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  • IT left out of outsourcing decisions

    Most companies view outsourcing as a good way of cutting costs and don't ask for input from the IT department when making such decisions, according to research released this week by Unisys.

  • Outsourcing patterns shifting in economic downturn

    Companies' desire to retain control over mission-critical or complex IT projects as the economy slows is having an impact on outsourcing decisions, according to a recent survey.

  • Aust outsourcer signs up WA dept

    Kaz Group Limited today signed an AU$11 million contract with WA's Department for Community Development to manage the technology infrastructure services and provide additional project support for three years, with optional extensions for a further two years.

  • Aust Finance dept signs IT support deal

    The federal Department of Finance and Administration has awarded vendor Volante a three-year, AU$6.7 million deal to maintain and support its desktop, mid-range and storage infrastructure.

  • Security's pathetic while management's apathetic: Ernst & Young

    A "failure to invest [in] and failure to enforce" information technology safety measures will lead to an increase in organisational security breaches around the world, according to advisory and research body Ernst & Young.

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    Analysing the analysts

    Analyst group Gartner has been prominent on the conference front of late, cranking up its talk-fests in Sydney around outsourcing, application integration, data centres, and security. Technology managers come from far and wide for the events, but are they worthwhile?

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Should security clearances be outsourced?

    Everything from cleaning to IT development work is outsourced by governments these days, but should security clearance processes, which dictate what access a person has to government information systems, be included in that bundle?

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