Outsourcing in the changed economy
Despite the global economic downturn in recent years, many outsourcing deals have been re-negotiated and extended. In many such cases the deals changed, in the sense that the commercial model was scrutinised and optimised to meet client objectives, says Dr Andrew...
SA and IT outsourcing in the coming years
With the South African IT services market expected to reach R53,3-billion by 2015, according to BMI TechKnowledge’s (BMI-T) South African IT Services Market Sizing and Forecast, and it is safe to say there is still considerable opportunity for IT players in their...
The power of predictive maintenance
As industries and governments turn toward greater mechanisation and become increasingly reliant on technology, the need to keep systems running smoothly has never been as critical as it is today, says Nadine Shenker, director of Business Intelligence and Advanced...
HP unveils HP OneView
HP recently unveiled HP OneView, an industry-first, consumer-inspired infrastructure management platform for HP Converged Infrastructure that simplifies the most basic steps that underlay all data centre processes - allowing IT teams to dramatically improve operations...
SA is a favoured location for offshoring
It is common practice today to seek out reputable companies that can successfully undertake work that is not part of the core competency of the client’s business. This form of outsourcing has become increasingly popular for development relating to information...
Outsourcing the data centre
Positioning of the core IT infrastructure and related technology integration, upgrade and deployment to bolster the data centre can have far-reaching consequences for business. Experts in the provision of managed ICT and professional services suggest that outsourcing...
Preparing for disaster recovery
Lightning strikes, floods, fires, machine error, hardware failures, viruses, someone pressing the "do not touch" red button, the blinking red light being ignored, the wrong plug being pulled. It almost sounds like the fast-moving plot of an action movie, but such...
IT outsourcing in emerging markets
A move into the emerging markets – particularly Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and South America – holds great appeal for many organisations. Rapid growth opportunities and little or no immediate competition in those areas are usually the drivers behind such...
Nashua offers ProAct monitoring solutions
Nashua Limited’s reputation for providing its customers with leading solutions and services has once again been firmly demonstrated, as the company has become the first organisation in South Africa to offer its clients complementary live monitoring of device systems...
The four steps to IT consolidation
Tell a spouse that users would like to consolidate their neatly organised home storage to a single closet and the idea may be met with a startled face twisted into a smirk. Why would users want to destabilise the status quo if what they have is adequate? Similarly,...
SunGard identifies outsourcing trends
“The current economic and regulatory environment, as well as the maturation of outsourcing providers, is leading corporations to consider using outsourcing and other managed services more broadly," says Brian Anderson, an executive of SunGard Systems South Africa. ...
Does cost efficiency cost money?
In the current economic climate, many organisations are driven to cut costs, save money and improve cost efficiency across the board. One area that is typically under scrutiny is IT, says Gerrit-Jan Albers, service delivery manager at RDB Consulting. As a result,...