2011 Through The Eyes of A Sourcing Advisor
Sourcing Advisor 2011 was a very busy year for us at RampRate. I’ve spent nearly 20 years, on many sides, of the technology business and… Read More »2011 Through The Eyes of A Sourcing Advisor
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Break Out the Buggy Whips. Is Now the Tipping Point for Streaming Video?
Buggy Whip Business Who’s in the buggy whip business in technology these days? By that, I mean, what companies are about to become obsolete thanks… Read More »Break Out the Buggy Whips. Is Now the Tipping Point for Streaming Video?
New DATE from RampRate- IT services transparency
IT services transparency SANTA MONICA, Calif.─Nov. 16, 2010─ Because Fortune 1000 and Internet firms often spend millions of dollars on top-rated premium technology and telecommunications… Read More »New DATE from RampRate- IT services transparency
Are You Going Green or Going for the Green?
Return on Investment Paper vs. Plates just one question in the bigger picture Part 2 in a series on conflicts between environmental and economic impulses… Read More »Are You Going Green or Going for the Green?
Strategic IT Contract Default – Smart Decision or Dirty Business?
Strategic IT Contract Default One of the hottest topics in the wake of the meltdown of the real estate market is the ethics of walking… Read More »Strategic IT Contract Default – Smart Decision or Dirty Business?
The Google/Verizon Walled Garden Plan: No Substantive Impact on Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality Plan By Alex Veytsel and Tony Greenberg In the hubbub over the Google and Verizon new net neutrality plan, a couple of things… Read More »The Google/Verizon Walled Garden Plan: No Substantive Impact on Net Neutrality
Hosting Uptime Assumptions & Mistakes
Hosting Uptime Assumptions & Mistakes One of the biggest mistakes that buyers make when outsourcing for the first time is assuming that their internal performance… Read More »Hosting Uptime Assumptions & Mistakes
Microsoft Starts to Share
Microsoft Starts to Share I always have thought of Microsoft as Open Source in many ways. I know it may sound odd on several fronts,… Read More »Microsoft Starts to Share
Everyone Loves A Format War
Format War Everyone loves a format war. These things happen once every five years or ten years. The last one that happened was about ten… Read More »Everyone Loves A Format War