GLG News by IT Services and Business Process Outsourcing Experts (North America)

Google is going to war in the mobile space as part of a wide coalition, rather than attempting to single-handedly take on the entrenched players. This virtually guarantees they will succeed at some level, and possibly achieve huge success.

1.  Cell phone network costs could drop dramatically. 2.  Will consumers really accept commercials on their cell phones?

Now that “everyone” is outsourcing to India, the next big thing is outsourcing to China. The first rule is China is not the same as India. Chinese outsourcing can be necessary for survival, or it can be a money-pit for the unwary.

Key labor cost changes in India imply that other nations such as the Phillipines, Argentina, Cost Rica, and Puerto Rico will compete more favorably for international business. The increasing cost of talent and a constrained pool of talent will cause companies to hesitate when considering India as a...

Cisco’s growth and profitability make it the envy of most corporations. While many high-tech companies sustained permanent damage in the dot-com crash, Cisco rolled with the punches and rebounded stronger than ever. Consequently, when they showcase their Telepresence system as the wave of the future,...

Microsoft’s Windows Server is growing rapidly. At the same time, Linux (particularly Red Hat) is displacing Sun Microsystems’s Solaris, IBM’s AIX and HP’s HP-UX. Windows is not displacing Linux.

Virtualization, together with advances in hardware, will dramatically change the face of the data center. Change will come slowly, but it will come. “The data center is the computer” will be the operating paradigm eventually.

1.  Apple makes and sells a user experience.  2. Google would make it easier for phones to be sold because the cost to the consumer would be less.

1.  Mash ups, business process management, and Unified communication show the consolidation of information delivery.  2. Virtualization, web platform improvement and changes in computing fabric provide the backbone for growth in IT delivery.  3. 2008 seems to be a year of implementation...

Mobile service, and particularly International mobile service, is a hugely profitable market for mobile carriers. Consequently they are fighting hard to prevent VoIP from entering that market. If Skype can finally get into this market it will be the first movement in a landslide.