Managed Infrastructure Services: Two Companies on Vastly Different Trajectories February 9, 2021 Greg Hall Reading Time: 4 minutes How IBM’s NewCo split and Atos’s up-and-coming presence in North America are changing the managed infrastructure services landscape There has… Read More Categories: Managed Services
IBM Divestiture: Who Does it Really Impact? October 9, 2020 Greg Hall Reading Time: 3 minutes IBM just announced it will spin off its managed infrastructure unit to double down on CEO Arvind Krishna’s strategy of… Read More Categories: IBM
How 25,000 Accenture Layoffs Will Impact Customers August 28, 2020 Greg Hall Reading Time: 3 minutes The pandemic has prompted businesses to hit the brakes on their large transformation projects, seek ways to reduce project costs,… Read More Categories: Accenture
IBM, TCS and Accenture Offer Compelling Cases to Combine AMS and IMS Support July 7, 2020 Greg Hall Reading Time: 3 minutes Cost optimization is a doctrine that IT organizations have continuously lived by, but it has taken on a higher degree… Read More Categories: IT Services
IT Service Providers Like TCS and Infosys Think “AI” Means Added Income June 17, 2020 Greg Hall Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s no secret that Application and Infrastructure Management and Support (AMS and IMS) service providers have latched onto artificial intelligence… Read More Categories: IT Services
5 Steps to Assess Offshore Support Risk (and 5 Steps to Address Critical Needs) May 19, 2020 Greg Hall Reading Time: 5 minutes To ensure continuity of critical operations, all businesses should take these practical steps to engage, assess, and partner with offshore… Read More Categories: IT Services
Bear Market IT Services Sourcing Strategies: 4 Actions You Must Take Now March 24, 2020 Greg Hall Reading Time: 3 minutes There is no denying we are in uncertain and unprecedented times. As the longest bull market in modern history comes… Read More Categories: IT Services, IT Sourcing
Building Elasticity in Outsourced Managed Services February 18, 2020 Greg Hall Reading Time: 5 minutes There are always risks involved with outsourcing IT services, but this is especially true when outsourcing critical managed services such… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, Managed Services
Companies are Raising the Bar for AMS Providers December 23, 2019 Greg Hall Reading Time: 3 minutes How CIO’s and CTO’s are Changing the Narrative on AMS Expectations Application Management Support (AMS) providers aren’t winning or preserving… Read More Categories: Application Management Services
How to Establish and Maintain Control of a Fixed Price Outsourcing Agreement December 12, 2019 Greg Hall Reading Time: 4 minutes Managing Change with Deadband, ARC, and RRC Metrics A best practice to address changes to your scope of outsourced services… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, IT Sourcing