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Outsourcing Information Technology: A Business Perspective

Overview The future is not what it used to be and Outsourcing is, increasingly being used as a tool for gaining a competitive edge. Understanding of where, when and how to successfully outsource, is proving to be one of the most difficult and important business skills needed for your company’s future. Outsourcing today covers a range from HR, real estate management, inventory control and most commonly, the information systems (MIS) and related communications network management. This paper explains how and why IT outsourcing is becoming so popular among various enterprises.

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Publisher	Wipro Technologies	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	December 2003	Downloads	49
Format	White Papers
Topics	Outsourcing

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