In Depth

In Depth

Offshore IT services

• Bring the cup home: mobile holds key to UK’s America’s Cup challenge

  Computer Weekly visited the Land Rover BAR sailing team in Portsmouth to find out how mobile innovation may help bring the America’s Cup back to the UK for the first time since 1851  Continue Reading

• CW@50: A history of IT outsourcing

  Computer Weekly looks at where and when IT outsourcing was invented and considers the changes the sector has gone through since  Continue Reading

• Isle of Man: From seaside getaway to tech startup hub

  The Isle of Man government is stepping up efforts to position itself as the low-tax jurisdiction of choice for the startup community. But what's it like to do business there?  Continue Reading

• Microsoft’s underwater datacentre: The pros and cons of running subsea facilities

  Underwater datacentres can help providers save on land costs and cooling, but at what cost to the environment?  Continue Reading

• Journey to the West: Will Huawei make its services ambitions stick?

  As network hardware supplier Huawei enters the services game, we consider if the West is ready to buy IT services from China  Continue Reading

• CW500: Where next for IT outsourcing?

  IT outsourcing is emotive, but it is hard to find a company today that doesn’t do it in some way.  Continue Reading

• IBM India staff reductions are sign of shift in outsourcing sector

  Talk of IBM reducing its India-based workforce by 50,000 is a reflection of the diminishing importance of low-cost operatives  Continue Reading

• IT outsourcing has changed, but have you?

  IT outsourcing was once a choice between doing it or not, but with maturing cloud-based services and new suppliers, there is more to consider  Continue Reading

• What's on an enterprise's checklist when seeking a datacentre provider?

  Is it energy efficiency? Is low cost or low latency the deal maker? Top enterprises disclose their checklists for datacentre providers  Continue Reading

• Top 10 supplier profiles 2012

  Download in-depth reports on leading IT suppliers from Computer Weekly  Continue Reading

• Mandatory carbon reporting: Indirect emissions guidelines for IT managers

  As the UK government announces mandatory carbon reporting for listed companies, how are IT managers to interpret guidelines on indirect emissions?  Continue Reading

• Buyer's guide: Outsourcing trends in 2012

  In 2012, smaller outsourcing deals will mean changing suppliers more often, but higher margins for outsourcers.  Continue Reading

• What are the outsourcing options for the SME?

  The pace of change of technology can cause the small and medium enterprise (SME) critical issues which outsourcing can only address with carefully researched decisions.  Continue Reading

• Buyer's Guide: State of outsourcing 2011

  Research tracking trends in outsourcing contracts during 2011 is showing a distinct shift away from business process outsourcing, towards lower-value, smaller contracts.  Continue Reading

• Buyer's Guide: The importance of governance in outsourcing IT services

  While many businesses are continuously developing and refining their outsourcing capabilities, they still struggle to get the business results they desire.  Continue Reading