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About 53% of organisations in Europe will increase their outsourcing budgets in 2010, according to a survey from Gartner.
Of the 206 European organisations surveyed, 40% said they are planning to raise their external IT services spend. While 14% of those with IT budgets of less than €1m expressed an interest in outsourcing, compared with only 6% in 2009, it found.
SaaS and infrastructure utility implementations were up 6% and 5%, respectively.
However, Claudio Da Rold, vice-president at Gartner, said organisations will expect providers to deliver further cost reductions.
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September 8th, 2010
Companies who choose to outsource their IT operations can gain a number of benefits by doing so, it has been claimed.
Chief technology officer and executive vice-president of Presidio Dave Hart has been extolling the virtues of the option in a Bloomberg BusinessWeek article that looked at the differences between outsourcing and out-tasking.
The industry expert explained that the former is a method by which the management or execution of the entire IT function of a firm is transferred to an external provider.
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May 31st, 2010
A business software expert has highlighted the value of software as a service as a way for businesses to move forward.
In a post for ITworld, Mark Patterson explains how businesses have long been outsourcing other tasks and services to lawyers, accountant, plumbers and electricians.
He then points out that the same can be done with software and applications, through SaaS, providing a cost-effective solution and doing away with the need for expensive hardware.
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May 31st, 2010
Businesses are stepping up their spending on outsourcing as they begin to replace outdated infrastructure, a major survey of UK IT service providers reveals.
But the growth in demand for outsourcing is still precarious, and could be held back if the economy falters, EquaTerra’s UK pulse survey reveals.
“We are seeing more infrastructure projects – datacentre, desktop services, network services. They are being looked at now because the underlying asset is at the end of its life,” said Lee Ayling, managing director for IT outsourcing UK at the company.
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May 17th, 2010
Contractors working in the UK’s IT sector could start to notice more placement opportunities as companies look to increase their outsourcing.
This is the view of IT consultancy Ovum, which said that a number of businesses are now developing long-term strategies as the economy begins to settle.
Patrick O’Brien, a senior analyst at the firm, said: “No one knows exactly how things are going to work out, whether there’s going to be a double-dip recession or whether we’re going to have a gradual recovery, but I think there’s a little bit more confidence and a little bit more visibility with businesses.
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April 13th, 2010
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