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How to Beat Your IT Budget in 2011

Category:   Strategy & Business Case  IT Infrastructure & Applications  Cloud Computing...

The budgeting season has just finished, and now 2011 has begun. Where will you find the cost savings you committed to? Or even better, where could you find unexpected savings to fund value add projects? And can cloud computing help?

2011 Forecast on Cloud and Outsourcing: Destruction or Creation?

Category:   Strategy & Business Case  Provider Selection  IT Infrastructure & Applications...

CIOs and senior IT executives are feeling pressure from their businesses to "move to the cloud" but, what impact will this have on existing outsourcing relationships? Which traditional outsourcers will retool themselves as true cloud service providers and which will shift to being cloud resellers? What M&A activities will irrevocably change the IT outsourcing landscape? And how will the buyers of IT services fare through the transition? In this eSeminar Ben Trowbridge, CEO of Alsbridge Inc., will answer your questions about the new cloud environment and offer actionable advice on how to leverage cloud sourcing today to drive cost savings and improve IT service delivery.

Cloud Sourcing: Amazon and Google Help CIOs Transform IT

Category:   Strategy & Business Case  Provider Selection  IT Infrastructure & Applications...

Cloud Sourcing - if you're like us, you hear this buzz-word everywhere you go. But it's hard to cut through all of the marketing hype and "techie talk". Alsbridge, Amazon and MeadWestvaco will use this webinar to present case studies and actionable advice on how to leverage cloud sourcing today to drive cost savings and improve IT service delivery.

Best Buy's VMO: The First 180 Days

Category:   Transition & Governance  IT Infrastructure & Applications  Outsourcing

In order to address the risks associated with a misaligned vendor relationship, an icon of American retailing, Best Buy, recently assessed their vendor management practices and instituted an advanced and focused vendor management Office (VMO). Participants in this eSeminar will learn how Best Buy was able to:

• Recognize the warning signs of a stagnating outsourcing relationship
• Align with Vendor Management best practices
• Tackle the challenges and benefits of managing vendors under a standardized VM model
  

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