Frank Ridder

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Is Cloud Sourcing the next big thing?

by Frank Ridder  |  June 24, 2010  |  2 Comments

There are not much topics that are discussed as heavily as cloud computing these days. Many organizations and service providers talk about clouds, but they often mean very different things.  In my discussions with sourcing executives around Europe I have learned that there is one key question that occupies their minds: Where is the business [...]

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If the SUN shines at Oracle – who will be in the shadow?

by Frank Ridder  |  April 20, 2009  |  Comments Off

Will it be software companies such as SAP, scared about a potentially stronger competitor? Will it be companies such as HP, scared that a new end-to-end value proposition will sit at their clients’ tables? Or could it be mid market companies or SaaS providers, since a powerful cloud service provider might be the offspring of [...]

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Sourcing enters GartnerBlog!

by Frank Ridder  |  April 17, 2009  |  Comments Off

I am a twitter user since quite some time and I am happy to be now a newcomer the GartnerBlog family as well. My coverage in Gartner is IT Sourcing - or to be more precise – IT Services Sourcing.  Especially in economic tough times, oursourcing has been an often considered way to face the challenge. In [...]

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