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Cost Comparison Of Insourcing Vs Outsourcing Contact Center Operations

August 3, 2010 12:00am PDT

The recession has pressured many credit unions to reduce operational expenses and discard many capital-intensive projects. Even before the "Great Recession," credit unions were increasingly...

Provided by: CUinsight

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TechRepublic bloggers weigh in on offshoring

August 2, 2010 4:39am PDT

Is there a compelling reason for offshoring besides money savings? Four TechRepublic bloggers weigh in with their opinions.

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Brief Announcement: Modeling MapReduce for Optimal Execution in the Cloud

July 28, 2010 12:00am PDT

Cloud services are being increasingly used to outsource computations. But as cloud services become more popular, the variety of services that are offered is becoming over-whelming. In this paper,...

Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery

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Outsourcing And Offshoring Of Business Services: Challenges To Theory, Management And Geography Of Innovation

July 22, 2010 12:00am PDT

Drawing on an original survey, the authors discuss the trends and challenges posed by the outsourcing and off shoring of business services. They document and analyze the increasing off shoring of...

Provided by: University of Manchester

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Outsourced Similarity Search on Metric Data Assets

July 21, 2010 12:00am PDT

This paper considers a cloud computing setting in which similarity querying of metric data is outsourced to a service provider. The data is to be revealed only to trusted users, not to the service...

Provided by: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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New 1099 Filing Requirements For 2011: Truth Serum Or More Red Tape?

July 8, 2010 12:00am PDT

1099 forms fall under the category of "information returns". Businesses must file information returns to report certain transactions. There are over 120 different transactions that require the...

Provided by: American Express

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Why Should A Small Business Decide On BPO Outsourcing?

July 1, 2010 12:00am PDT

Business process outsourcing occurred as corporations began to realize that they were carrying out a few procedures which, while very significant and indispensable, were not really linked with the...

Provided by: SooperArticles

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Sustainability Practices In Global IT Outsourcing

July 1, 2010 12:00am PDT

Buyers and providers of global IT outsourcing increasingly strive for sustainability. Lessons from global leaders can give strategic and responsive direction to the IT outsourcing industry and to...

Provided by: University of Manchester

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FADE: Secure Overlay Cloud Storage With File Assured Deletion

June 29, 2010 12:00am PDT

While one can now outsource data backup to third-party cloud storage services so as to reduce data management costs, security concerns arise in terms of ensuring the privacy and integrity of...

Provided by: Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Tools For Running Your Location Independent Business

June 21, 2010 12:00am PDT

Your clients and customers don't necessarily need to know that you are running your business from across the globe. With the advent of the internet, outsourcing, and other services, you can...

Provided by: American Express

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Legal Concepts In Contract And Project Management

June 3, 2010 12:00am PDT

As a project manager, especially in large engineering projects, there are many legal concerns in contracts, damages and injuries. However different countries and provinces have different law...

Provided by: Project Perfect

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How you look matters when you're visiting clients

June 1, 2010 9:18am PDT

In his almost 20 years as an IT consultant, Chip Camden has gone from overdressing to looking a bit shabby to adding a touch of class to the dress code when visiting clients.

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Improve your consulting process by following DMAIC

May 24, 2010 4:11pm PDT

Once you build a great consulting process with the Six Sigma DMADV application, don't stop there. John Weathington says you should use the DMAIC application to constantly improve your process.

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Build a consulting process in five steps

May 17, 2010 3:59am PDT

IT consultants should build a quality service model that consists of effective processes. Here's how to use the Six Sigma DMADV (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Verify) process for this purpose.

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Advantages Of Outsourcing For The Small Business

May 14, 2010 12:00am PDT

If your business is small the chances are that your resources are limited; there may not be very many of you involved in the day-to-day running of things and so trying to cover every base may...

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How to recruit first-rate engineers for your IT consultancy

May 5, 2010 2:04pm PDT

If you're not having luck recruiting tech engineers for your IT consulting firm, Erik Eckel offers six tips that might help with the process.

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10 Examples Of Shockingly-Excellent Customer Service

May 4, 2010 12:00am PDT

Excellent customer service has kind of become a thing of the past. We consumers have grown accustomed to outsourced customer service departments and faceless, electronic "help. An 89-year old...

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Skip buzzwords for clear and concise communication

May 3, 2010 1:15pm PDT

Buzzwords can impede rather than enhance business communications. Here are four tips for communicating clearly and concisely with clients.

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Bank Secrecy, Illicit Money And Offshore Financial Centers

May 1, 2010 12:00am PDT

This paper discusses the effects of pressure policies on offshore financial centers as well as their ability to enforce the compliance of those centers with anti-money laundering regulations....

Provided by: Universite Catholique de Louvain

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Knowing your abilities benefits your IT consulting business

April 29, 2010 2:05pm PDT

When IT consultants and their clients misrepresent their abilities or expertise, no one wins. Chip Camden discusses the importance of taking stock in what you do well.

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