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Category: Outsourcing Heros
Let’s cut through the fluff and discover what’s really going in the sourcing industry
The "Amazing Horse Race" is the ultimate public bloodbath of the sourcing industry, as the "Buy team" defends the title it gloriously won last year in Edinburgh. However this time it's not going to be quite as easy...Read More
Scott Golas, MadMan of digital media outsourcing
Centro is taking the function of advertising-process sourcing to an entirely new level with a new managed services offering, called MediaOps, that will enable advertisers to outsource their entire digital media operations, which are typically onerous to run, and complex to get right. This will allow the ad agencies to focus their talents on creative and targeted ad campaign management.Read More
Farewell to Joe Vales, a sourcing legend
We were very saddened to learn that Joe Vales passed away this morningRead More
Real-estate Ron runs the rule on REFMO
Sourcing professionals should be very interested in REFMO because it is the second or third largest spend category of any company. Only recently has there been an opportunity to integrate the function. EquaTerra's Ron Walker talks to HfS Research to explain more...Read More
Congratulations Esteban!
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Esteban Herrera to the role of Chief Operating Officer for HfS Research. His vast experience advising sourcing customers, combined with his energy, enthusiasm, sense of humor and entrepreneurship will make him a popular pundit and analyst for HfS readers.Read More
Humbled, honored and embarassed!
Phil Fersht has been voted analyst of the year by 150 analyst relations professionals at the Institute of Industry Analyst RelationsRead More
“Cloud is bullsh*t” – HCL’s CEO, Vineet Nayar, explains why he said just that
Vineet Nayar, CEO at HCL Technologies, has firmly cemented himself as one of today's outspoken visionaries in the world of IT services. Never afraid to offer an opinion that may rub a few folks the wrong way, the self-styled CEO booked his ticket to notoriety at HCL's analyst conference in Boston this past week, where he'd decribed Cloud, well, as bullsh*t...Read More
Get your RFP response singing… with Jolie
Nothing beats first impressions when a provider declares its intention to be your service partner. Read More
Everything you ever needed to know about today’s Finance and Accounting Outsourcing industry… but were afraid to ask
Phil Fersht will reveal new HfS Research industry findings from its 2010 FAO deal review and present the views and intentions of several hundred HfS research subscribers. Stan Lepeak, Claudio Altini and Rick Bertheaud will give you the low-down from their client discussions, in addition to revealing some snippets from their brand new FAO service provider performance study.Read More
Cutting to the chase with Capgem’s Chris Stancombe
Did you hear that one about the British geophysicist who became an accountant, ran an African engineering business, has been a COO, CIO and CFO, before winding his way into the sourcing business with Accenture, and subsequently Capgemini, where he helped jump-start their BPO business? Today, Chris Stancombe has worked in BPO for nearly a decade, and now heads Capgemini's Global Finance and Accounting Outsourcing practice.Read More
