Ovum reveals process optimization and shared services now take priority over outsourcing

Global outsourcing market revenue will grow just four percent by 2014, predicts Ovum, reaffirming the view that outsourcing is no longer perceived as the main tool that IT has to fend off the recession. Instead, process optimization and shared services are now regarded as higher priorities.

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FailProof Technology Inc. selects Flexiant

Canadian cloud solution provider selects Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator because of its billing flexibility, openness to support its business model and future product plans and vision.

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Latest ISO/27001 standard removes some problems

Security standards are usually a bit of a `pain’, but here is praise from IT Governance for the improvements introduced with the latest, 2013 version of the well-entrenched best practices standard

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Channel challenged in hybrid IT model

The channel has to change; it has been guilty of keeping cloud away from smaller and mid-sized businesses. New routes to market are by-passing both IT departments and traditional channels, however just as channel selling methods need updating; it is likely that most salespeople won't survive the transfer to the new models.

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SME’s buy global Cloud services from trusted local providers

Cloud computing offers Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s) global access to their data and software but there is a growing trend for UK businesses to procure their Cloud services from a company based locally.

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Almost half (47%) of UK CIOs and CTOs will add extra IT security personnel to their teams in 2015...
Early Access Programme allows Biomni to test ‘pop-up’ hybrid cloud and drive innovation.
Despite continued increases in use of public cloud, barriers to its adoption remain due to ...
Masergy Communications Inc. has introduced advanced threat management capabilities for its managed...
Angel Business Communications, organiser of the ‘Powering the Cloud’ events, has...
By Jack Bedell-Pearce, Managing Director, 4D-DC.
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