IT & Outsourcing

It is common practice for manufacturers to outsource large portions of their component manufacture to lower costs and reduce time-to-market. However, as Nitesh Jain writes, it’s not without risks.

Ahead of his presentation at the upcoming European Utility Week event in Amsterdam, Mait Rahi, project manager and head of the Smart Metering Programme at Elektrilevi Estonia, says that outsourcing and relying on partners has its challenges as well as its advantages.

Axeda Connexion 2013, Boston, MA, USA. May 7, 2013: AT&T is expanding its M2M relationship with Wipro Ltd., a global IT, consulting and outsourcing company. The agreement, announced today at the Axeda Connexion conference, is designed to make it easier for businesses globally to implement machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions.