Share prices drop 5% after a data breach – so why is protecting information still not seen as a ‘business problem’?
Posted: 10/06/2017 - 10:10
Life Lessons: Tom Purton
Posted: 10/02/2017 - 20:26
What has been the single most significant development to impact your profession or area of business during your career, and why?
Back to the Future...of Outsourcing!
Posted: 09/30/2017 - 03:13
To understand the future, it often helps to examine the past. The past may not have all our answers, but we often find useful models that can be repurposed in new ways. Turn back the clock one hundred years, and we will find just such a model for future outsourcing…the modern hospital.
HfS: The Future of Operations Summit
Join the HfS Research analyst team and the industry community for this event, attend our compelling presentations and discussions, participate in the exchange of ideas and experiences with your peers and learn to enable your digital organization to become a OneOffice focused enterprise.
Outsourcing industry – time to innovate
Posted: 09/28/2017 - 05:43
Innovation in most sectors has its roots in technology. What is curious though is that the outsourcing industry that plays such a big part in transforming other sectors has somehow ignored the need for innovating its own business models.
There is clear evidence of headwinds and industry players need to innovate to stay relevant and play their part in the IT supply chain of the future in a fast changing market place. And the time for them to do so is running out fast.
There are some notable trends that underline the need for change -
APICS 2017
APICS 2017 brings together more than 2,000 attendees, 60+ educational sessions, 12 facility tours, two keynotes and countless networking opportunities. This year’s theme of Leadership explores the many opportunities that have emerged through the rise of supply chain, and the skills it takes to excel in today’s complex, dynamic global environment.
SIG Global Summit
SIG Global Executive Summits are 4-day events that are packed with the latest best practices, cost-cutting strategies, innovative processes and risk-mitigation approaches. Through CPO roundtables, keynote sessions, workshops, breakout sessions and networking events, you'll hear from industry thought leaders, discover the latest innovative trends and have the opportunity to network with like-minded professionals facing similar challenges.
The future of HR: are you on the right side of history?
Posted: 09/16/2017 - 04:26
In many organisations, big or small, HR is considered to be a function. In some cases, it’s seen to be “just another” part of a company, with no major role to play in its direction or long-term success.
Comparing Outsourcing Companies: How to Simplify the Process
Posted: 09/16/2017 - 04:26
Measuring the value of an outsourcing company for your own service requirements can be a surprisingly disorienting task to complete. But beyond its complexity, it also involves a lot of responsibility. Your decision is likely to affect your organisation’s strength and efficiency for the upcoming months, if not years. Making a good choice will mean the right level of support that will help your organisation grow. But selecting a wrong partner can be highly detrimental to the health of your business.
The three stages to back office brilliance: Part three
Posted: 09/08/2017 - 22:30
Everyone Into The Cloud
Posted: 09/08/2017 - 22:30
Outsourcers fear the coming Robot Revolution. Specifically, they are concerned that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) will wipe out traditional outsourcing. The reality is that the technologies behind the Robot Revolution will create the greatest outsourcing opportunity of all time…cloud services.
Blockchain…a New Link in the Supply Chain?
Posted: 08/31/2017 - 22:30
Blockchain…it is quite possibly one of the most discussed topics but least understood terms on the Internet today. It seems to have heated up overnight but in fact it has been percolating since 2008.
The three stages to back office brilliance: Part two
Posted: 08/18/2017 - 22:30
‘Overcoming deployment obstacles’
Automation and Innovation –The Holy Grail of the Technology Industry
Posted: 08/18/2017 - 22:30
Yesterday’s sci-fi flicks and fantasy films like Star Wars depicted the future with robots, virtual realities and self-driven cars.
IT Sourcing Needs a Cybersecurity Mandate If They Don’t ‘WannaCry’
Posted: 08/12/2017 - 06:05
An evil cyber force reared its ugly head (yet again) to launch an unprecedented ransomware pandemic in mid-May 2017. The severity of the cyberattack – 10,000 organizations and 200,000 individuals were impacted in over 150 countries causing billions in financial losses – was a staggering demonstration of the under-preparedness shown by enterprise IT security teams to tackle issues related to cybersecurity.
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