outsource news from FierceCIO

So far, it appears that keeping data in the clouds is a safe bet and may be no riskier than putting it in a proprietary storage platform in your own data center. But PCWorld asked some experts for... Read more...

India's IT service providers are trying out a new strategy in their growing technology businesses. They are hiring more U.S. talent and opening up branches in the United States. And this new trend... Read more...

If you have too much work and wish to lose some of it, remember that old saying: be careful what you wish for. There are plenty of efforts underway to decentralize the CIO's operation, outsource the... Read more...

The Information Technology Association of America believes that a growing number of organizations are recognizing the benefits of unloading non-core IT operations to domestic (U.S.-based) outsourcing... Read more...

If you're in IT these days, life is looking pretty good, at least according to the latest IT Spending, Staffing and Technology Survey from Computer Economics. The survey finds that just about... Read more...

For those of you who are as sick and tired of the sycophantic coverage of Apple's iPhone, I have good news: There is only one such mention in today's missive and it's at the end.... Read more...

Circuit City CIO Bill McCorey detailed how he decided to outsource his IT operations to IBM in an effort to cut costs and to allow internal staff to focus on better supporting workers in the... Read more...

A new survey of small business decision-makers from BizTechReports.com found that small businesses that use a hosted IT infrastructure are more likely to spend a smaller percentage of their annual... Read more...

Most companies put little time or effort into outsourcing relationships, but they take work. Treat the relationship formally, assigning specific point personnel to handle it. Focus on the future;... Read more...

The recent rash of legislation governing data retention, electronic discovery, privacy, data use and abuse has created a goldmine for lawyers well-versed in IT issues. More than ever before, CIOs... Read more...