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When to reach for the Contract?

  • Published on: 28 March 2014
  • By: Senior Consultant

Maintaining a mutually beneficial contract throughout the full term, once dissatisfaction with the supplier is experienced, can be a challenge and often past the point of recovery. The recurrent reason for this is the stage at which the contract is brought in. Concerns usually fester long before they are raised.

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The Multi-Sourcing and Service Integration Challenge

  • Published on: 20 January 2014
  • By: Senior Consultant

In response to growing CIO concerns about multi-sourcing and service integration and management (SIAM), Quantum Plus sponsored CIO Connect to carry out a survey to ascertain the current thinking and view point on multi-sourcing and SIAM. A six month research project was undertaken with thirty leading IT executives and twenty IT vendors.

Desktop Outsourcing - A Managed Service

  • Published on: 12 November 2013
  • By: Senior Consultant

Desktop outsourcing is the delegation of responsibility for the day-to-day management and support of end‑user (client) devices within an organisation to a third party under a multi-year managed service contract.  We would expect this service to include support of the hardware, operating system, web browser, ‘office productivity’ software such as Microsoft Office and an agreed list of other PC software; plus the support of any peripherals associated with the end-user devices (e.g.

Quantum Plus selected for UK Government’s G-Cloud Framework

  • Published on: 17 May 2013
  • By: Senior Consultant

Quantum Plus is now an approved supplier under the UK Government’s G-Cloud iii framework which will go live in May 2013.

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Cloud computing has brought about a step change in the economics and sustainability of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The UK Government is committed to the adoption of cloud computing and delivering computing resources. The G-Cloud is an iterative programme of work to achieve this which will deliver fundamental changes in the way the public sector procures and operates ICT.

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