Outsourcing stories - Page 4

The concept of the Division of Labour introduced by economics philosopher Adam Smith underpins the modern notion of outsourcing. This describes the allocation of specialist tasks to outside experts capable of doing the job better, while potentially reducing costs and allowing the contractor to focus on core business.

IT services are often outsourced to Managed Services Providers, but anything from data entry to server management can be outsourced to the wide range of specialists available today.