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Outsourcing contracts aren't getting any easier
Despite the maturity of the outsourcing market, IT services contracts haven't become any easier, according to lawyers who specialize in these agreements.
Cloud providers return data when and how they want to
When your data is hosted by a traditional outsourcer, you typically have a good understanding about how it will be returned to you when the contract is terminated or whenever you ask for it. That is not the case with cloud services, reports Stephanie Overby of CIO magazine.
How to move forward after outsourcing failures
Unsatisfactory results from offshored projects are anything but unusual, but the phenomenon still generates a lot of heated finger-pointing, recriminations and arguments.
Can non-technology SMBs still run their own IT?
Not long ago, Righttime Medical Care had a CIO. The company is growing, but its IT staff is shrinking and may number zero before we know it.
Texas switches outsourcing strategy and vendor
The first IT outsourcing arrangement Texas made--an $863 million data center consolidation deal with IBM--ended up in a big fight. Now, the Lone Star state is turning the work over to different
Cringely: Remote support model 'ripe for abuse'
Remote tech support has made SOS calls less painful for users in recent years, but the remote model is "ripe for abuse," writes Robert X. Cringely. The Indian company iYogi, which provides end-user
IT trend: Everything is 'a service'
At this point, "Software as a Service," "Platform as a Service" and "Infrastructure as a Service" are staples in the enterprise IT product discussion. It seems almost everything now has a
How to defend responsible offshoring
The emotion-laden rhetoric surrounding outsourcing during this campaign season is reaching a fever pitch, but offshoring is a key component of many U.S. companies' strategic plans. Many companies
'Insourcing' reflects changes that impact the bottom line
As the election season moves into high gear, the rhetoric surrounding outsourcing versus hiring domestically is predictably rising. The White House jumped into the fray last week, hosting an "
What other CIOs discuss among themselves the most
CIOs and CTOs last year spent much of their online conversations talking about managed services, cloud computing, social networking, SaaS and workplace issues, according to a compilation of buzzwords
