Outsourcing Increased for Q2 2011

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Daily Edge August 30, 2011 Top Outsourcing Trends for Q2 2011 Based on recent research from the Everest Group, the offshore services market witnessed 38 new delivery centers set up across captives and service providers during Q2 2011. This is marginally higher than the 35 centers set up in Q1 2011, the first quarter of the year typically having less activity. Read more > Get the Sourcing RSS Feed   UC: Giving Business Something to Talk About Read this industry report and learn how UC can accelerate cycle times, help shrink the order-to-revenue gap and strengthen customer relationships. Download now > Blogs Carl Weinschenk Data and Telecom Windows Phone Making a Mango Push Ann All Business of Tech Biggest Collaboration Challenge: Making It Central to Workflow Lora Bentley Governance and Risk DoJ: Google to Forfeit $500 Million for Illegal Canadian Pharma Ads Operations & IT — Aligning Execution with Strategy   This white paper describes the portfolio management process to help you maximize innovation and minimize risk. Download Now > Download: Desktop Virtualization RFP Template Ensure that potential DV vendors meet your company's needs in areas such as help desk support and scalability with this editable request for proposal template. Eight Tips for Creating a Social Media Policy The key to a good social-media policy is finding the right balance for your company. That'll likely depend a lot on your specific corporate culture and your industry. It's safe to say a lot of companies won't be comfortable with Zappos' seven-word policy: Be real and use your best judgment. But many will find social-media guidelines like those issued by Dow Jones to be too restrictive. How to Effectively Manage Project Risks Risks can be foreseeable and unforeseeable. In both cases, astute project managers are prepared with some means of dealing with them. Many risk management plans address only foreseeable risks and fail to address the unforeseeable ones. For that reason, project planning must include a degree of schedule, cost, and scope margin. Latest White Papers The Time Is Right for Open Source MDM Which to Buy? Your Guide to Selecting the Right-Sized Phone System New Approaches to Optimized Data Center Power Distribution The CXO's Roadmap to IT Governance Featured White Papers Trust, but Verify: How to Manage Risk in Outsourced Applications Outsourcing can be a cost-effective solution to the demand for new applications. Learn best practices for outsourcing application development. •  Email Security in the Cloud: More Secure! Compliant! Less Expensive! •  Seamlessly Manage Complex Database Environments — And Do It Within Budget •  Server Consolidation for SAP ERP: Lowering Total Cost of Ownership "Low-power hardware is destined for the data center regardless of whether the powers-that-be make a conscious decision to deploy it." Excerpt from Arthur Cole Infrastructure Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise