global-cio: Outsourcing
Vested IT Outsourcing Deals Avert A Catch-22
Customers and suppliers say they value innovation, but most outsourcing relationships end up becoming a race to the bottom. In "vested"...
H-1B: Ripe For Reform
20% of H-1B petitions granted last year went to just four firms, all outsourcers. That's just one of several proofs that the controversial visa...
Why Tech Projects Fail: 5 Unspoken Reasons
Today's IT groups make too many ROI guesstimates and have too little accountability, says this financial industry IT exec, in his debut column for...
IT Talent Shortage Or Purple Squirrel Hunt?
Employers press for H-1B increases, while job hunters say searches seem designed to rule out U.S. workers. Is there really an IT talent shortage??
Dell's Future: 3 Wild Cards CIOs Should Understand
As Dell pursues going private, Microsoft's $2 billion stake isn't the only thing that should give enterprises pause.
7 Ways Outsourcing Has Changed
The old role of outsourcers -- doing repetitive stuff overseas because it is a lot cheaper -- is history. See what's coming to take its place.
5 Reasons Outsourcing Is Here To Stay
The tech services industry is in the midst of a downturn, but outsourcing isn't going anywhere—it offers too many benefits.
SMBs Spending on IT, Not New IT Hires
Small and midsize business IT budgets continue to grow but hiring remains stagnant. Here's why IT folk should embrace the trend.
Apple's Tim Cook: What Analysts Miss
Apple's manufacturing power is now entrenched in China. Expect that to change as the new CEO helps reinvent the company, again.
How To Build A High-Performance IT Team
In a tight job market, CIOs and other tech employers need to rethink their recruiting, training, and retention practices.
Sorry, But Outsourcing Isn't Evil
Outsourcing remains pervasive in both the public and private sectors, and it's not going away, despite the widespread backlash.
GM's IT Overhaul: 5 Critical Questions
InformationWeek reader reactions to GM's planned overhaul, including a huge shift away from outsourcing, point to the critical challenges facing...
Why IT Outsourcing Often Fails
IT doesn't compare to a security guard force or a legal staff. It's part of your core intellectual property.
General Motors' Big Bet On U.S. Tech Talent
In an IT overhaul, GM plans to create new U.S. software development centers. Manufacturers Ford and GE recently made the same move.
Randy Mott's Journey To General Motors
The CIO's road through Wal-Mart, Dell, and HP was marked by very different cultures and expectations.
Obama's Attack On Outsourcing Rings Hypocritical
Campaign jabs at Mitt Romney notwithstanding, the evidence suggests the President wants to use outsourcing to boost ties with India and level the...
Mobile App Development: How To Choose Your Partner
From technology boutiques to consultancies, your choices for mobile development services partners keep multiplying. Consider this advice from...
Ban On USAID Outsourcing Programs Makes Bipartisan Sense
U.S. Congressman Tim Bishop wants to bar the development agency from using public funds to help train offshore workers. Here's why lawmakers from...
Can Software Help Infosys Out Of Financial Rut?
A digital marketing platform called BrandEdge is the Indian company's newest attempt to sell software, not just IT and BPO services. It's got its...
Outsourcing Or Automation: No Difference To Unemployed Workers
Some 750,000 U.S. tech and business workers are going to get the pink slip between now and 2016. Does it really matter if their jobs go offshore...
Tech Talent Shortage, Or Busted Moral Compass?
Readers weigh in on training, internships, partnerships, and 'cut-and-paste robotic HR people.'
Apple Critic Accused Of 'Significant Fabrications'
This American Life withdraws its report on working conditions at Apple's suppliers in China.
Digital Migrants And A Stark Economic Future
Why we'll see a very tough transient labor market for a couple of decades, with slowing or declining economic growth.
Obama's Insourcing Call Falls On Deft Ears
President Obama wants companies to bring jobs home, but smart businesses are already rethinking the insourcing and outsourcing mix--due to...
What Will Eat Your IT Job?
HCL says virtualization and cloud technologies are automating the roles that it used to fill with lots of H-1B workers.
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Vested IT Outsourcing Deals Avert A Catch-22
May 16, 2013Customers and suppliers say they value innovation, but most outsourcing relationships end up becoming a race to the bottom. In "vested"...
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H-1B At Center Of Immigration Reform Debate
May 16, 2013H-1B is just one of the hot-button issues in the immigration reform act now being debated by the Senate Judiciary Committee. But it is the one...
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FedEx Makes Strategic Shift
May 07, 2013As part of a broader strategy to cut costs and modernize its IT, FedEx offered a voluntary buyout to IT and select other workers as it adjusts its...
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H-1B: Ripe For Reform
April 16, 201320% of H-1B petitions granted last year went to just four firms, all outsourcers. That's just one of several proofs that the controversial visa...
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IT Salary Survey 2013: 11 Career Insights
April 15, 2013IT salaries begin to thaw, with median pay for staffers at $90,000 and managers at $120,000.
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Why Tech Projects Fail: 5 Unspoken Reasons
April 08, 2013Today's IT groups make too many ROI guesstimates and have too little accountability, says this financial industry IT exec, in his debut column for...
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IT Talent Shortage Or Purple Squirrel Hunt?
March 07, 2013Employers press for H-1B increases, while job hunters say searches seem designed to rule out U.S. workers. Is there really an IT talent shortage??
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Code.org Urges Students To Embrace Programming
February 27, 2013After tech industry hiring practices left students reluctant to go into software engineering, the industry wants to make up.
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U.K., India Sign Cybersecurity Pact
February 25, 2013Government and law enforcement agencies will collaborate to protect U.K. data held by Indian outsourcers and cloud vendors.
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Dell's Future: 3 Wild Cards CIOs Should Understand
February 13, 2013As Dell pursues going private, Microsoft's $2 billion stake isn't the only thing that should give enterprises pause.
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