Application Trends

ANALYST SPEAK: Outsourcing is not just for cutting costs anymore

7/1/05

Outsourcing is not just for cutting costs anymore, according to the 2005 Global IT Outsourcing Study from DiamondCluster. Instead, enterprises should, and are beginning to, see it as part of an overall strategy.

Outsourcing is out of touch with reality

6/7/05

Thinkpiece: Think before pushing development offshore

6/1/05

Sending software development offshore is what everyone wants to do, but sometimes it's not the right way to go.

Big Changes Coming for IT, Says Gartner Analyst

5/18/05

Technology and organizational changes are coming in every area of IT, and they are going to have a profound impact on virtually all of the 11 million IT professionals around the world—and eventually, everyone, everywhere.

The BPO Problem: Data Integration

5/11/05

Today, Informatica is embracing a broader definition of data integration that includes operational data integration—things like data migration and consolidation, building operational data stores, synchronization among different databases and master data management.

Q&A: Testing is moving away from IT

5/1/05

Sukant Srivastava is vice president of global services for Keane in Boston, where he directs a team that develops global application outsourcing products. In this interview with ADT, he examines the differences between traditional and outsourced testing and why outsourced testing services are a better fit for most companies.

Outsourcing off Los Angeles?

4/18/05

What if you could outsource to a company that offered the cost savings of an India-based outsourcing firm, but whose facilities were just a few hours away?

Offshoring pays off but not as much as you think

1/1/05

Process efficiency, management challenges, the nature of the projects and other factors have a lot to do with the success of offshoring and whether it provides financial benefits. Conversely, offshore providers and the infrastructure that support them are maturing, making offshoring less complex and risky than it was even a few years ago.

It's survey time

12/20/04

Have you been transferred from a corporate position to a service provider as part of an IT outsourcing contract? Here's a chance to make your voice heard.

THINKPIECE: Quality counts, especially in outsourcing

12/1/04

For many companies, outsourcing IT work is seen as mandatory to stay competitive, and even software product companies are offshoring product development and maintenance work to reduce costs. But many experts will tell you that outsourcing software development carries increased risks, most notably, quality.