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Outsourcing

DEFINITION: Also see nearshore outsourcing, onshore outsourcing, and offshore outsourcing.

Outsourcing is an arrangement in which one company provides services for another company that could also be or usually have been provided in-house. Outsourcing is a trend that is becoming  … 
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Managing Video Networks in a Metro Environment
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 06 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: Next generation networks are a key enabler of an effective end-to-end security solution. Preventing disruptive elements is both a public duty and a key business requirement to entice passengers and generate the associated revenues.

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Podcast: Storage-as-a-Service: CIO's Solution for Making Data Safe, Secure and Useful
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
PODCAST:   Posted: 01 May 2008 | Premiered: 01 May 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: Listen to this Podcast, featuring John Clancy, President of Iron Mountain Digital, to learn more about outsourcing and SaaS technologies.

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Talent Management - The New Business Imperative
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 26 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2007
SUMMARY: Read this report to discover the views of senior human resource (HR) and information technology (IT) executives and CEOs at large and midsize companies about the talent shortage and how workforce planning can help executives address this coming crisis.

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How to Protect Your Critical Resources with Identity-based Access Control
sponsored by AEP Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 23 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This paper addresses the concerns facing network security architects and introduces AEP IDpoint as an advanced IBAC solution that meets datacenter security needs and satisfies modern business security challenges.

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The Rise of Storage-as-a-Service
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 17 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: The Storage-as-a-Service approach spearheaded by Iron Mountain Digital, supports online data protection and recovery, digital records management, and information destruction.

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Maximize the Strategic Value of Your Supply Chain with Bristlecone
sponsored by Bristlecone
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:   Posted: 14 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: Learn how Bristlecone's services cover the entire supply chain spectrum, ranging from supply chain strategy and network design to supply chain systems implementations. Explore how you can maximize the strategic value of your supply chain.

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Get Ready for Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID): Implications of Level 2
sponsored by ILOG, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 10 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
SUMMARY: Much of Europe's financial community will have to abide by the new Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), these regulations not only protect investors, but give financial institutions guidance in doing business across borders.

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How Cavium Networks Implemented Oracle Solutions to Prepare for IPO
sponsored by USi, an AT&T Company
CASE STUDY:   Posted: 10 Apr 2008 | Published: 09 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Learn how you can integrate Oracle applications to improve accuracy of financial reporting and gain the flexibility to integrate those applications with the back-end systems of all its suppliers to securely exchange data.

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Seven IT Strategies to Help Survive the Downturn
sponsored by CompuCom Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 09 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: The U.S economy is slowing and, whether it turns into a deep recession or continues to be a mild downturn, the predictions of tougher times ahead have CIOs and company executives developing a wide range of contingency plans.

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Delivering and Measuring Customer Service
sponsored by Mindshare Technologies
BOOK:   Posted: 31 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: Read this white paper to learn how you can deliver superior customer service and measure your employee performance. Explore feedback methods and how to create an integrated dashboard for service management.

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OUTSOURCING DEFINITION (continued): …  more common in information technology and other industries for services that have usually been regarded as intrinsic to managing a business. In some cases, the entire information management of a company is outsourced, including planning and business analysis as well as the installation, management, and servicing of the network and workstations. Outsourcing can range from the large contract in which a company like IBM manages IT services for a company like Xerox to the practice of hiring contractors … 
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