Outsourcing


Offshore Outsourcing’s Pandora’s Box

Not all companies consider the risks—in terms of information security, data privacy, and potential legal liability—associated with offshore outsourcing

Offshore Outsourcing Failures Boost Some IT Salaries

Networking, messaging, groupware, and applications development skills still in high demand

Case Study: Outsourced Network Security Uses Behavioral Modeling

The Yankee Group predicts that by 2010, 90 percent of all security will be outsourced. Here's how one company made its decision to choose a pro-active security solution.

Outsourcing Survey, Part 4: Contract and Human Costs

The results of the 2004 Enterprise Systems Outsourcing Survey are in. In the last two sections of our report, we look at contracts (size and duration) and explore the human costs of outsourcing.

Outsourcing Survey, Part 3: What Gets Outsourced and Where It Goes

The results of the 2004 Enterprise Systems Outsourcing Survey are in. In the third article of our series, we look at what functions are outsourced. While application development is at the top of the list, we found a surprisingly large number of companies are outsourcing all IT functions.

Outsourcing in Reverse: Foreign Companies Send Jobs to the United States

Not all outsourcing activity is a net loss for American workers

Outsourcing Survey, Part 2: More Than Cutting Costs

The results of the 2004 Enterprise Systems Outsourcing Survey are in. In the second article of our series we examine what's motivating our Outsourcing Survey respondents to move projects to other providers. Surprisingly, it's not just about cutting costs.



Outsourcing Survey, Part 1: Who and Where

The results of the 2004 Enterprise Systems Outsourcing Survey are in. In the first of our series, we examine who's outsourcing and where the projects are headed.

Case Study: Outsourcing Network Management and Security

How one company found an outsourcer able to manage its network equipment and offer cogent security advice

Readers Offer Perspective on Outsourcing's Beneficiaries

Readers raise the possibility that other stakeholders could benefit from outsourcing windfalls—especially CIOs

Yankee Group Says Security Outsourcing Set to Explode

Managed security service providers to dominate security market by 2010

Who Benefits From Outsourcing?

A new report says CEOs do, and disproportionately at that

IT Showing More Signs of Recovery

IT budgets, developer headcount is growing; study says outsourcing isn't dampening internal development

Careers: Hot Skill Areas You Can Bank On (Part 3 of 3)

You don’t have to be certified to enjoy job security -- demand for many uncertified skills is up

Careers: Offshore Outsourcing Discussions Heat Up

Outsourcing efforts yield mixed results. Are CIOs are asking tough questions about the hidden costs?

Getting the Most out of IT Project Consultants

Your decisions in hiring and managing consultants can make or break a project. But, by doing a little homework on the front-end, you can ensure the right people for the right job.

Innovation Outsourcing: Driving Transition Through Partnerships

Innovation outsourcing links efficiency with costs, while establishing and promoting outsourcing as an integral part of a company’s business.