BizAnalyst Network: Outsourcing Survey 2006, Part 1: What, How Much and How Long

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Outsourcing Survey 2006, Part 1: What, How Much and How Long

The outsourcing model has changed quite a bit in the past few years, and most of these changes reveal stronger, more mature partnerships in the data center outsourcing marketplace.
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Outsourcing Survey 2006, Part 1: What, How Much and How Long
Enterprise Systems: This article examines some of the newer, more useful outsourcing insights from those in the data center outsourcing world. These insights include the recognition that cost savings are only one part of the outsourcing goal, and that many companies turn to outsourcing more for accessing IT skills than for saving money. Moreover, this survey found that most data center work is actually being handled in-house, suggesting that IT careers aren't dying out in the U.S. According to the article, companies are maturing in the ways they handle outsourcing pricing structures, with actual costs being in line with expected costs. As for the top concerns among data center outsourcers? Most report that data privacy and security are at the top of the list.

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