Could Cloud Computing Hurt Outsourcers?

Could Cloud Computing Hurt Outsourcers?
Could some of the big names in outsourcing be among the victims of the much-hyped shift to cloud computing?
As businesses begin to host their IT systems in the cloud – instead of hiring outsourcers to maintain and integrate their systems – outsourcers could start to feel the pain, according to author and technology thinker Nicholas Carr.
Demand for corporate systems integration work – the bread and butter of some outsourcing companies – will dwindle in a world dominated by cloud computing Carr told the Google (GOOG) Atmosphere event in London last month.
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/nov2009/gb20091120_283422.htm
Author Nicholas Carr says the rise of cloud computing could take a bite out of IT outsourcing firms – a view also shared by researcher Gartner

Could some of the big names in outsourcing be among the victims of the much-hyped shift to cloud computing?

As businesses begin to host their IT systems in the cloud – instead of hiring outsourcers to maintain and integrate their systems – outsourcers could start to feel the pain, according to author and technology thinker Nicholas Carr.

Demand for corporate systems integration work – the bread and butter of some outsourcing companies – will dwindle in a world dominated by cloud computing Carr told the Google (GOOG) Atmosphere event in London last month.

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/nov2009/gb20091120_283422.htm

Author Nicholas Carr says the rise of cloud computing could take a bite out of IT outsourcing firms – a view also shared by researcher Gartner

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