Outsourcing
Our articles will help IT pros learn the management processes behind outsourcing, best practices for keeping data safe, and the career implications of work moving to other countries.
Articles about Outsourcing
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Top 10 IT consulting posts in 2012
Here are the 10 most-read TechRepublic posts about IT consulting in 2012.
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What's behind enterprise insourcing of IT?
Some U.S. companies are making moves towards bringing formerly insourced jobs back in house. What's behind this decision?
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Getting started with HP Cloud Storage
Nick Hardiman shows you the easy step-by-step to creating storage containers in the HP Cloud.
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10 services your consulting firm should avoid offering
It may be tempting to build your business by offering to fulfill all your clients' needs. But be careful: Some services may turn out to be more than you can handle.
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Outsourcing's five cast-iron rules: Break them at your peril
How do you get the best from outsourcing contracts without them getting the better of you? One CIO who has worked on both sides of the outsourcing divide offers his key tips.
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Quick tip: Dots are meaningless in your Gmail address
It makes no difference how many dots you include in your Gmail address or how you capitalize it.
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How bogus resumes raise questions about Indian outsourcing skills
Without tough measures by employers, the volume of dodgy job applications could hit confidence in India's outsourcing workforce.
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Poll: Developers, how often do you travel for work?
Does your development work take you out of town more than once or twice a year? Answer this question by taking our poll.
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Get more out of Gmail with Mail Labs features
Explore Google Mail Labs to add new capabilities or change how Google Mail works for the better.
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How to win friends and waste money on consultants
Patrick Gray talks about the most common ways he's seen companies misuse money they're spending on consultants.
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Want to be an IT consultant? The grass isn't greener
Before you switch gears and follow your dream of being a full-time independent tech consultant, try to align your expectations with reality.
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Steps consultants should take before hiring corporate IT pros
Erik Eckel shares three tips that will help ensure corporate IT pros your tech consulting firm interviews are hired for roles in which they will succeed.
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Dealing with mindless consulting tasks
How well do your consulting engagements make use of your intellect? Answer this poll question, and read tips on getting boring tasks out of the way quickly and avoiding procrastination.
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Dump Gmail for Outlook.com? Four reasons you might
Microsoft's Gmail competitor has finally arrived. You might be surprised to learn that it brings some useful innovations to webmail. Here are the big four.
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Offshoring: Why it's an opportunity, not a threat
IT industry experts in the UK argue that offshoring shouldn't be viewed simply as a threat to domestic jobs but as an opportunity to join a global workforce.
