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Cloud Computing — How to Make Rain NOW
by Kevin Smilie, Partner, CIO Services, TPI
“Clouds, clouds everywhere, but what about the rain?”
The potential for Cloud Computing is compelling. For business it means faster access to technology and better alignment to demand. That equates to agility for business and can translate into significant competitive advantage. But like many rain events, they come in waves. Cloud Computing for the enterprise will, as well. It will be some time before the last wave comes through and we begin looking to the next rain event on the horizon. What do you need to do now to get ready to put this rain to productive use?
To learn more about how to put Cloud Computing to productive use, contact Kevin Smilie at kevin.smilie@tpi.net.
TPI Top 5: Ways to Maximize Leverage in Renewals
by Debora Card, Associate Partner — Research, Analytics & Intelligence, TPI
Effective contract negotiations leverage comes from developing viable alternatives that are financially, technically, and tactically feasible and desirable; and from being ready, willing and able to execute against them.
Here are the TPI Top 5 tips for maximizing leverage in your contract renewals: - Start early; don’t rush
- Do your homework
- Realign with reality
- Remove the fog
- Play out your hand
TPI’s seasoned sourcing experts can help you achieve your global sourcing goals through objective advice, robust market data, knowledge of your industry and extensive experience with sourcing negotiations.
E-mail Debora Card, Associate Partner ─ Research, Analytics & Intelligence, TPI, or phone her at +1 586 677 8351 to learn more.
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TPI Index Calls
TPI, the most informed resource for market data on the global sourcing industry, recently completed its quarterly review of the state of the global commercial outsourcing market.
During the Global TPI Index, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) TPI Index and the Asia Pacific TPI Index conference calls, fact-based insights were provided on outsourcing activity in the recently completed fourth quarter of 2009 as well as a recap of the entire year.
4Q09 Global TPI Index
View Presentation Slides
4Q09 EMEA TPI Index
View Presentation Slides
2H09 and 4Q09 Asia Pacific TPI Index
View Presentation Slides
The TPI Index provides objective data and deep insights into the global outsourcing marketplace for those monitoring industry trends. Commentary is based on facts accumulated through our industry interactions representing 25 percent of the industry-wide total contract value awarded globally since 2000, making the TPI Index one of the best indicators of current and future market trends in this important segment.
Lost in the Cloud
by Thomas Young, Partner & Managing Director, CIO Services — Infrastructure, TPI.
The security of stored data is often cited as one of the key obstacles to organizations adopting Cloud Computing. To be sure, the risks are high if a company’s customer records are compromised as a result of being in an unsecure cloud environment. That issue is enough to give even the most maverick CIOs pause as they consider their technology plans in the coming years.
However, if we look to other technologies that use public infrastructure, the solution for storing data in the cloud may be right in front of us. The telecommunications industry has for years provided secure voice and data by encrypting communications and dividing them into multiple fragmented streams. The packets are sent on independent routes over unsecure public telephone networks and the Internet and then re-aggregated and decrypted in a secure environment. Something like secure > unsecure > secure.
All of this happens every time we log onto our brokerage accounts online and we never think twice about it. Why? Because if the packets were intercepted, they would have to be decrypted and re-aggregated for the voice or data stream to make sense. This is possible, but very difficult to do.
SIG and TPI Team Up for Survey on Procurement Organizations
The Sourcing Interests Group (SIG) and TPI invite procurement experts to share your opinions on The Nature of the Procurement Organization Today and in 2012. All qualified respondents will receive copies of the full report.
Take the online survey today.
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CIO Insight
Demystifying Cloud Computing
by Kevin Smilie, Partner, CIO Services, TPI
2/11/2010
SupplyChainBrain
In Case of Crisis, Do Nothing
2/1/2010
CFO
A World of Interest
1/22/2010
The Hindu Business Line
Outsourcing: Europe Edging Out NA?
1/11/2010
NetworkWorld
IT Service Providers Will Reach for the Cloud in 2010
1/5/2010
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Speaks
Lynn McNeal, Partner, Latin America, TPI, at CSC/Computerworld-sponsored CIO Breakfast
February 25, 2010
São Paulo, Brazil
Steven Hall, Partner & Director, ADM Services, TPI, at IBMs Sales Conference
March 15, 2010
Orlando, Florida
Scott Furlong, Partner & Director, CFO and CHRO Services EMEA, Steve Kopp, Partner & Managing Director, CFO Services, Americas, TPI, and Sue Danino, Project Director, TPI, at the 14th Annual North American Shared Services and Outsourcing Week
March 22 – 26, 2010
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Events
TPI is pleased to announce that its much-anticipated events for sourcing executives (TPI Americas Sourcing Leadership Exchange) and service providers and law firms (TPI Americas Sourcing Industry Conference) are back for 2010!
TPI Americas Sourcing Leadership Exchange (SLE)
May 17 – 19, 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
TPI Americas Sourcing Industry Conference (SIC)
May 19 – 20, 2010
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