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ALSO CALLED: Strategic Sourcing DEFINITION: Insourcing is a business practice in which work that would otherwise have been contracted out is performed in house. Insourcing often involves bringing in specialists to fill temporary needs or training existing personnel to perform tasks that would otherwise have been outsourced. An example is the use of in-house engineers to write technical manuals for equipment they have designed, rather than sending … Definition continues below.
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Outsourcing PCI Compliance sponsored by Datapipe WHITE PAPER: An increasing number of businesses outside the payment card industry are also deploying PCI DSS solutions across the enterprise to meet a range of industry requirements. However, not all PCI DSS service providers deliver a comprehensive compliance solution. Read this white paper to learn more. Posted: 08 Sep 2010 \| Published: 08 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Credit Cards \| Data Security \| Firewall Management \| Log Management \| Outsourcing \| Patch Management \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Vulnerability Assessments

E-Book: The Black Book of Outsourcing 2009 Survey: Top Legacy Migration ITO Vendors sponsored by Clerity EBOOK: Each year, the Brown-Wilson Group and Black Book Research undertake an annual survey into organizations' satisfaction with their outsourcing service providers. Explore their findings in this informative E-Book. Posted: 20 Aug 2010 \| Published: 20 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Backups \| Dashboards \| Data Security \| Legacy Applications Software \| Outsourcing \| Scalability Testing \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors

Cloud Computing Basics sponsored by RightScale WEBCAST: In this webinar we discuss basic concepts behind cloud computing, show you real applications of the cloud in production today, and explore practical information you need to get started. Posted: 10 Aug 2010 \| Premiered: 10 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Application Outsourcing \| Applications Management \| Business Process Management \| Cloud Computing \| Data Center Management \| Outsourcing \| Private cloud computing \| Public cloud computing

Virtual Desktop Deployment Healthcare Case Study: Seton Family of Hospitals sponsored by Sychron, Inc. CASE STUDY: The Seton Family of Hospitals, the largest healthcare provider in Central Texas, approached Sychron about its interest in designing and deploying a highly scalable, server-based, virtual desktop system. Read this case study to learn more. Posted: 29 Jul 2010 \| Published: 29 Jul 2010 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Health Care Industry \| Health Care Networking \| HIPAA Compliance \| Laptop Computers \| Mobile Workers \| Outsourcing \| Scalability Testing \| Security \| Vendors \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Weighing the move to Security-as-a-Service (SaaS): How to decide sponsored by Trend Micro, Inc. VIDEO: This video provides examples of security functions that can be readily outsourced to a SaaS provider and details on how some require a mixture of outsourced capability and on-premise systems or expertise. Posted: 12 Jul 2010 \| Premiered: 12 Jul 2010 TOPICS: Application Service Providers \| Managed Security Services \| Outsourcing \| Security Management

Removing Insecurity from Outsourced Development sponsored by IBM PODCAST: Hear from Security Executive, Jack Danahy, of IBM's Rational Software Group explain why and how to hold your outsourced partners accountable to delivering secure code. Posted: 25 Jun 2010 \| Premiered: 25 Jun 2010 TOPICS: Code Management \| Outsourcing \| Software \| Software Configuration Management \| Software Licensing \| Software Quality Assurance

Outsourcing Security Management: Moving From Tactical Tool to Strategic Advantage sponsored by SecureWorks ANALYST BRIEF: Protecting your IT network and applications against cyber-threats continues to grow more complicated and challenging. As a result, spending on IT security continues to reach record levels. Read this analyst brief to learn more about current security spending trends, what’s causing them, and how managed security services can help mitigate costs. Posted: 18 Jun 2010 \| Published: 18 Jun 2010 TOPICS: Managed Security Services \| Managed Security Services Providers \| Outsourcing \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Spending

Information Security Magazine - April 2010: Endpoints on the Loose sponsored by Information Security Magazine EZINE: This month’s cover story focuses on the security threats that mobile devices and portable storage introduce. Other articles expound on topics like fraud prevention, security planning, and code outsourcing. Read on to learn about these important subjects and more. Posted: 07 Apr 2010 \| Published: 07 Apr 2010 TOPICS: Endpoint Security \| Fraud Protection \| Information Security \| Network Security \| Outsourcing \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Threats \| Storage Security

How to Make Indirect Procurement Outsourcing Work Effectively sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Consider how procurement outsourcers have helped customers improve strategic sourcing, contract negotiations and operational procurement. Yet they need to connect these areas with integrated, sourcing-to-settlement procurement processes by providing customers with standard processes and platforms. Posted: 12 Mar 2010 \| Published: 12 Mar 2010 TOPICS: Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Outsourcing \| Compliance (Finance) \| ERP Software \| Outsourcing \| Procurement \| SAP (Product) \| SOA \| Spend Management

Trust, But Verify: How to Manage Risk In Outsourced Applications sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Outsourcing can be a cost effective and efficient solution to the demand for new and specialized applications in today’s Internet-based marketplace. It is absolutely critical, however, that the team responsible for evaluating the outsourced application makes security one of its principal criteria prior to acceptance of each release. Posted: 08 Mar 2010 \| Published: 08 Mar 2010 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Application Outsourcing \| Application Security \| Applications Management \| Code Management \| Outsourcing \| Secure Application Development

Ten Questions to Ask Before Choosing an Outsourcing Provider sponsored by Advent Software, Inc WHITE PAPER: There are many reasons why outsourcing with Advent OnDemand℠ may be the right answer for your firm. These are just ten of them. Find out why nearly 500 investment management firms have staked their future on our outsourcing services. Posted: 13 Feb 2010 \| Published: 13 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Benchmark Testing \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Host Management \| Investments \| Outsourcing \| Reporting Software \| Tax Law

Reliance Communications and Alcatel-Lucent establish an innovative joint venture leading to one of the World’s largest multivendor managed services agreements sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent CASE STUDY: India's telecom giant uses a managed services solution from Alcatel-Lucent to achieve predictable operating costs, improve competitiveness, and refocus on exceptional customer satisfaction. Read on to learn more about the benefits of managed network services. Posted: 02 Nov 2009 \| Published: 02 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Network Management \| Network Management Services \| Outsourcing \| Telecom Spending \| Telecommunications Networks \| Telecommunications Service Providers \| Telecommunications Services

Allied Solutions Moves IP Telephony System to CDW Data Center sponsored by CDW Corporation CASE STUDY: As part of a larger outsourcing project, Allied Solutions decided to outsource their IP Telephony infrastructure to take advantage of the stability, security, and redundancy that a data center could offer. To achieve this goal, they turned to CDW’s Hosting and Managed Services solutions. Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: IP Telephony \| Outsourcing \| Telephony Services \| Telephony Systems \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems

Back Office Outsourcing and Investment Reporting - A Guide for Investment Advisors sponsored by Advent Software, Inc WHITE PAPER: In investment reporting, customers expect detailed reports of irreproachable accuracy, delivered with no delay or excuses. This whitepaper will serve as as a guide for Investment Advisors. Posted: 10 Aug 2009 \| Published: 10 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Financial Applications Software \| Financial Services Industry \| Investments \| Outsourcing \| Reporting Software \| Systems Management

Citizant Enhances IT Flexibility and Scalability by Creating a Virtualized Dell Infrastructure sponsored by Dell and VMware CASE STUDY: Read this case study to learn how the Citizant IT group worked with Dell to design a virtualized IT infrastructure that includes VMware virtualization software to accommodate business growth, enhance IT flexibility, and improve worker productivity by creating a virtualized infrastructure in-house. Posted: 29 May 2009 \| Published: 29 May 2009 TOPICS: Email Management \| IT Infrastructure \| Outsourcing \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| VMware \| VMware Server

SearchCIO.com eBook: Unlock Outsourcing Potential and Change sponsored by SearchCIO.com EBOOK: The key to unlocking outsourcing potential lies in targeting the right projects, choosing your suppliers wisely and then managing them with an eye on economic conditions at that global site. Here's a step-by-step plan for optimizing savings. Posted: 04 May 2009 \| Published: 04 May 2009 TOPICS: Change Management \| CIOs \| Contract Management \| ERP \| Outsourcing \| Project Management \| Strategic Planning \| Supplier Relationship Management

CIO Decisions Ezine Vol. 2 sponsored by CIO Decisions EZINE: Outsourcing is the quest to offload either commodity or very specialized activities, so that staff can focus on work that truly adds value to the business. Posted: 11 Aug 2008 \| Published: 11 Aug 2008 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| CIOs \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Data Warehouses \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Outsourcing

Enable Project-Centric Manufacturing with Business Software sponsored by IFS WHITE PAPER: Project-centric manufacturing business models that involve outsourcing and short product lifecycles expose manufacturers to a number of risks they were not vulnerable to previously. Posted: 01 Jul 2008 \| Published: 01 Jul 2008 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Models \| ERP \| Outsourcing \| Productivity \| Risk Management \| Supply Chain Management

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OUTSOURCING DEFINITION (continued): … the work to an outside technical writing firm. In this example, the engineers might have to take technical writing courses at a local college, university, or trade school before being able to complete the task successfully. Other challenges of insourcing include the possible purchase of additional hardware and/or software that is scalable and energy-efficient enough to deliver an adequate return on investment (ROI).Insourcing can be viewed as outsourcing as seen from the opposite side. For example, a company based in Japan might open a plant in the United States for the purpose of employing American …
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