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Michael Young, the chief technology officer of Hutchison, doesn't believe outsourcing is a good move for companies. So when the telco considered outsourcing its network, he went about things a little differently to usual.
Is your business getting bogged down with day-to-day network management? ZDNet Australia takes a look at what you should consider if you're looking at outsourcing.
Whether or not Australian organisations decide to outsource network operations depends on more than the size of their companies.
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