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ERP Investments Still Top the List for Corporate IT Spending

Forrester Research survey data shows that more than two-thirds of companies are still investing in their ERP systems--despite the recession, upgrade costs and maintenance fee complaints.

14 Nov 2009
ERP Systems Enterprise Applications Outsourcing
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What Matters Most in Outsourcing: Outcomes vs. Tasks

No one who outsources IT really cares about servers or switches or man-hours. They want business results. Outcome-based outsourcing promises to deliver those results, but moving from input-based pricing to outcome-based contracts is easier said than

12 Nov 2009
IT Leadership Outsourcing ROI and Metrics
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Inside ERP Budgets: Slicing and Dicing the Corporate Pie

AMR Research survey data shows how companies are spending their ERP operating budget dollars and why many are struggling to achieve the right mix.

10 Nov 2009
Budgeting ERP Systems Outsourcing
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IT Outsourcing: Think Twice Before You Issue a Single RFP

Sure, the big outsourcing providers can offer application development and infrastructure services. But just because they do doesn't mean you should send them a single RFP if you need to provision both. Pace Harmon's Steve Martin explains th

5 Nov 2009
Outsourcing
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5 Questions with NetSuite’s CFO

A high-tech CFO who makes sales calls? It's all in a day's work for NetSuite CFO Jim McGeever. Here's his take on how SaaS is beating big vendor FUD, the Larry Ellison effect, and the future of business apps.

4 Nov 2009
ERP Systems Outsourcing SaaS
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You Can Outsource City Hall, but Not Offshore–Yet

Faced with declining revenue and increased demand for IT services, state and local governments are looking to third-party IT providers for help, even amid some high profile public sector outsourcing disasters. And while offshoring remains off the tab

30 Oct 2009
Budgeting Government Government IT
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Oracle vs. SAP: Battle of the Fall 2009 Balance Sheets

A head-to-head examination of how the two software giants were able to increase net income during a global recession in which revenues plunged.

30 Oct 2009
ERP Systems Enterprise Applications Outsourcing
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When Did a Billion Become Boring?

'One million'-anything used to be impressive. Now, even 1 billion is blah. Just one example: Number 326 on Forbes' list of the wealthiest Americans is worth just more than one billion. Are we jaded, or have we lost perspective on all t

24 Oct 2009
Careers Enterprise Applications Outsourcing
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Supply Chain Surprise: Nothing Says Happy Holidays ’09 Like Purell!

Supply-chain import data from Panjiva shows that U.S. retailers are stocking up on hand-sanitizer products to meet expected demands from a Swine Flu-weary public.

23 Oct 2009
Enterprise Applications Outsourcing Supply Chain Management Software
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Outsourcing Industry Mergers Spell Bad News for IT

The forecast calls for more mergers in the IT outsourcing industry and that means more headaches for IT groups. Brace yourself for decreased competition, increased service disruption, and other woes, analysts say.

22 Oct 2009
IT Leadership Mergers and Acquisitions Outsourcing