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Contract review and willingness to renegotiate with suppliers pivotal to aligning IT to business needs, says expert

IT buyers must keep their ITC and outsourcing contracts under review and be willing to renegotiate deals with suppliers in order to ensure their IT services are properly aligned to business needs, an expert has said. 16 May 2013

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G-cloud listing now 'imperative' for Government IT suppliers under 'cloud first' policy, says expert

Suppliers must focus on providing IT services through the cloud at competitive prices if they want to win contracts from Government in future, an expert has said. 07 May 2013

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    This guide provides an overview of the role and potential liability of directors of foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) in China. 

  • Managing an Outsourcing

    This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in February 2008. Detailed strategic procurement planning and stakeholder ownership are key to success in outsourcing projects, says Simon Colvin ...

  • IR35: the basics

    This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in March 2013.

  • An introduction to IT outsourcing

    This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in February 2008 The trend in outsourcing continues to grow – both in the number and value of outsourcing transactions and in the variety of...

  • Agreements for consultancy services

    This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in February 2008. IT consultancy services continue to be in great demand. A consultancy services agreement may be appropriate: for work which aris...

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Cloud provider to build UK data centre after admitting data security concerns have hindered bids for government contracts

A major cloud services provider has begun building a data centre in the UK after admitting that data protection concerns have so far held back its efforts to win government contracts here. 03 May 2013

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Inconsistent regulation of cross-border data transfers impacting on Asian cloud market, says expert

A lack of consistency over the way Asian regulators approach data privacy issues has led to a slow take-up of cloud services by businesses in the region, an expert has said. 03 May 2013

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