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IT Services Market Falls to Lowest Level Since 2002 By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 18, 2013 Research firm Ovum says 2012 was the worst year for IT outsourcing in a decade. Tags: research, outsourcing, IT services, Ovum Nokia to Cut 1100 IT Jobs By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 17, 2013 The smartphone maker plans to lay off 300 workers and outsource 820 IT jobs. Tags: IT jobs, smartphone, outsourcing, Nokia, layoffs, phone, India Survey Finds IT Salaries Have Returned to Pre-Recession Levels By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 17, 2013 Average compensation for IT pros rose nearly 2 percent over the last year. Tags: IT jobs, outsourcing, survey, IT salaries, IT pay IT Outsourcing Drops to 9-Year Low By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 14, 2012 Research firm Ovum says a weak economy caused the decrease in IT services contracts. Tags: services, IT, research, outsourcing Motorola Streamlines International Supply Chain By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 11, 2012 The Google-owned company is closing a factory in India, selling a factory in China and outsourcing management of a factory in Brazil. Tags: Google, China, outsourcing, India, Brazil, Motorola Mobility Survey: IT Budgets Under More Pressure, Staff Turnover Is Down By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 10, 2012 CIOs are looking to cloud computing, hardware and outsourcing to cut costs and increase productivity. Tags: cloud computing, outsourcing, hardware, IT budgets, IT staff Lenovo: The Surprising Advantage of Doing Your Own Manufacturing By Rob Enderle | Article Published July 10, 2012 Tech titans be warned: Outsourcing tech manufacturing offers challenges as well as advantages. Tags: PC, outsourcing, Lenovo Indian IT firms are Heading for a Fall By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 06, 2012 Three of the largest Indian outsourcing firms are embroiled in lawsuits that could hamper their ability to do business in the U.S. Tags: lawsuit, outsourcing, India Indian, U.S. Firms Urge Obama Action on Visas By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 26, 2012 International firms complain that it has become too difficult to get L-1 visas. Tags: outsourcing, IT employer, Visa Growth in Indian IT services exports to slow down, says Nasscom By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 09, 2012 While the rate of growth will slow, the Indian IT services industry will still expand by 11 to 14 percent this year. Tags: outsourcing, India IT Outsourcing to China Increases Despite Drawbacks By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 07, 2011 An Everest Group report says Chinese IT outsourcing is likely to grow 25 percent over the next three years. Tags: outsourcing Outsourcing Flattens as IT Economy Levels Out By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 03, 2011 After two years of modest growth, outsourcing IT functions remained flat in 2011, a new study finds. Tags: IT, IT Jobs/Salary, outsourcing The Hazards of Joining the "Cloud Provider" Bandwagon By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published April 19, 2011 Seeing the goldrush, many ill-equipped firms are now touting themselves as providers of cloud computing services. Tags: cloud computing, cloud services, virtualization, outsourcing IT Outsourcing Trends: Slow Growth, Cloud Computing By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published June 03, 2010 The IT outsourcing sector is returning to growth, though now slower in the recessions wake. Meanwhile, cloud computing is changing the IT outsourcing equation. Tags: cloud computing, outsourcing, cloud computing contract, IT outsourcing, outsourced IT IT Outsourcing and the "Unemployable" US Tech Professional By James Maguire | Article Published April 20, 2010 Does the rise of IT outsourcing threaten American tech professionals? What's perception and what's reality in this highly charged issue? Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, IT jobs, IT manager, outsourcing, IT outsourcing IT Outsourcing By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published April 07, 2010 IT outsourcing continues to dramatically affect global business, as ever more IT functions are outsourced. Plus: a list of 50 top IT outsourcing providers. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, outsourcing, IT outsourcing, outsource, Outsourcing Best practices Behind Today's Falling IT Salary Levels By James Maguire | Article Published July 10, 2009 Overall, IT salaries are down, but some tech skills continue to be in demand. Tags: data, IT Jobs/Salary, IT salary, outsourcing, IT career Inside Today's Falling IT Salary Levels By James Maguire | Article Published July 08, 2009 Experts note that some IT skills continue to be in demand, but overall the news is gloomy. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, outsourcing India's Lucrative Outsourcing Industry Not So Lucrative By Chris Nerney | Article Published January 07, 2009 India's Lucrative Outsourcing Industry Not So Lucrative Tags: governance, outsourcing, India, scandal, Enron, software services, profits Is IT Offshoring an Overhyped Myth? By James Maguire | Article Published December 01, 2008 A new survey suggests that the extent of offshoring is greatly exaggerated. But the statistics are ambiguous. Tags: software, management, outsourcing, Enterprise, offshoring IT The TIOBE List Director vs. the 'Anti-Java' Professor By James Maguire | Article Published August 06, 2008 The man who maintains a list of the most popular programming languages responds to the professor who deplores Javas place at the top. Tags: Java, programming, software, IT, outsourcing Life After IT By Heidi Cyre | Article Published April 24, 2008 Life After IT Tags: IT jobs, outsourcing, It careers, book Giving Them Hell: John Miano on the H-1B Visa By James Maguire | Article Published December 05, 2007 A fierce advocate for the American software developer, John Miano fights the good fight against what he describes as the widespread practice of employers using low-cost foreign workers to depress U.S. tech wages. Tags: outsourcing, H-1b, john miano, immigrant IT, IT tech foriegn Worker Bees: An IT Resource in Plain Sight By Mike Houghton | Article Published April 28, 2006 Feeling short handed? With IT departments shouldering big burdens these days, Mike Houghton turns conventional wisdom on its head and advocates letting tech-savvy users into the fold. Tags: security, software, IT, outsourcing, compliance |