Outsourcing Reports

EZINE: Technology decision makers in the enterprise are under pressure to deliver results on tight budgets while streamlining efficiency, cutting costs, and reducing risk for their organizations. Read this E-Zine from Enterprise CIO Decisions to find out how ITSM, outsourcing and technology are combining to make IT a lean, mean fighting machine in 2010.

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 | Published: 26 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: The current economic environment challenges manufacturers seeking to capitalize on their enterprise resource planning (ERP) software: How can a company increase ERP functionality while reducing operating costs and even head counts? To achieve this difficult balance, many manufacturers have turned to on-demand ERP-support services.

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 | Published: 08 May 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this transcript, cloud computing pioneer Randy Bias discusses virtual private clouds and how they work. Learn about general adoption policies for the virtual private cloud and why they are or are not being used today. Find out how this technology could develop in the future and how to enhance your cloud infrastructure.

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 | Published: 02 Feb 2010

EZINE: This issue of information security magazine provides a step-by-step guide to securing database systems, explores the important factors in selecting a SaaS provider, presents a whole new approach to security management that has nothing to do with structure-driven policy architecture, and more.

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 | Published: 14 Dec 2009

EBOOK: In this e-book, learn more about key trends affecting SAP managed hosting environments. Find out how the emergence of cloud computing is impacting the managed hosting market. Learn more about virtualization and find out important considerations when assessing managed hosting providers.

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 | Published: 08 Dec 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This is a presentation transcript of the SearchStorage.com expert videocast on Remote Backup. Dave Raffo, Senior News Director at TechTarget’s storage sites, discusses remote backup with Curtis Preston, Executive Editor at TechTarget. The transcript will address the challenges of backing up remote sites.

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009

EBOOK: Buying Infrastructure as a Service is a mouth-watering prospect for CIOs and IT departments eager to drive down costs and speed up provisioning. But once IT is outsourced, keeping control of it is a major challenge.

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 24 Sep 2009

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: 01 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Maintain operational efficiency while cutting supply chain costs with new approaches, technologies, and methodologies. Third party logistics providers, radio frequency identification rentals, and attribute-based demand planning can help you reduce supply chain costs and boost customer satisfaction.

Posted: 07 Aug 2009 | Published: 07 Aug 2009

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

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides answers to basic questions relating to the management of outsourced development and maintenance. What is the metrics approach to managing sub-contractors? What is the quality of the code expected to be that has been developed by the sub-contractor? Read on for the answers to these and other important considerations.

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 | Published: 13 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: Learn from the success one of the largest U.S. retailers who implemented an integrated global HR outsourcing solution that combined process, technology, domain, and service delivery expertise.

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 | Published: 13 Jan 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper looks at some of the management risks and challenges associated with outsourced manufacturing strategies and summarizes the proven ways used by companies that have successfully resolved or mitigated these risks.

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 05 Dec 2008

EZINE: This magazine issue covers several topics, including industry salary trends, information about backups, storage consolidation tips, and data migration tips.

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Published: 14 Nov 2008

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This transcript is a printable version of the video presented by enterprise expert Gary Audin which is designed to help service providers sell beyond connectivity.

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: In this report, BusinessWeek Research Services (BWRS) launched a research program to determine the views of C-level managers—at large companies on how to improve the value derived from human resources outsourcing.

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 | Published: 18 Sep 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper reviews the key steps necessary to implement a transactional email marketing campaign. It also recommends methods to ease the pain of implementation while improving the results.

Posted: 08 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

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 Jun 2008

WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses new market forces that are compelling them to consider a range of alternatives, including outsourcing and offshore opportunities.

Posted: 17 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2006

WHITE PAPER: The ability to manage operations, expertise and resources more fluidly enables globally integrated enterprises to enter new markets and seize new business opportunities wherever they happen to arise.

Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008

WHITE PAPER: The document describes the seven IT strategies worth taking a closer look at that can make a difference and have an impact.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008

WHITE PAPER: RowGen provides a cost-effective alternative to the practice of production data replication. This is accomplished by providing data content that requires no additional security measures.

Posted: 29 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008

WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses new market forces that are compelling them to consider a range of alternatives, including outsourcing and offshore opportunities.

Posted: 27 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2006

SOFTWARE LISTING: Reducing the total cost of information security services by properly documented roles and responsibilities.

Posted: 14 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

WHITE PAPER: Let's examine the pros and cons of each as well as different situations where one or the other is the ideal match for your service desk strategy.

Posted: 13 Feb 2008 | Published: 13 Feb 2008