Wednesday’s Whispers: People Whispers November/December 2009
PEOPLE WHISPERS: MOVES, PROMOTIONS, AND MILESTONES* As always, thanks for your emails and alerts. If you’ve got a change or know of a promotion, keep dropping me a line! If you need a referral, and...
View ArticleAriba, Wipro, and the Consultant/Channel Game (Part 1)
Earlier in the week, Ariba announced it was partnering with Wipro Consulting Services in a licensing deal. Ariba’s goal is to get the outsourcing firm’s consulting arm up and running on its sourcing...
View ArticleAriba, Wipro, and the Consultant/Channel Game (Part 2)
In the first post in this series, I provided an explanation of the different channel engagement models in the Spend Management sector, as well as their historical context. In the second part of this...
View ArticleWip-ping sourcing into shape with Suresh Vaswani
If anyone had told you a few years ago that Wipro would have a market cap of more than $30bn, you would have made a few discreet calls to their doctor, or perhaps their math teacher. But today, the...
View ArticleResearch Report: Microsoft Partners – Before Adopting Azure, Understand the...
It’s All About The Cloud At WPC10 Attendees at this year’s Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 in Washington, D.C. already expect Windows Azure development to be a key theme throughout this...
View ArticleAre BPO newcomers running out of gas?
We’ve been wallowing in white papers, plied with PowerPoint and overwhelmed with oratory, but despite all the chest-pumping, the very latest market picture of F&A BPO sends us one very clear...
View ArticleWill India’s desire for short-term profit trump the need to re-invest beyond...
You won’t see a CEO being removed after achieving a double-digit growth rate too often, but that’s just what happened, when Wipro’s co-chiefs Suresh Vaswani and Girish Paranjpe stepped down last week....
View ArticleMonday’s Musings: Q1 2011 State of Social CRM and CRM From An EMEA Point Of View
Greeting from London! It’s been a great surprise to enjoy the sunny and warm weather (by UK standards) as I readjust my body clock. Thankfully, I’ve had a chance to catch up with a few new and old...
View ArticleMonday’s Musings: Thoughts On How Indian Infotech Companies Can Lead Instead...
Disruptive Technologies Remain Top Of Mind Among Business Technology Leaders It’s always a privilege and a pleasure to reach out to clients and prospects around the world. For those tracking my...
View ArticleA tale of two FAO markets: Accenture dominates the enterprise, while IBM...
We’re shortly going to release our 2011 Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) industry landscape, and one dynamic that has really stood-out over the last three years, is the different competitive...
View ArticleThe World’s Most Ethical Software Companies: What They All Have in Common
Earlier this month The Ethisphere Institute announced their seventh annual list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. Jacquelyn Smith wrote an excellent analysis titled The World’s Most Ethical...
View ArticleSix market disruptions coming to challenge the Indian services majors
Gravy trains invariably come to a halt at some stage in their journey, and labor-driven IT and business services, fueled by lower wage regions and robust delivery models are poised to change beyond all...
View ArticleWho’s rising above the W-I-T-C-H hunt?
Have you been observing the fascinating scramble going on over in India for supremacy in the IT services space? By the time this year is out, it’s highly likely that Cognizant will have leapfrogged...
View ArticleThe Current State Of Cybersecurity Shows Now Is The Time For Zero Trust
41% of total breaches in 2017 targeted the healthcare industry, making it the most popular target for breach attempts. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) combined with user credentials tops the...
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