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11 July 2008
So You Think you Want to Outsource Your IT?
Outsourcing key information technology (IT) functions is becoming increasingly popular for manufacturing companies, but the ultimate decision of whether to outsource still requires an in-depth evaluation of your in-house IT capabilities, notes Melinda Elmowy, vice president of global marketing for CargoWise edi, a provider of supply chain logistics management systems.

11 July 2008
Outsourcing from mid size IT companies chasing India
Global recession has come as a blessing for Indian IT companies as now mid size US IT companies have started turning towards India for their work. Describing this as a golden opportunity for Indian IT companies, Ashish Bahuguna of Bitscape IT Solutions Company said that now Indian companies had opportunity to get the best of their talent in terms of quantity and rate for their work.

07 July 2008
Outsourcing infrastructure applications for SMBs
The promise of rapid time-to-market combined with lower total cost of ownership continues to drive the adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS) among small and mid-sized businesses. This on-demand or hosted application model delivers significant benefits through quick adoption, reduced IT costs and increased budget flexibility. Better yet, outsourcing allows staff to focus on business-related initiatives rather than spending valuable energy selecting, implementing, and maintaining complex on-site solutions.

 

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30 March 2007
Eugene Goland, Tom Grubb, Patricia Fisher -Technology, Vendor Due Diligence and Management OOBP&IAOP
IP Protection: Technology, Vendor Due Diligence and Management OOBP.org and IAOP

04 August 2006
Jeffrey M. Kaplan - Examining the SaaS Alternative to Meet Your Business/IT Objectives
Examining the SaaS Alternative to Meet Your Business/IT Objectives

04 August 2006
Oliver Lewis Houck - What to Expect from Certified Companies:Pros & Cons of Existing Certifications
What to Expect from Certified Companies: Pros and Cons of Existing Certifications

 

New Links

26 March 2007
offshoring.fuqua.duke.edu
2006 ORN survey report: Next Generation Offshoring: The Globalization of Innovation.

02 August 2005
e-isn.com
ISN (India Software Network) is a leading IT research and offshore advisory firm, which helps clients, leverage the offshore opportunity in the IT outsourcing process. Since 1998, ISN has taken a lead in outsourcing procurement & since then developed and maintained a network of quality Indian software & BPO outsourcing service providers.

11 July 2005
Oxford BPO Research
The latest news and research on outsourcing and offshoring.

Eugene Goland

Eugene GolandEugene Goland is an expert in offshore outsourcing for Small and Medium Businesses (SMB). He is a founder of two technology companies with offshore operations, and has a strong hands-on knowledge of the outsourcing industry, from both supply and demand sides, and has been advising SMBs on the issues of outsourcing.

Goland is a Chairman of the Offshore Outsourcing Best Practices (www.OOBP.org) association, a vendor independent community that aims to increase the effectiveness of the outsourcing industry within the segment of small and medium enterprises (SME) by sharing best practices and facilitating knowledge exchange. OOBP.org provides thought leadership through the network of certified professionals and relevant industry organizations, publications and research initiatives. As a recognized expert in IT outsourcing, Goland recently became Chairman of the SME Global Sourcing chapter at the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals, headed by Michael Corbett.

Goland is a President of DataArt, a leading provider of high-end software outsourcing services for SMEs, specializing in enterprise application development, system integration and business automation tools, with industry-specific software expertise in financial, telecom and media sectors. He is also a co-founder of Russia’s premiere web-based portal, Mail.ru, currently the second largest portal in Eastern Europe with 20 million users.

Goland is a frequent speaker at internationally renowned global events, CEO/CTO/CIO Roundtables, Technology Conferences and Symposiums. He hosted and organized the Executive Technology Leadership Forum; the Teleconference Roundtable: Creation of Customer Value Through Globalization; the Leadership and Culture Change Enabled by Technology in Emerging Markets; a WIT off-shoring conference and CIO Community of Practice Meeting among others.

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