do CIOs develop ITSM SLAs that satisfy business expectations in today's complex environment of multiple service providers? David Clifford takes CIOs through five key steps. Continue Reading
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4 ITSM best practices for managing service vendors
CIOs must align IT strategy to business KPIs, and so should their service vendors. In this ITSM best practices tip, experts explain how to tie vendor services to business outcomes. Continue Reading
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4 best practices to maximize the value of your ITSM vendor
If your ITSM vendor isn't living up to expectations, chances are you're ignoring these four ITSM best practices. ISG's Lois Coatney takes you through them, step by step. Continue Reading
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Enterprise digitization's secret ingredient: Fusion teams
Cross-functional or 'fusion' teams are critical to meeting fast-changing digital challenges. Here are the four must-have team attributes for successful enterprise digitization. Continue Reading
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Selling the value of cloud computing to the C-suite
Selling the value of cloud computing to business leaders requires more than the usual bromides about cost savings and speed-to-market. Continue Reading
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The new vendor governance model: Challenges, best practices
How do leading IT vendor governance offices successfully adapt to a rapidly changing business environment? Continue Reading
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IT vendor governance expands to business functions
In the first of this two-part tip on IT vendor governance, Pace Harmon Director Dan McMahon lays out how vendor governance responsibilities are changing at leading companies. Continue Reading
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Mistakes CIOs make on IT outsourcing deals -- and how to fix them
CIOs don't sign on to large IT outsourcing deals expecting them to go bad, so what accounts for the high failure rates? Andy Sealock offers a game plan for de-risking your deal. Continue Reading
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How to govern your IT outsourcing provider after the ITO deal is done
The best ITO deals need tweaking as time goes on. Good governance ensures that you and your IT outsourcing provider are on the same page. Continue Reading
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Future-proof your IT outsourcing contract: A CIO checklist
Despite reams of advice on how to write a good IT outsourcing contract, ITO expert Andy Sealock 'still sees terrible deals all over the place.' Here's how to do it right. Continue Reading
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The CIO's guide to the data center of the future
When it comes to the enterprise data center of the future, past is probably not prologue, says SearchCIO columnist Harvey Koeppel. He offers five tips to prepare for the great data center unknown. Continue Reading
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Free templates: IT vendor selection, social sharing and mobile devices
SearchCIO has rounded up free templates from around the Web providing guidance on IT vendor selection, social sharing and mobile device policies. Continue Reading
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Reshoring IT jobs in the U.S. vs. offshore outsourcing: Readers' take
Is reshoring jobs in the U.S. picking up steam after years of IT offshore outsourcing increases? Our SearchCIO-Midmarket.com readers weigh in. Continue Reading
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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. Continue Reading