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Investigating Outsourcing
An insider\'s view on the issues, trends and controversies around outsourcing and IT services.
February 2011
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Most private sector companies not interested in recruiting former public sector workers
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 28 Feb 2011 -
The public sector is having its very own credit crunch but the IT sector is less concerned
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 28 Feb 2011 -
Centrica outsourcing shake-up taking shape
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 28 Feb 2011
Over half (57%) of private sector businesses are unwilling to take on redundant public sector workers according to research from the Financial Times. The survey of 500 private companies found that ...
When the credit crunch struck in 2008 and the banks began to struggle, the IT services market knew it was in for a tough time. The financial services sector was the life blood for many IT companies ...
Back in December I revealed that Centrica was shaking-up its outsourcer pack. T-Systems was being replaced in the datacentre and on the desktop by HP and Fujitsu respectively. Meanwhile T-systems ...
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299,000 job cuts at IBM not as outrageous as it sounds?
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 24 Feb 2011 -
Is Compass bait for Deloitte to acquire TPI or does TPI parent have bigger plans?
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 23 Feb 2011 -
The Financial Services Authority has an enormous IT plan?
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 22 Feb 2011 -
Has an outsourcer suggested you do extra work when there was no need?
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 22 Feb 2011 -
KPMG finally buys Equaterra, you heard it here first.
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 22 Feb 2011 -
Are outsourcers using in-house knowledge gap as a license to print money?
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 18 Feb 2011 -
Campaigner against corporate immigration abuse says ICT rules open to abuse
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 17 Feb 2011
I wrote a story last year following comments made by a senior IBM HR executive. Tim Ringo head of IBM Human Capital Management, said that in the future IBM might have 299,000 less staff than it has ...
Following the confirmation about KPMG taking over Equaterra talk of TPI being swallowed by Deloitte has re-emerged. Well that's amongst the people I speak to anyway Sources have told me that the ...
I recieved a press release today from Steria. It was about a new framework agreement that it has signed with the FSA. It looks like the FSA is preparing for some major IT work. Not just major but ...
I posed this question in a blog post last week. That post was about how IT outsourcing providers allegedly encourage customers to do unnecessary work. I put a survey in the blog post to see how ...
In August this blog revealed that KPMG was in the process of buying sourcing advisory Equaterra. It has taken another six months for an announcement, but today KPMG told the world about the ...
I was sent this interesting article by a company that makes security software. Jane Grafton, director at Lieberman Software, says that outsourcing has a dark side in that in-house IT security ...
I blogged earlier about the final details of changes being made to the much criticised Intra company Transfer (ICT) immigration scheme. I have since written a more detailed article. See it here. ...
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What can we learn from De Beers UK's legal battle with Atos Origin UK?
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 16 Feb 2011 -
Linux ultimate test begins with offshore captive under the spotlight
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 14 Feb 2011 -
UK government finally makes it easier for SME IT suppliers
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 14 Feb 2011 -
E-skills pours cold water on UK IT skills shortage claims
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 11 Feb 2011 -
Recession in outsourcing sector is over. Day three Nasscom 2011
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 11 Feb 2011
In December diamond mining company De Beers and IT firm Atos Origin were in a UK court battling over a failed £2.9m contract for a supply chain management system. The battle offers lessons for IT ...
The London Stock Exchange's new Linux based core trading system, which replaced its .Net Tradelect system, is now up and running on the main stock exchange. See more here. It also sees the London ...
The government has kept to its word and changed its procurement process to make it easier for small suppliers to sell IT to the public sector. But will things change? Yes the government's Contracts ...
This blog has featured many articles and views on the debate about wheter there "is or isn't an IT skills shortage in the UK?" I cannot avoid writing about this debate because proponants of ...
Here is PA's Alex Blues' take on the final day of the Nasscom India Leadership Forum.Interestingly it appears the IT industry believes that the outsourcing recession is over. See Alex's ...