Outsourcing
CIO Magazine, 5/3/02: Adventures in Outsourcing
By Lorraine Cosgrove Ware
In an effort to keep you informed on where your fellow executives stand on critical business issues, CIO.com has instituted a monthly survey. In April, we focused on IT outsourcing; here's what respondents had to say.
Executive Summary
Outsourcing is increasingly a strategic, company-wide initiative and viewed less as an operational IT issue, according to the findings of an April 2002 CIO.com survey. While the biggest drivers of outsourcing historically were lowering costs and gaining efficiencies, companies today are looking for business impact like improved quality and reduced time to market, in addition to bottom line results.
The bulk of organizations (51%) in our survey began outsourcing later than 2000, and CIOs expect to spend more on outsourcing this year than in 2001. According to the survey respondents, the key factors behind companies’ decisions to outsource were a lack of internal staff and a need to reduce ongoing IT costs.
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InternetWeek, 5/7/02: Latest Loudcloud Service Starts At $10,000Per Month
Tom Smith, InternetWeek
The service has three primary components: Loudcloud Deployment and Launch Services; Application and Infrastructure Services; and Client Services.
Deployment and Launch Services include site architecture, building the e-business infrastructure, integrating customer applications, and testing the site for reliability.
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IT Management
ZDNet, 5/8/02: It's the technology, stupid
By David Stein
COMMENTARY--As the co-founder of a technology company, my biggest challenge was identifying and hiring talented employees to grow our business. Unemployment was at an all-time low, talented, dedicated professionals were hard to find, and the cost of labor was at an all-time high.
Fast-forward three years, and the situation has changed drastically.
Technology companies have the pick of the litter. There are hundreds of thousands of smart, qualified free agents looking for jobs, the cost of labor is reasonable, and it is easier to hire new talent quickly since companies receive hundreds of new resumes every day.
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Computer Industry
The New York Times, 5/7/02: Hewlett-Packard Announces New Leadership and Strategy
By JOHN MARKOFF
CUPERTINO, Calif., May 7 — Seeking to project an image of decisiveness and synergy, the Hewlett-Packard Company, freshly combined with Compaq Computer, introduced its executive team and product strategy today.
Giving only a passing nod to the bruising proxy battle fought for the last eight months with Walter B. Hewlett, the Hewlett family heir, Hewlett-Packard's chief executive, Carleton S. Fiorina, said the bitter fight had proved to be useful in building a more unified management. "The best teams are forged during difficult times," she said.
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Microsoft
SearchWin2000, 5/6/02: Microsoft users love Windows 2000; hate forced upgrades, arrogant ways
By Robert L. Scheier
Microsoft still faces major challenges in moving away from its roots as an operating systems vendor, according to an exclusive survey of 950 Windows professionals conducted by SearchWin2000.
Microsoft customers said the software vendor finally "got it right" with the reliability of its Windows 2000 operating system and is still a dominant trendsetter in the IT industry. But they're less interested in, and less satisfied by, Microsoft's other server products, and are increasingly looking to buy non-Microsoft software.
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