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Top Three Outsourcing Initiatives for 2009

It is a good time to look at outsourcing as a means nto cut costs, launch new business ventures, and improve efficiencies.

27 Jan 2009 6 mins

Budgeting Outsourcing

Super Bowl XLIII: Tech Vendors Pass on $3 Million Ad Spots

Every Super Bowl has some splashy TV ads, but don't look for many this year from tech vendors. The gloomy economy is keeping even the tech giants on the Super Bowl sidelines. At the same time, Nortel and Satyam's recent fumbles have affecte

27 Jan 2009 5 mins

Enterprise Applications IT Leadership Outsourcing

How I Used Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Software to Prevent IT Staff Cuts

The City of Miami Beach's application development group uses project portfolio management (PPM) software to justify each and every developer to the budget office when the bean counters are looking to cut programmers.

22 Jan 2009 4 mins

Budgeting Developer Project Management Tools

GE CIO Gets His Head in the Cloud for New SaaS Supply Chain App

Think a SaaS application can't handle GE's massive supply chain needs, including how to manage $55 billion in spending with suppliers? GE's CIO has already proven you wrong. One more thing: He's liking Google Docs, too.

22 Jan 2009 6 mins

Enterprise Applications Outsourcing Supply Chain Management Software

Practical Advice for CIOs Struggling to Survive in Tough Times

The former CIO of General Motors Europe offers seven suggestions about how to cut expenses (and when not to) and how to find opportunities in times of adversity.

22 Jan 2009 7 mins

CIO Enterprise Architecture Outsourcing

How to Make Offshore Outsourcing Deals Withstand Crisis Situations

The Satyam fiasco. Economic recession and budget cuts. These 5 tips will help IT departments create effective contingency plans to transfer services back in house or to another service provider when the unexpected happens.

16 Jan 2009 2 mins

Budgeting Outsourcing

Can Mozilla Support Claims of Firefox Being the Most Secure Web Browser? (Part 2)

Is Firefox really the most secure Web browser on the planet? Microsoft's Jeff Jones compares its vulnerabilities to those of Internet Explorer.

16 Jan 2009 4 mins

Data Center Enterprise Applications Outsourcing

What the Airlines Can Teach You About IT and Business Strategy

The airlines are deploying more flexible IT to support new customer-focused business strategies and to manage risk in a volatile economy.n

14 Jan 2009 18 mins

IT Strategy Innovation Risk Management

Five Tips to Create a Recession-Proof ERP Vendor Strategy

Forrester Research offers five timely pieces of advice on recession-time software vendor management, including: how to negotiate contracts, avoid lock-in, tap into best of breed apps and reduce ERP maintenance costs.

14 Jan 2009 5 mins

ERP Systems Enterprise Applications Outsourcing

Making Sense of Offshore Outsourcing 2.0

As outsourcing continues to evolve, new yardsticks are needed to assess successful engagements and measure ROI. These tips will help you capitalize on the benefits offered by offshore, nearshore and onshore outsourcing.

13 Jan 2009 5 mins

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