Outsourcing Center, Patti Putnicki, Business Writer
In the world of IT, Cloud has been the media darling, taking center stage in every conversation and publication. While it’s true that Cloud is a major trend in and of itself, its adoption has caused a domino effect in the industry as a whole. The advent of utility-based pricing, in combination with a more …
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
For the most part, industry experts say the midmarket is poised for significant growth in outsourcing during the next five years. However, some point out that the nature of midsized companies may hinder growth. Outsourcing Center interviewed providers and advisors serving the midmarket regarding upcoming changes in this market and the risks and challenges that …
J Ben Trowbridge
Midsized businesses frequently have the same challenges that larger organizations have. At some point, they have to standardize their internal services, like HR, in order to scale or control costs. Enter outsourcing benefits. Outsourcing the build and then taking it back after some time (Build Operate & Transfer) or by outsourcing the operations in an …
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Increased business agility is a big driver of the increase in application management outsourcing (AMO), notes Marc Schwarz, Senior Vice President and leader of the Oracle On Demand business. Businesses want to focus more of their resources on developing new innovations that increase revenue and profits. But he states that reducing business risk is the …
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Technology enables business change, but it doesn’t drive it. Jim Stikeleather, Chief Technology Officer at Dell Perot Systems, says change doesn’t happen unless there is an economic value. And that’s why cloud computing will make such a huge impact on outsourced services. It changes companies’ ability to consume IT. “This will create a very different …
John Harney, Business Writer
In 2005 the housing market was hot. Mortgage lenders received more applications than they could handle. But in Miami they were not getting motivated, dependable, high-quality staff to process mortgage applications and the attendant materials that accompanies them. Outsourcing to India expedited loans and eliminated mistakes.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Consumer-directed healthcare (CDH) is causing payors to determine how to meet the challenge of adjusting existing technology so it services individual clients, not just groups. Payors have four choices. One of those, a CDH defined-care platform in an outsourced model is finding great success in the marketplace. Here’s why.
John Harney, Business Writer
Insurance carriers with under $300 million in premiums face major challenges in adopting outsourcing because of their complex processes and products and intense government regulation. Here are some things to think about to insure outsourcing success.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
The insurer’s sluggish processes and aging technology made it nearly impossible to introduce new products quickly. And its expense-to-premium ratio was 65 percent when the industry norm was closer to 20 percent. Outsourcing included a transformation. The result: In the last 18 months, Channel Life took on 450,000 new policies, four times the number of policies it had.
John Harney, Business Writer
Among other factors, obsolete IT systems and an aging work force are driving government agencies to outsource more.
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