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Should companies outsource IT and use application service providers?
IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa / Working the Net
"5. Team Activity Should companies outsource IT? Some executives believe that IT is too important to outsource and that application service providers don’t have a future. Yet spending for ASP subscriptions, MSPs, and other forms of IT outsourcing such as cloud computing continue to grow. What’s your position? Divide the class into groups designated “for” or “against” outsourcing and/or ASPs. Have them research the current status of ASPs using publications such as CIO and Computerworld and websites such as Enterprise Apps Today, http://www.enterpriseappstoday.com. (Interpersonal, Information)"
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