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‘The World Is Flat’ by Thomas Friedman and ‘The Big Switch’ by Nicholas Carr are two bestsellers that deal with the globalisation of labour (Friedman) and the emergence of a global compute grid (Carr). Both phenomena are essentially driven by the Internet and computer revolution. Both phenomena are also having a profound effect on the […] Read more »
This article (Dutch) appeared in the second 2013 edition of Outsource Magazine. Het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven geeft steeds meer uit aan publieke clouddiensten. Onderzoeksbureau The METISfiles voorspelde in januari dit jaar dat het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven in 2016 naar verwachting € 1,2 miljard zal uitgeven aan software as a service (SaaS)-, platform as a service (PaaS)- en […] Read more »
In earlier posts, here , here and here, we commented on the rise of the machines in our society and wondered whether automated jobs would create new and more challenging jobs for men. Automation is a one way street; there is no such thing as de-automation. That is usually a good thing because most automated […] Read more »
Cloud for channel basics start with getting your terminology straight. In the cloud, the channel is still the channel and continues to provide logistics, integration, recommendation, sales, transaction, marketing, intermediation, service, educational and other functions. But cloud channel players have different labels. Check out our cloud for channel #101 lesson above for a what’s what […] Read more »
Q3 2012 results from HP showed a massive loss of almost $9 billion. This is by far the biggest loss in HP’s history. Should we fear the collapse of the big tech giant? The facts: Q3 2012 shows $29.7 billion in revenue and a loss of $9 billion before taxes. Q3 2011 showed $31.2 billion […] Read more »
Outsourcing is generally defined as the transfer of the management and/or day-to-day execution of an entire business function by an outsourcing organization to an outsourcing provider. In the IT world, outsourcing refers to transferring the management of the IT function, including infrastructure and people to a third party. Also in the IT world, BPO, or […] Read more »