Der Beitrag untersucht die Transformation der Software- und Services-Branche anhand von statistischem Datenmaterial. Eine Ursache der weltweiten Veränderungen ist in dem zunehmenden Outsourcing-Trend zu sehen, der das Wachstum großer internationaler IT-Dienstleistungskonzerne mit enormen...

Cloud computing, especially Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), changes the IT processes of companies for application deployment, access, usage, maintenance, governance and management. In an age of Bring-Your-Own-Device, small businesses through to globally operating companies increasingly support...

Purpose: With the popularity of cloud computing, cloud services have become to be application programming platform where users can create new applications mashup(composing) the functionality offered byothers.By composing of distributed, cloud services dynamicallyto provide more complex tasks,...

The choice of contract allocation mechanism in procurement affects such aspects of transactions as information exchange between buyer and supplier, supplier competition, pricing and, eventually, performance. In this study we investigate the buyer's choice between reverse auctions and bilateral...

Traditional IT outsourcing is a supplier business. Outsourcing providers seek to engage in sustainable long-term business relationships providing their clients with customized IT services. The client relies on the Request for Information (RFI), the Request for Proposal (RFP) as well as the due...