* Outsourcing not all it’s cracked up to be * Put the brakes on Windows Server 2003 R2 * Yahoo just changed the whole online music market * What the Verizon-MCI-Qwest mess really means
Outsourcing not all it’s cracked up to be
Recent studies have shown overwhelming numbers of companies dissatisfied with their mega-outsourcing deals. Well, duh, says Jeff Kaplan, managing director of consultancy Thinkstrategies. Kaplan explains why big outsourcing deals often fail to deliver.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/051605kaplan.html?vo
Put the brakes on Windows Server 2003 R2
Don’t get too excited about Windows Server 2003 R2, cautions Dave Kearns in this week’s Wired Windows. Bear in mind that it is a beta release. And there’s really nothing new in it that you can’t get elsewhere. And rushing to implement it might actually cost you money rather than save you money.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/051605kearns.html?vo
Yahoo just changed the whole online music market
Mark Gibbs in this week’s Backspin talks about Yahoo’s Music Unlimited service, which has the power to transform the economics of music downloading. The X factor here is the hackers, who are diligently working on breaking the digital rights management function that the service relies on.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/051605backspin.html?vo
What the Verizon-MCI-Qwest mess really means
Tom Nolle finally weighs in with his Reality Check on the widely discussed love triangle between Verizon, MCI and Qwest. Why should we care that Verizon won MCI? What does it mean for Qwest and the rest of the industry? Nolle explains.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/051605nolle.html?vo
