June 27, 2005
"To outsource or not to outsource is no longer the question -- for most enterprises it's just a matter of "when?" writes Courtney Macavinta in a cover story for CIO Strategy Center, a daily editorial resource offering strategies for building an integrated, secure and resilient IT infrastructure. The article features DataArt's President Eugene Goland as he addresses CIO's needs for solid strategies to maintain quality control and to assure the right vendor for the job.
Goland shares valuable advice, including investing in vendor selection, considering security issues, documenting expectations, developing guidelines and metrics, and establishing reporting practices. "When software development is being outsourced, CIOs need to decide who will be responsible for final outcome -- their company or the vendor," says Goland. Depending on the requirements of the project, Goland suggests evaluating the vendor's compatibility with the internal IT team, its responsiveness to requests for proposal, and the qualifications and commitment of its staff. He stresses the importance of establishing a process for transferring knowledge to vendors, as well as determining which metrics are used to evaluate vendor performance. "A good, solid relationship can only be built with clear, articulate expectations, metrics, and a comprehensive contract," Goland says.
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The Future is Ours
June 22, 2005
Expert magazine, a leading business Russian glossy, discusses the issue of establishing techno parks in Russia. Who should back it - private business or the government? The majority of IT professionals think it a positive initiative either way. DataArt's COO Mikhail Zavileysky shares an alternative view on this controversial topic: "IT parks will mostly benefit small businesses in the regions, however it's not essential for large corporations in the cities with well-developed infrastructure."
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PR Starts to Charge Onto the "Eastern Front"
June 22, 2005
"Nearly 15 years after the collapse of the communism, PR is starting to flourish in the former Eastern bloc countries" writes Matthew Schwartz, the editor of PR News, a leading industry resource for PR professionals. DataArt is cited as an example of a company incorporating the latest PR tools in its outreach, including online business networking and staging special events. Quoting Vica Vinogradova, DataArt's VP of Corporate Communications, the article advises on several factors to be considered when entering Eastern European markets, including working with "home grown" PR teams, cultivating word of mouth and developing "personal" relationships with local media.
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The Russian Myth
June 12, 2005
The Myth of Russian outsourcing is revealed on the pages of June's issue of Waters Magazine, a leading financial publication, as contributed by DataArt's EVP Alexei Miller. "Today's Russia has the right combination of talent, expertise and cost to be the location of choice for developing financial technology," states the article. Miller goes on to address the cultural, political and legal issues of Russian outsourcing, and informs the readers that many "myths" belong to the past, while current Russia provides a new breed of highly educated, English-speaking experts. "While India and China lead the way in number, overall size and revenue volume of outsourcing vendors, Russian IT companies are often built on the "boutique" vs. "wholesale" approach, focusing on solving advanced R&D problems. Thus, most large projects demanding standardized solutions are often outsourced to India, and specialized R&D tasks go to Eastern Europe."
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Universities and Programmers fight for IT parks
June 10, 2005
SPb IT, St. Petersburg's main Web portal dedicated to everything IT, features DataArt's COO Mikhail Zavileysky in an article covering the dispute between St. Petersburg universities and RusSoft (Russian association of IT professionals) with large local IT businesses. The dispute concerns the creation of free economic areas for IT parks in Russia and who will benefit from the tax breaks. Zavileysky shares DataArt's view: "We take the spectator position in this situation. The government simply offers companies a deal where they will have to play by new rules in exchange for additional benefits. The model offered by the alliance of universities and RusSoft implies investments from private businesses, which is more effective. Yet the law offered by the government can lead to appearance of companies whose soul goal will be seeking investments and funding".
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"To outsource or not to outsource is no longer the question -- for most enterprises it's just a matter of "when?" writes Courtney Macavinta in a cover story for CIO Strategy Center, a daily editorial resource offering strategies for building an integrated, secure and resilient IT infrastructure. The article features DataArt's President Eugene Goland as he addresses CIO's needs for solid strategies to maintain quality control and to assure the right vendor for the job.
Goland shares valuable advice, including investing in vendor selection, considering security issues, documenting expectations, developing guidelines and metrics, and establishing reporting practices. "When software development is being outsourced, CIOs need to decide who will be responsible for final outcome -- their company or the vendor," says Goland. Depending on the requirements of the project, Goland suggests evaluating the vendor's compatibility with the internal IT team, its responsiveness to requests for proposal, and the qualifications and commitment of its staff. He stresses the importance of establishing a process for transferring knowledge to vendors, as well as determining which metrics are used to evaluate vendor performance. "A good, solid relationship can only be built with clear, articulate expectations, metrics, and a comprehensive contract," Goland says.
Expert magazine, a leading business Russian glossy, discusses the issue of establishing techno parks in Russia. Who should back it - private business or the government? The majority of IT professionals think it a positive initiative either way. DataArt's COO Mikhail Zavileysky shares an alternative view on this controversial topic: "IT parks will mostly benefit small businesses in the regions, however it's not essential for large corporations in the cities with well-developed infrastructure."
"Nearly 15 years after the collapse of the communism, PR is starting to flourish in the former Eastern bloc countries" writes Matthew Schwartz, the editor of PR News, a leading industry resource for PR professionals. DataArt is cited as an example of a company incorporating the latest PR tools in its outreach, including online business networking and staging special events. Quoting Vica Vinogradova, DataArt's VP of Corporate Communications, the article advises on several factors to be considered when entering Eastern European markets, including working with "home grown" PR teams, cultivating word of mouth and developing "personal" relationships with local media.
The Myth of Russian outsourcing is revealed on the pages of June's issue of Waters Magazine, a leading financial publication, as contributed by DataArt's EVP Alexei Miller. "Today's Russia has the right combination of talent, expertise and cost to be the location of choice for developing financial technology," states the article. Miller goes on to address the cultural, political and legal issues of Russian outsourcing, and informs the readers that many "myths" belong to the past, while current Russia provides a new breed of highly educated, English-speaking experts. "While India and China lead the way in number, overall size and revenue volume of outsourcing vendors, Russian IT companies are often built on the "boutique" vs. "wholesale" approach, focusing on solving advanced R&D problems. Thus, most large projects demanding standardized solutions are often outsourced to India, and specialized R&D tasks go to Eastern Europe."
SPb IT, St. Petersburg's main Web portal dedicated to everything IT, features DataArt's COO Mikhail Zavileysky in an article covering the dispute between St. Petersburg universities and RusSoft (Russian association of IT professionals) with large local IT businesses. The dispute concerns the creation of free economic areas for IT parks in Russia and who will benefit from the tax breaks. Zavileysky shares DataArt's view: "We take the spectator position in this situation. The government simply offers companies a deal where they will have to play by new rules in exchange for additional benefits. The model offered by the alliance of universities and RusSoft implies investments from private businesses, which is more effective. Yet the law offered by the government can lead to appearance of companies whose soul goal will be seeking investments and funding".
