Multisourcing
Encyclopedia
Multisourcing is the disciplined provisioning and blending of business and IT
services from the optimal set of internal and external providers in the pursuit of business goals. It is also defined as a strategy that treats a given function, such as IT, as a portfolio of activities, some of which should be outsourced
and others of which should be performed by internal staff.
Although the term may apply to any business area, it is most commonly used within the context of Information Technology
.
in 2005. Although it was recently defined, multisourcing has been practiced in the market since competitors started to produce alternatives to IBM’s datacenter products in the late 80’s.. Today there’s strong focus on multisourcing as a concept, it has been covered widely by research firms like Forrester Research
and Gartner
..
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
services from the optimal set of internal and external providers in the pursuit of business goals. It is also defined as a strategy that treats a given function, such as IT, as a portfolio of activities, some of which should be outsourced
Outsourcing
Outsourcing is the process of contracting a business function to someone else.-Overview:The term outsourcing is used inconsistently but usually involves the contracting out of a business function - commonly one previously performed in-house - to an external provider...
and others of which should be performed by internal staff.
Although the term may apply to any business area, it is most commonly used within the context of Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
.
Overview
Multisourcing, as a term, was first introduced by the market/technology research firm GartnerGartner
Gartner, Inc. is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. It was known as GartnerGroup until 2001....
in 2005. Although it was recently defined, multisourcing has been practiced in the market since competitors started to produce alternatives to IBM’s datacenter products in the late 80’s.. Today there’s strong focus on multisourcing as a concept, it has been covered widely by research firms like Forrester Research
Forrester Research
Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Forrester Research has five research centers in the US: Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York; San Francisco, California;...
and Gartner
Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. It was known as GartnerGroup until 2001....
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