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DEFINITION: Also see nearshore outsourcing, onshore outsourcing, and offshore outsourcing.

Outsourcing is an arrangement in which one company provides services for another company that could also be or usually have been provided in-house. Outsourcing is a trend that is becoming  … 
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The Deal Zone: Getting Real about IT Outsourcing Agreements
sponsored by Infocrossing, A Wipro Company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines what you need to know to navigate the stormy waters of outsourcing agreement negotiation to arrive safely at harbor with a deal that works.
Posted: 16 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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How To Increase Value and Reduce Risk with Outsourcing Strategies
sponsored by Ounce Labs
WHITE PAPER: This report examines outsourcing practices from 200 of the largest organisations in the UK and the US and provides pointers as to how the most experienced outsourcers are putting in place effective processes to drive the risk out of outsourcing.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2008
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Total Economic Impact Of VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure - Financial Services Industry
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Find out how a VMware financial service customer used VMware® View™ 3, formerly VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, to reduce costs, free up office space and increase worker productivity in its remote offices.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Dec 2008
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Managing Risk in Outsourced Manufacturing
sponsored by E2open
WHITE PAPER: This white paper looks at some of the management risks and challenges associated with outsourced manufacturing strategies and summarizes the proven ways used by companies that have successfully resolved or mitigated these risks.
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 05 Dec 2008
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Disaster Recovery Outsourcing and Services
sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company
WHITE PAPER: This document is based on an i365/TechTarget Webcast entitled "Disaster Recovery Outsourcing and Services."
Posted: 25 Nov 2008 | Published: 25 Nov 2008
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The Enterprise Network Partner - Management and Transformation
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses the benefits of working with a managed service provider with the right experience to handle the management and transformation of enterprise voice and data networks and bring powerful strategic advantages to today's businesses.
Posted: 17 Nov 2008 | Published: 17 Nov 2008
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The Future Carrier Network: Adopting New Outsourcing Business Models
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER: This paper is meant to help operators embrace a new strategy for differentiating and competing successfully in a market characterized by flux.
Posted: 17 Nov 2008 | Published: 17 Nov 2008
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Federated Identity and Software as a Service (SaaS): Single Sign-on to the Cloud
sponsored by Ping Identity Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to get an overview of the market forces that have created a need for rapid deployment of Internet Single Sign-on for SaaS deployments and how your organization can address those needs today.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008
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Retail and Online Commerce Infrastructure: Understanding Total Cost of Ownership
sponsored by Akamai Technologies
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a comprehensive view of numerous legacy costs as part of a total cost of ownership (TCO) assessment of a retailer's in-house support of its online channel infrastructure.
Posted: 15 Oct 2008 | Published: 15 Oct 2008
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Driving down Costs While Increasing Efficiency of Fax Communications
sponsored by Premiere Global Services
WHITE PAPER: This document illustrates how outsourcing fax communications allows you to decrease operational costs, scale capacity up and down, meet compliance and security requirements, and reduce vendors.
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 | Published: 10 Oct 2008
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Outsourcing Your Business Community Management
sponsored by Inovis
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the supply-chain problems now confronting manufacturers, the benefits of managing supply-chain performance more effectively and the risks presented by some efforts to achieve those benefits.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008
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Best Practices or Best Effort? IDG Research Reveals Gaps between Information Management Best Efforts and Best Practices
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
WHITE PAPER: This IDG study provides four decisive actions that respondents are taking to better manage and protect their data, but at the same time, it uncovers several critical areas where enterprises may be falling short.
Posted: 15 Jul 2008 | Published: 14 Jul 2008
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Back Office Outsourcing and Investment Reporting - A Guide for Investment Advisors
sponsored by Advent Software, Inc
WHITE PAPER: In investment reporting, customers expect detailed reports of irreproachable accuracy, delivered with no delay or excuses. This whitepaper will serve as as a guide for Investment Advisors.
Posted: 10 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
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2007 Asset Management Operations and Compensation Survey
sponsored by Advent Software, Inc
WHITE PAPER: This Asset Management Operations and Compensation Survey conducted by Advent Users Group and Advent Software was taken by over one hundred investment firms. Technology, operations and compensation were the three key areas covered in the survey.
Posted: 10 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Enable Project-Centric Manufacturing with Business Software
sponsored by IFS
WHITE PAPER: Project-centric manufacturing business models that involve outsourcing and short product lifecycles expose manufacturers to a number of risks they were not vulnerable to previously.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Consolidation 2.0: Consolidation Trends in Contact Center Technologies and Operations
sponsored by CosmoCom, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the benefits of Consolidation 2.0 and shows how it best meets the demands of today's global business environment.
Posted: 27 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
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Managing Video Networks in a Metro Environment
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER: Next generation networks are a key enabler of an effective end-to-end security solution. Preventing disruptive elements is both a public duty and a key business requirement to entice passengers and generate the associated revenues.
Posted: 06 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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The Rise of Storage-as-a-Service
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the Storage-as-a-Service concept spearheaded by Iron Mountain Digital. It supports online data protection and recovery, digital records management, and information destruction.
Posted: 17 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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Security Trends 2008
sponsored by Kaspersky Lab
WHITE PAPER: With increasingly sophisticated cybercrime networks and complex corporate information systems, collisions and intersections between them are a key factor in risk management for businesses in 2008.
Posted: 21 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
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The Match Game: Is Offshoring a Fit for Your Help Desk Outsourcing Strategy?
sponsored by ABS Associates, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Let's examine the pros and cons of each as well as different situations where one or the other is the ideal match for your service desk strategy.
Posted: 13 Feb 2008 | Published: 13 Feb 2008
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Leveraging Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®) Best Practices to Attain Organizational Maturity
sponsored by CompuCom Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: While ITIL is the de facto approach for service management, CIOs often struggle with understanding ITIL and its benefits. Learn about real-world ITIL implementations that encompass product procurement, service desk and network management so...
Posted: 29 Oct 2007 | Published: 01 Sep 2007
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Help Desk Warning Signs: Is it Time to Consider Outsourcing?
sponsored by ABS Associates, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: There are many warning signs that indicate your organization might not be operating at its best. Even a help desk that receives minimal user complaints and experiences low call volumes can project signals that scream, "Danger ahead!" Learn the...
Posted: 19 Sep 2005 | Published: 01 Sep 2005
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Managing Relationship Equilibrium in Outsourcing: HP's Relationship Governance Model and Methodology
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Governance is the holistic way HP engages in and operates within an outsourcing engagement, and it is the key to relationship success.
Posted: 17 Feb 2005 | Published: 30 Dec 2004
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Managing the Move to an Outsourced Environment: HP Services Transition and Transformation Methodology
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Outsourcing all, or even part, of your IT operations is a complex and significant undertaking.
Posted: 17 Feb 2005 | Published: 30 Apr 2004
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Reducing Costs and Enhancing Flexibility in the Adaptive Enterprise through Outsourcing
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: CIO's, CFO's, and CEO's are constantly looking for hard data on return on assets, IT costs reductions and performance improvements.
Posted: 17 Feb 2005 | Published: 30 Apr 2004
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OUTSOURCING DEFINITION (continued): …  more common in information technology and other industries for services that have usually been regarded as intrinsic to managing a business. In some cases, the entire information management of a company is outsourced, including planning and business analysis as well as the installation, management, and servicing of the network and workstations. Outsourcing can range from the large contract in which a company like IBM manages IT services for a company like Xerox to the practice of hiring contractors … 
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