Next-gen integrators automate how you buy IT
For a long while I thought that the old-school systems integrators led by Accenture, Deloitte, Cap Gemini and others would gradually give up market share to the up-and-coming cloud integrators and ultimately join forces with them through acquisitions and mergers. Yesterday’s news of the merger of Cloud Sherpas with GlobalOne is further evidence of the [...]
Capgemini Procurement BPO: Realizing Platform/Category Returns From the IBX Acquisition (Part 3)
Please click here to see Part 1 and Part 2 of this series covering the latest from Capgemini.
In this post, we’ll dig into Capgemini’s current and planned technology offerings and strategy. To begin, IBX places its “cloud procurement”…
A tale of two FAO markets: Accenture dominates the enterprise, while IBM sneaks up on the mid-market
One dynamic that has really stood-out over the last three years of the Finance & Accounting Outsourcing business, is the different competitive strategies going on at the high-end of the market versus the smaller engagements.
Monday’s Musings: Q1 2011 State of Social CRM and CRM From An EMEA Point Of View
Greeting from London! It’s been a great surprise to enjoy the sunny and warm weather (by UK standards) as I readjust my body clock. Thankfully, I’ve had a chance to catch up with a few new and old clients, several analysts, media moguls, and in real life meetups w/ close relationships (i.e. @grahamhill and @buchanla) [...]
Are BPO newcomers running out of gas?
We’ve been wallowing in white papers, plied with PowerPoint and overwhelmed with oratory, but despite all the chest-pumping, the very latest market picture of F&A BPO sends us one very clear message: the market remains dominated by a small handful of established service providers, while the market entrants of recent years have struggled to make a [...]
Infosys: On and Offshore, Long-Time Procurement BPO Contender Ups the Spend Management Game (Part 1)
In recent years, many Indian-based procurement BPO providers have made significant strides in building a global value proposition that extends beyond labor cost arbitrage. Some firms have been more successful than others, even tho…
Cutting to the chase with Capgem’s Chris Stancombe
Did you hear that one about the British geophysicist who became an accountant, ran an African engineering business, has been a COO, CIO and CFO, before winding his way into the sourcing business with Accenture, and subsequently Capgemini, where he help…
News Analysis: Capgemini Immediate Delivers Cloud Services To Royal Mail Group
Capgemini Changes The Rules Of The Cloud Game On July 27, 2010, Capgemini announced a six-year cloud computing deal with Royal Mail Group (RMG). The partnership brings the capabilities of Capgemini’s Infostructure Transformation Services (ITS) and Capgemini Immediate to RMG. As the UK’s second largest employer, RMG employs 188,000 people, handles over 80 million items [...]
Meet the sourcing gangsters in Chicago
HfS has teamed with its networking partner, SSON, to present a superior discussion across the world of finance and sourcing, with Jay Desai, one of the buy-side’s most respected voices for sourcing governance, Capgemini’s own sourcing sherif David Pool…
Oracle’s High BI Bar: Managed, Multifaceted and Actionable
Oracle’s newest BI release is massive, spans multiple product categories, and raises the bar for competitors in dramatic fashion. In my prior post I focused on its rollout and competitive posture. The market has waited a long time as the reconciliation of many moving parts was accomplished – most notably the convergence of the Hyperion [...]
