Skills gap leads enterprises to outsource cybersecurity
A new survey of over 1,700 senior decision makers and influencers in leadership, technology and security roles across Europe finds that 48 percent manage their security operations in house compared to 52 percent who use a third party.
The study from Logpoint finds more than a quarter (28 percent) of UK businesses intend to outsource security over the course of the next two years.
Skills shortage drives automation and outsourcing
A new report from IT solutions provider Auvik reveals a lack of skilled workers as the top challenge for IT teams.
Based on a study of over 2,000 internal IT and MSP professionals, the report shows an increased focus on adopting automation, including AI and ML tools, to address the needs of overworked and understaffed IT teams.
So you want to set up an IT support business? Here's what's really involved [Q&A]
With more businesses looking to outsource their support thanks to factors like skills shortages, there's clearly a demand for providing services like automation and remote monitoring and management tools.
But what does it take to set up an IT support business? And how does the idea live up to reality? We spoke to Dale Dawson, director of product at MSP platform Syncro to find out.
Outsourcing is a powerful business strategy -- so why is it frowned upon?
Outsourcing is the practice of contracting out certain business functions -- most commonly, customer support and software development.
When implemented effectively, it is a powerful business strategy that can help companies to reduce costs and increase efficiency. And as the proliferation of business technology continues to break down the geographical barriers to working with international partners, outsourcing has only become more widespread.
Organizations use outsourcing to meet cyber threats
More than half of UK businesses are turning to outsourced partners for cyber security services, according to research commissioned by digital risk protection company Skurio.
Lack of in-house expertise is a key issue for organizations, in particular when it comes to digital risk protection -- the ability to monitor risks, threats and breaches outside their network -- with 80 percent of respondents saying that their teams lack skills and knowledge in this area.
The advantages and risks of outsourcing application development [Q&A]
As the IT skills shortage continues -- and organizations consider strategies to meet the shortfall -- outsourcing application development to experts is becoming a reality. But why are those skills outsourced, and what are the potential risks of outsourcing?
We spoke to Sreedhar Veeramachaneni, CEO and founder of System Soft Technologies, a Florida-based IT products, services, and solutions company focused on helping organizations optimize their IT processes and infrastructure.
New AI tool helps streamline outsourcing of mundane tasks
In many organizations, time and productivity is lost by staff by working on repetitive tasks that would be better suited for outsourcing, rather than focusing on the knowledge-based work that they are employed to do.
This is a problem that shouldn't be underestimated, Harvard Business Review reckons that knowledge workers spend up to 41 percent of their time on tasks that could be competently carried out by others.
UK outsourcing market spend reaches £5.2 billion in 2017
The UK outsourcing market has enjoyed some of its strongest performance for several years, according to new figures released today.
The latest Arvato UK Outsourcing Index, revealed that the first six months of 2017 has been the most successful since 2012, with £5.2 billion worth of outsourcing deals in this time.
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