Why some service providers are grimly clinging onto the labor-arbitrage model
A new breed of service provider has to emerge, which can disrupt the legacy labor-based modelRead More
The Digital Transformation Services Blueprint Primer is unveiled: Accenture, Cognizant, IBM, Infosys and TCS are the front runners
HfS has published a Blueprint Primer Report that evaluates this emerging Digital Transformation services landscapeRead More
BPO will continue to fail miserably… without a mindset to embrace change, develop talent and tech-enable processes
Our new "Technology in BPO" study reveals that this industry is on the brink of a significant, radical overhaul to its very core value propositionRead More
HP and Salesforce team up to go after the zombie enterprise
HP and Salesforce.com have teamed up to provide Salesforce CRM on dedicated “Superpod” HP boxes in an effort to satisfy enterprise clients fearful of having their data situated in the Public Cloud. The partnership is designed to help Salesforce.com gain more traction with large global enterprises and highly regulated industries, while providing HP some Cloud street-cred after years of negative publicity and pride a much-needed fillip to its hardware and CRM services businesses.Read More
A different circus with a different set of clowns… the legendary Bruce Rogow talks to HfS, Part II
You really need progression planning where you determine the skill set you’ll need going forward, because it’s a different circus with different clowns.Read More
The outsourcer’s comeuppance… the legendary Bruce Rogow talks to HfS, Part I
Bruce Rogow knows exactly why CIOs are succeeding and why many are failing in their jobs. He is the archetypal CIO therapist, one of the original "Garter Greats" having headed their worldwide research in the 80's and 90's.Read More
Sourcing no-no’s for 2013: what’s gotta go
Here's some sourcing cheese we don't want more of 2013Read More
Tiger Tales Part III… Working with the 57%
In Part III, we ask Genpact CEO Tiger Tyagarajan his views of the "57%", the percentage of enterprise customers who feel their provider does not understand their businessRead More
Look what Obama has done to the “O” word…
our new survey on the toxic "O" word has resoundingly proven that negative politics really does sway opinions, as an overwhelming majority of American enterprises want the word scrapped, which is in stark contract to European firms, who are largely happy to keep itRead More
The myth-busting continues
There's been another scintillating debate on the "Innovation" topic. If you have a few minutes, we suggest you visit the recent piece entitled "Busting the innovation myth" submitted to us by a top advisor choosing to remain anonymous. A couple of insightful and accurate views were contributed by Equaterra's COO Mark Robinson and CSC's Predisent of global sales and marketing, Peter AllenRead More