- Search
Category: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and BPaaS
-
IBM’s Kenexa acquisition can take the talent conversation outside of the HR department
HfS believes IBM is likely to be eyeing a further acquisition in the talent management software space as Kenexa brings very strong Recruitment Process Outsourcing competency and IP in employee engagement and compensation, but was still developing out its cloud platform.Read More
-
It’s more about technology than ever for HR executives…
Our trusted friends, over at the HR department, haven't given up the ghost in helping their organizations close these capability gaps either... and they look beyond service providers alone as the solution: they want to invest in better technology. So where better to spend your time that at the HR technology in Chicago from October 8-10, 2012, where Bill Kutik and crew will put on their annual ode to the world of.... HR technology.Read More
-
Why the social enterprise matters… Yarmis brings his thoughts back from Dreamforce
We can't understate the importance of social media on the enterprise. Hey - we bet our whole business model on it! And that's why we hired one of the best thinkers in the social sphere to help us understand how social will impact business processes and how enterprises will operate in this new social world we live in. So we coaxed Jonathan Yarmis from his Dreamforce-induced hangover, where he was living it up with 90,00o 0ther technology geeks, to tell HfS why this matters....Read More
-
Doctor Disruptive joins HfS to lead Social Business research
Global business practices are starting to become disrupted in ways that is shocking many firms into retrenching, while others are realizing they have little choice but to embrace the change, otherwise get left behind. Jonathan Yarmis, aka "Doctor Disruptive" has crafted a trade where he combines an intimate knowledge of technology, media and global business dynamics to bring to you a unique research practice dedicated entirely to covering the impact that social media and disruptive technologies are having on global business dynamics and operations. Read More
-
Double-Dip Dynamics, Part II: The new tenets of outsourcing – process standardization, global flexibility and better technology
What is motivating buyers to outsource in this current climate? While eliminating cost is still is a huge fundamental, buyers are even more focused on achieving greater flexibility to scale their global operations as a prime motivating factor. Clearly, many executives are getting more experienced and skilled at driving an sourcing initiative, and are confident they can use the endeavor as a change agent to promote and implement much-needed change in their businesses.Read More
-
A big cat for a big job: meet Tiger (Part III)
The final installment of our recent discussion between HfS CEO Phil Fersht and Genpact's new President and CEO, NV “Tiger” Tyagarajan, which delves into Tiger's vision for the future of technology and BPO. Read More
-
Will a Double-Dip Recession reverse the trend of buyers “delaying outsourcing” during a slump? Here are 10 factors to consider…
Organizations have always been wary of outsourcing during recessions. While today it delivers cost-reduction to clients in spades (proven emphatically during our recent state-of-outsourcing study), many organizations have proven, in the past, to push it down the priority-list of radical cost-reduction measures, when they fear for their very existence. However, with the threat of a "Double-Dip" recession very much a grim reality, HfS believes this cycle is likely to be broken.Read More
-
Want to get smart about sourcing for Cloud?
This report authored by HfS Research and Loeb&Loeb provides both Business-function and IT executives with a detailed assessment of Cloud adoption strategies, an analysis of business benefits, concerns, challenges and contractual issues that need to be addressed and discusses the key service providers provisioning Cloud Computing services in today’s market.Read More
-
Satisfying customers’ needs profitably: can marketing BPO revive marketeers?
CMOs have it tough today, whichever geography or market you look at. They’re stretching dollars for myriad activities in a function that’s undergoing major change. HfS Research's Reetika Joshi discusses her new report "Marketing BPO Services: Solving the CMO’s Dilemma"Read More
-
Sal’s six stages of sourcing: BPO’s Generations
The BPO industry has been going though an incredible evolution since the first major deals was cast, barely more than a decade ago, that it's high time we took stock and take a good look at the phases - or generations - through which our industry has progressed. And there are few people who have lived and breathed these generational shifts more closely that Accenture's BPO leader, Mike Salvino.Read More
