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In the Australian market, banks are the archetypal large IT customer: they've got lots of technology of differing vintages, have to spend a fortune on services to stitch it all together, and are also obliged to meet a super-strict regulatory regime which would make most lesser enterprises quake in their virtualised boots.
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More staff and greater bandwidth were among the requests on the Christmas wish lists of respondents to a recent IT Manager poll. But how are Australia's IT pros gearing up to turn dreams into reality in 2003?
Outsourcing is touted as providing cost savings, increased uptime and greater flexibility, but not all Australian IT managers agree that it's the answer.
There are always days when you just can't find the solution to a seemingly simple technical glitch. How do Australian IT professionals deal with this problem?
Misunderstandings about the services being provided can be one of the key problems with outsourcing arrangements, according to a leading Australian industry analyst.
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