Outsourcing Center, Karthik Nagendra, Business Writer
Those who thought cloud computing was just a passing fad are learning that it is made of more solid stuff. That said, severe competition could still rip a large hole through some clouds. Read on for some pointers to stay afloat. Even as we talk, the two companies that dwarf all other cloud providers, Amazon …
Outsourcing Center, Patti Putnicki, Business Writer
Forgive me if the title of this article elevated your blood pressure or caused undue anxiety. The goal here is not to discount the role of the CIO in today’s business environment but to point out the fact that, in many companies, that role has significantly changed. Almost every company is becoming technology-centric, with digital …
Outsourcing Center, Karthik Nagendra, Business Writer
BYOD vs CYOD: that is the discussion. Why do people want to bring their own device to work? There are two main reasons. First, employees, especially the new millennials, are more comfortable with their own mobile devices. They have never lived without them. Secondly, company hardware is, well, clunky, outdated and difficult to use—what we …
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Ubiquitous consumer technology is slowly invading the corporate enterprise. Nowhere is this more prevalent than the rise of video interviewing, where employers and recruiters interview job candidates using dedicated technology. Video interviewing, of course, has been around for years. Today, however, video interviewing for job recruiting, both live and recorded, has moved “from the margins …
Outsourcing Center, Karthik Nagendra, Business Writer
Markets are becoming interconnected. Cloud, virtualization, mobility and social media are changing how people work and interact. These technologies are transforming how goods and services are created and distributed. They are restructuring how manufacturers price their products, what they choose to produce and what they invest in. But the most significant change has become apparent …
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Ask 10 people what constitutes a successful long-term outsourcing relationship and you will get 10 different answers. But everyone will say governance is a key driver in every outsourcing relationship, no matter the flavor, and will continue to be as long as buyers and their service providers have to work together. But governance has been …
Outsourcing Center
How analytics, insights and innovation are revolutionizing the outsourcing industry. Take a look at the next generation of BPO! Since its mainstream inception in the 1990s, a comprehensive and successful business process outsourcing (BPO) program has consisted of three main elements: cost reduction, transaction processing of non-core functions (such as human resources and finance and …
Outsourcing Center, Patti Putnicki, Business Writer
It’s 2014, and Big Data analysis is still big news. Businesses in every market segment are scrambling to use this insight to create “right-time” experiences for their customers and internal staff. When done well, Big Data analysis gives companies a clear competitive advantage. However, for many organizations, Big Data efforts have gone awry, transforming the …
Debbie Fisher, Business Writer, Outsourcing Center
Although the definition of cloud computing is still evolving, it hasn’t slowed the adoption of applications being deployed in the cloud. Looking back five years, Ajay Srivastava, VP of Product Management and Strategy at Oracle Managed Cloud Services, recalls early conversations with other IT industry executives about client server computing as the advent to a …
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
New buyer demands and social, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC) are changing both BPO and providers. Here’s the constant: Service providers in 2014 “have to live up to evolved client demands, increased competition and a rapidly changing regulatory environment,” notes Sanjay Jain, chief strategy officer, WNS Global Services. What’s changing is how they are meeting …
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