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IT outsourcing
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July 25, 2018
25
Jul'18
Government outsourcing at a crossroads, says PAC report
The government needs to change the market that supplies it with services through better contracting practices if it is to achieve anything beyond lowest price, according to a PAC report
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July 24, 2018
24
Jul'18
Atos acquires Syntel for £2.6bn
French IT services firm buys Syntel to expand in the US and bolster its offshore delivery
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July 23, 2018
23
Jul'18
European infrastructure cloud deals grow, as contract sizes shrink
Emea is taking on infrastructure as a service in a big way, as traditional sourcing is being pinched, according to ISG
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July 19, 2018
19
Jul'18
Heathrow flights grounded by IT failure
Aircraft unable to take off at airport following failure of an IT system at one of BA's suppliers, that even led to the temporary closure of the control tower
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July 17, 2018
17
Jul'18
Interview: Pippa Thomas, regional IT director, Freeman Clarke
Freeman Clarke’s regional IT director, Pippa Thomas, on the role of interim CIOs and why organisations use them
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July 12, 2018
12
Jul'18
Brexit proposal calls for standards alignment and data sharing
Although the government’s Brexit whitepaper focuses on curbing immigration, collaboration on cyber crime, data sharing and services are among the bargaining chips
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July 10, 2018
10
Jul'18
Analysts question Australia government’s IBM deal
Industry analysts and experts have called the wisdom of the A$1bn IBM IT deal into question, with one claiming that the federal government should have used a range of suppliers instead
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July 09, 2018
09
Jul'18
As prime minister unveils Brexit plans, TechUK calls for deal on services
The UK tech industry wants a Brexit deal open to services, mirroring the EU trade agreement with Canada
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July 09, 2018
09
Jul'18
Dutch government IT projects run €1bn over budget
Dutch government IT projects are costing much more money and taking far longer than expected
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July 09, 2018
09
Jul'18
Government needs to improve its outsourcing approach
Parliamentary committee advises government to improve its outsourcing methods in the wake of the collapse of Carillion
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July 04, 2018
04
Jul'18
Software firm Clevermed enhances NHS user experience on Health and Social Care Network
Clevermed, a supplier of maternity and neonatal care record software to the NHS, reveals how users are benefiting after it switched to the new Health and Social Care Network
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June 26, 2018
26
Jun'18
Norway’s National Security Agency warns IT industry about security obligations
IT service providers serving organisations in Norway have received a timely reminder about their security obligations.
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June 21, 2018
21
Jun'18
Nokia outsources IT infrastructure and application services to HCL
Five-year deal will bring together the services delivered by four different IT companies.
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June 18, 2018
18
Jun'18
Equinix, Digital Realty and NTT lead datacentre colocation market
NTT had the biggest market share in Asia-Pacific, while Equinix ranked third in the region during the first quarter of 2018, according to market research data
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June 15, 2018
15
Jun'18
Nordic healthcare services provider outsources IT infrastructure
Healthcare service provider Falck is planning to transform its business with a standardised and simplified IT infrastructure at the core
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June 08, 2018
08
Jun'18
BT’s Gavin Patterson quits under shareholder pressure
Patterson’s resignation comes just weeks after he announced 13,000 redundancies across BT
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June 07, 2018
07
Jun'18
IT spending reaches 10-year high as CIOs struggle with digital technology strategy
IT leaders have seen their budgets and headcounts rise for the first time in 10 years, but face challenges implementing their digital strategies
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May 18, 2018
18
May'18
IR35 reforms: Government invites feedback on plans to extend tax avoidance rules to private sector
The government is pushing ahead with its plans to explore the possibility of extending the controversial IR35 tax avoidance reforms to the private sector, much to the chagrin of stakeholders
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May 10, 2018
10
May'18
Barclays to set up biggest office outside UK in India
Bank is expanding its presence in India with plans for an office for 8,000 staff in Pune
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May 02, 2018
02
May'18
Fresh blow for Facebook as court refuses stay in Max Schrems legal action
Facebook has lost a legal attempt to delay the Irish High Court from seeking answers from the European Court of Justice over the legality of EU-US data transfers
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April 27, 2018
27
Apr'18
DWP to spend nearly £15m on GDPR
A single government department plans to spend nearly £15m on preparing for new European data protection legislation, a report reveals
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April 24, 2018
24
Apr'18
CenturyLink takes aim at APAC market post-Level 3 merger
The US telecoms giant is expanding its footprint in Asia through its merger with Level 3, and hopes to bring its offerings on par with that of rivals in the region
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April 23, 2018
23
Apr'18
Capita’s £500m loss raises more questions for outsourcing
The latest loss announced by Capita adds uncertainty to an outsourcing sector already tarnished by the collapse of Carillion
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April 19, 2018
19
Apr'18
UK and Indian governments agree tech partnership
Agreement aims to identify organisations in the two countries that can work together and open up opportunities for tech entrepreneurs
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April 18, 2018
18
Apr'18
European IT services spending down as businesses focus on GDPR compliance
European organisations are reducing their spending on IT services and are redirecting resources towards becoming compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation
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April 17, 2018
17
Apr'18
Norway’s tax administration combats economic crime through IT
Authority has updated its IT system to step up the fight against tax evasion
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April 06, 2018
06
Apr'18
Business increases use of encryption in the cloud
The use of encryption has seen double-digit growth in the past year due to a number of security-related drivers, a study has revealed
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April 05, 2018
05
Apr'18
IR35 reforms: Calls for inquiry into pre-launch tests of HMRC IR35 assessment tool
HM Revenue & Customs hits back at contractors who claim it failed to test its online IR35 status assessment tool rigorously enough in the run-up to its launch in March 2017, as calls for an inquiry into its dev and test procedures grow
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April 02, 2018
02
Apr'18
Lawyers more influential than IT staff in cloud deployments
Traditionally considered risk-adverse, lawyers are twice as more influential than in-house technology staff about cloud, research finds
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March 28, 2018
28
Mar'18
AWS ups ante on cloud services for Australian government
Cloud supplier AWS says government agencies can now assess the prospect of running protected workloads, following an independent cloud security assessment
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March 23, 2018
23
Mar'18
Telefonica cuts HR running costs by 40% as it replaces hundreds of ageing IT systems
Multinational telecoms group Telefonica is on the verge of completing a project to replace 175 incompatible HR IT systems with a cloud service covering more than 40 countries
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March 20, 2018
20
Mar'18
Croydon Council partners with Rainmaker to shake up its IT
Croydon Council has employed digital transformation specialist Rainmaker to help it change the way it delivers IT over the next three years
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March 20, 2018
20
Mar'18
Maplin in administration: Internet connectivity issues hit in-store card payments
Internet issues at beleaguered high-street electronics retailer Maplin cause trouble at the tills in stores across the UK
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March 19, 2018
19
Mar'18
How airlines are gearing up for the digital shift
Asian carriers are counting on personalised services, blockchain-enabled loyalty programmes, automation and predictive maintenance to lower costs and improve passenger experience
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March 15, 2018
15
Mar'18
Infosys announces more US jobs
Indian supplier Infosys continues to open hubs and recruit more IT professionals in the US
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March 12, 2018
12
Mar'18
Digital for rural areas worth up to £26bn to UK economy
A study commissioned by Amazon has posited that greater use of digital tools and services could be worth between £12bn and £26bn per annum to the UK economy
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March 07, 2018
07
Mar'18
Infosys hires thousands more US staff as part of recruitment pledge
Indian company opens new tech centre in the US to help fulfil its promise to hire more American workers while adapting to changing IT services trends
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March 06, 2018
06
Mar'18
Norway’s Statkraft outsources IT infrastructure management
Energy company awards India’s HCL five-year IT deal in order to free up resources to focus on core business
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March 05, 2018
05
Mar'18
Hershey’s outsources SAP roll-out to Accenture
US chocolate maker has signed up Accenture to support its SAP Hana S/4 implementation
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March 01, 2018
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Mar'18
Contractor confidence in HMRC’s IR35 online assessment tool remains low
Research suggests contractors still have misgivings about using HM Revenue & Customs' IR35 online assessment tool, one year on from launch
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March 01, 2018
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Mar'18
ANZ organisations grappling with cloud outages
A majority of organisations from Australia and New Zealand admitted in a survey that they had not fully evaluated the impact of cloud outages which were longer than they had expected
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February 28, 2018
28
Feb'18
Chances of success with SAP are only 50-50
Companies can spend millions, but half of SAP projects fail because there is no connection between the implementation and the original business case
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February 27, 2018
27
Feb'18
Sweden’s Systembolaget picks Evry for cloud transformation
Government-owned retailer signs major IT outsourcing agreement as part of its digital transformation programme
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February 23, 2018
23
Feb'18
IT services giants face stiff challenge from niche players in IoT market
Traditional broad and large IT services firms are facing competition from niche industry-focused companies in the IoT services market
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February 21, 2018
21
Feb'18
Infosys opens delivery and innovation centre in Finland
Infosys is stepping up its Nordic presence with a new operation in Finland, with a design and innovation centre in Helsinki in spring 2018
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February 15, 2018
15
Feb'18
Atos investigates breach linked to Winter Olympics cyber attack
IT services firm Atos is investigating a potential security breach in response to reports that employee credentials were found in malware used to target the Winter Olympics
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February 06, 2018
06
Feb'18
Thousands of IT jobs being created in India by European and US companies
Global businesses focus on India as they seek the best ecosystems for digital transformation
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February 02, 2018
02
Feb'18
Global Services still problem child for BT
Challenging market conditions and lost customers at its IT services unit weigh heavily on BT’s results in the third quarter
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February 01, 2018
01
Feb'18
NAO delivers damning report on delayed and costly DBS transformation project
The Disclosure and Barring Service modernisation programme runs three-and-a-half years behind schedule, suffers from low uptake and increased costs, says NAO report
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January 31, 2018
31
Jan'18
Capita to offload non-core business units
Capita reveals it might sell some of its non-core business units after issuing a profit warning, which the CEO partly blames on its business being too broad and complex