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EquaTerra Position: The Pros, Cons and Market Trending for Multi-Sourced ITO

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Overview As the Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) market continues to expand and mature, an increasing number of buyers are finding themselves in multi-sourcing scenarios. Whether buyers arrive at this point by design or default, multi-sourcing introduces both additional opportunities and complexities into the ITO equation. At minimum, multi-sourcing mandates changes and improvements in how buyers manage their multi-supplier outsourcing environment.

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Publisher	EquaTerra	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2008
Format	White Papers
Topics	Outsourcing

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