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Voice Tele TipsBig Data- 9 Min. Tele Tips with Frank CasaleExpert:Jerry Luftman Ph.D. Professor & Managing Director Global Institute for IT Management LLC Click Here to Listen.
On-Demand WebinarsOn-Demand Webinar: Clearing the Cloud of Uncertainty - What you need to know when considering an IT Sourcing EngagementWhen evaluating an IT outsourcing as a solution to meet business objectives, taking the first step is the hardest part. There are several critical considerations organizations must explore before developing and implementing an IT sourcing strategy.The amount of planning that goes into a sourcing engagement is a direct predictor of how successful it will be. This webinar focuses on the key questions to ask at the outset. What do I need to know before I begin? What resources are available? What procedures and strategies must be in place before the execution begins? The webinar also takes a close look at the roles a Solution Integrator plays in preparing organizations to evaluate potential IT outsourcing engagements. The following topics will be discussed:
Click Here to View On-Demand Webinar and Presentation Slides On-Demand Webinar: IT Outsourcing- If, Why, & How To Execute with Excellence "Bring In The Ringers" Stacking the Team for Outsourcing SuccessKey take-away points include:
Expert Speaker: Webinar On-Demand: Cloudbusting - When not to strive for a cloud based solutionFrom IaaS, SaaS, PaaS to Cloud, vendors are offering solutions that often sound too good to be true. How much of the buzz is real?When we discuss the terms mentioned above, a closer look reveals that each application requires careful evaluation before making the purchasing decision. To help you choose cost effective solutions and protect yourself against selecting inappropriate technology enhancements, this webinar will offer examples of situations where cloud solutions are not the right tool for the job. From IaaS, SaaS, PaaS to Cloud, vendors are offering solutions that often sound too good to be true. How much of the buzz is real? The webinar discusses when cloud and cloud-related technologies make sense and when they do not. It will also cover legacy technologies, such as older mainframe and AS/400 systems, and explain what specific solutions are most effective. From IaaS, SaaS, PaaS to Cloud, vendors are offering solutions that often sound too good to be true. How much of the buzz is real? Our expert speakers cover the following key topics:
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Sponsored by: Blue Hill Data Services On-Demand Webinar: The Disconnect: Buyers are From Mars and Vendors are from VenusAlthough outsourcing has been a thriving, growth market for over 20 years, we are still seeing a recurring theme of the disconnected, even dysfunctional, relationship between outsourcing clients and providers. This large and growing trend is potentially the single most significant thing impeding ROI for both sides of the equation, particularly in the ITO space. There is a famous BB King song entitled "The Thrill is Gone". Is this what you are taking away from your monthly governance meetings?This panel discussion of buyers and providers continues the debate started at our NYC Road Show in June. We will candidly analyze the key factors contributing to this malaise and recommend practical remedies for those looking to get to a more productive place with their outsourcing partners. Our panel of experts will identify global problems, probe systemic causes and draft specific solutions, including:
Moderator: Frank Casale, Founder and CEO, The Outsourcing Institute
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Sponsored by: Blue Hill Data Services Webinar On-Demand: Data Center Selection Strategy and Migration Lessons LearnedThe selection of a data center strategy is critical to IT organizations. There are a wide variety of options from outsourcing it all to a provider, doing in on your own or a hybrid approach. What are the technical, financial, disaster recovery, and other considerations to consider? Who are the providers in this space and how should we evaluate them? What about the "Cloud"? How does that affect my choices? Once we have decided on the strategy, how do we transition/transform to the new environment? What kinds of things can we do to make this easier? This webinar explores the decision making and lessons learned during the creation and implementation of a data center strategy. This session is business oriented but will cover some technical topics but is not intended to be a deep technical dive.Specific Discussion Topics include:
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Tony Mataya, Managing Partner, ThinkSolutions Webinar On-Demand: Reduce Oracle Costs and Optimize Your InfrastructureIf you are running Oracle databases, you know first-hand the significant investments required for maintenance and software refreshes - and the impact to your business of not making those investments in a timely manner.Join Acxiom and IBM for an eye-opening webcast where you will learn about:
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Sponsored by: Acxiom Webinar On-Demand: Mid-Tier Outsourcing: Minefield or Greenfield?ISG research shows that mid-size organizations are increasingly turning to outsourcing IT systems and business processes to reduce costs, increase organizational agility and focus on core competencies. In other words, they outsource for the same reasons that their larger, global business counterparts do.As relative newcomers to the sourcing marketplace, mid-tier businesses can potentially benefit from the experiences of more mature sourcing organizations - by adopting established best practices, by leapfrogging to new technologies, and by avoiding mistakes of the past. That said, businesses with limited outsourcing experience often don't know what they don't know, and remain vulnerable to the pitfalls inherent in managing sourcing relationships. This webinar will assess recent trends in the mid-tier sourcing marketplace. Specific topics addressed will include:
Expert Presenter: Webinar On-Demand: Microsoft' Strategy on Big Data - Recent Announcements of HDInsight, and Parallel Data WarehouseThe world of data is changing in a big way, and customer expectations are changing right along with it. Big Data gives you the tools to make sense of all your collected data. It challenges you to view your business in new ways, even giving you a basis to power innovation. Microsoft Big Data gives you the power to take action. You can gain a flexible platform and accessible tools to discover, connect, and deliver new insight. Listen to how Microsoft's strategy on Big Data, and learn of the recent announcements of HDInsight, and Parallel Data Warehouse and how these are industry game changing approaches to in the Big Data Industry.Big Data is here today, within your reach. How can you get started? This timely webinar will show you how Microsoft Big Data can help you cope with these key challenges:
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Sponsored by: The Outsourcing Institute On-Demand Webinar: From Helpdesk to Global Service Desk - Complimented by CA ToolsA successful transformation from a local IT helpdesk to a global service desk will have powerful bottom line impact: costs could effectively be reduced 50%. Indeed, the cost of resolution for a single ticket could decrease by hundreds when resolved by a level 1 service desk versus a level 3 or vendor resolver group.This timely webinar covers the steps outsourcers must take to effect this transformation, including:
Our Featured Expert Speakers provide important insights: Scott Kessler, Director, ITO Services, Stefanini Jerry McElhone, Director, Business Development, Stefanini Allen Houpt, Advisor, Solution Marketing, CA Technologies
Our Moderator: Expanding from local helpdesk to global service desk not only allows IT to substantially cut costs as well as provide more consistent services to all geographies, leveraging best practices globally.
Sponsored by: Stefanini & CA Technologies On Demand Webinar for Consumer Goods Companies: Transparent Enterprise Through Co-Managed IT2012 remains a tough & challenging year for global business. We are in the midst of a sourcing period where organizations are increasingly feeling the need for an outsourcing engagement model enabling them to retain control and visibility while the supplier owns operational innovation allowing the retained organization to focus on core business and innovation; and where the supplier owns sourcing risk and takes accountability for service levels not only at the IT level, but also at the Business process KPI level.Today, all smart Business & IT Leaders have the same needs:
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Featured Expert Speaker: Vijay Balasubramanian Iyer, VP & Global Head-Retail, CPG & E-COMMERCE, HCL
Enabling a transparent enterprise through Co-Managed IT results in significant cost, productivity and quality benefits. To learn how, view this important webinar. On-Demand Webinar: Agile Offshore Software Development TeamView this webinar to learn about:
Hosted by: Mike Sadowski, Independent consultant on Software Development and CEO Cayuga Software Development On-Demand Webinar: Securities Operations and IT in ChinaView this webinar to learn about: Topics:
Click Here to View On-Demand Webinar and Presentation Slides On-Demand Webinar: Generating Leads from the Search Engines in Today's Competitive Market - SEO Strategies Made SimpleWith more and more of your potential clients turning to the Internet for research and reviews about your business, having a strong presence in the search engines can be critical for your business.During this presentation, SEO and Internet Marketing expert Ron Douglas Duckett will demonstrate several simple strategies that are working well for generating new business from the Internet in today's competitive market. Some of the key items you'll learn include:
Click Here to View On-Demand Webinar and Presentation Slides On-Demand Webinar: Rapid Software OutsourcingView this webinar to learn about:If you are responsible for software development at your company then you know how hard it is to hire good programmers and then build and motivate a team to create great software. You may be tempted to look offshore but may be unsure about how to find the right nearshore or offshore vendor or the type of engagement model to use. Watch the webinar and learn:
About Steve Mezak
Steve is founder and CEO of Accelerance, Inc. and author of the book Software without Borders. Accelerance helps you engage the right offshore/nearshore team to develop high-quality software. Discover additional tips and ideas for your successful nearshore and offshore software outsourcing on the Accelerance website. Featured ContentThree Reasons to Consider a Near-Sourcing Strategy For Applications Development Since the idea of outsourcing applications development became popular in the past 20 years, much of that activity has taken place in geographies such as India, the Middle East and even Russia. Those regions have offered an abundant, increasingly tech-savvy labor force and relatively low labor rates. See the document Three Ways to Reduce Operating Costs By Outsourcing Data Center Infrastructure When organizations look to reduce costs by following an outsourcing strategy, it’s easy to think about reducing capital expenditures by avoiding purchases of hardware, software licenses and networking bandwidth. But IT executives and their finance colleagues often believe it’s even more important to use outsourcing to reduce operating expenses, because those costs usually recur and often increase over time even without increases in business activity. See the document Three Things to Look For When Selecting a Data Center Infrastructure Service Provider Data centers, long the hub of all IT activity in nearly all-sized organizations, have changed dramatically in recent years. “Big iron” has given way to tight clusters of open servers, and floor-to-ceiling racks of computer hardware have transitioned to blade servers, high-density disk arrays and low-profile network switches. ITO, BPO ..... DIYO ??? Welcome to the New Reality of Do-It-Yourself Outsourcing Written by: Frank Casale, Founder, CEO, The Outsourcing Institute
There are some things in life where doing it yourself makes a lot of sense. You can cut your own lawn instead of hiring a landscaper, or change the oil in your car. Unlike tasks that require very specialized skills or that carry a huge price tag of failure - say, brain surgery - some activities are prime candidates for do-it-yourselfers. In fact, the DIY trend has made companies like Home Depot and Pep Boys very successful, because DIY transcends economic boom-and-bust cycles.
But do-it-yourself outsourcing? AN IMPENDING IT DISASTER… AND WHAT D’YOU MEAN “WE’RE NOT INSURED FOR IT”!? The Contract
You are an established, reputable corporation. A year ago your board decided to upgrade your existing computer systems by buying a 'unified package’, ‘lightly-customised’, from a ‘solution provider’. The new modified system was to be complete, installed and working, 3 months after the Contract Date.
You identified and chose the package, and the ‘solution provider’, on the basis of a somewhat hurried selection process. You did always mean to go and visit some other reference sites, and actually see the software live in action, and talk to some other (satisfied) customers. But you were always much too busy. Just like you always intended to get your company’s end user staff members involved in the selection process. But didn’t. The same goes for your business managers’ preparing a full written Requirements Specification document defining in detail the business processes to be automated. Your usual corporate law firm took a ‘quick look’ at the Contract, at your request, and did not raise any major concerns.
Published by: Dr Stephen Castell CITP, Chairman, CASTELL Consulting FOUR WAYS TO DO OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT BY: MIKE SADOWSKI, PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, CamiApp
Some people think that offshoring software development = outsourcing software development. That’s not the case. You have multiple options. Let’s talk about the main options and how they may or not make sense for you: THE LIST: BEST COUNTRIES FOR OFFSHORE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (PART V – LAST IN THE SERIES) Today I’m going to wrap up this series on the “best” countries for offshore software development by giving you my list of top countries. Yep, I’ve given you a lot of detail on how to arrive at your own short list of countries, but today I’m finally going to just give you my list! |
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