The Connected Business

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Moving IT to a third party purely to cut costs will often cause service levels to deteriorate – and cost more

Paul Taylor Dec 6, 2011

IT departments must deliver more for less

Outside the global big spenders, many face little or no growth in their budgets

Dec 6, 2011

Energy costs: Now top priority

Cost pressures expected to push more companies towards outsourcing IT

Dec 6, 2011

Outsourcing: Beware false economies

Moving IT to a third party purely to cut costs will often cause service levels to deteriorate – and cost more

Dec 6, 2011

Perspectives: Unlearnt lessons of Leo

British pioneers wrote the script on project management in the 1950s, but no one was listening

Dec 6, 2011

Cloud service contracts: A bit of a grey area

A lack of transparency over service levels is common in this developing market

Dec 6, 2011

Future proofing: Uncertainty is the only sure thing

So rapid is the pace of technological change that the more flexible upgrades can be, the better

Dec 6, 2011

Data centres: To buy or to lease?

Outsourcing IT services can offer huge savings, but security can be a concern

Dec 6, 2011

Accounting treatment of software: Intangible but vulnerable

Software may not be tangible, but its finite life means liabilities and risks will arise, as with any other asset

Dec 6, 2011

Budgets: Business wants to keep a hand on the tap

Chief information officers are under greater scrutiny to ensure projects offer value and a sound business case

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