Xerox Outsources Management of Data Centers to India's HCL

[Coventina]

Source: PC World

Indian outsourcer HCL Technologies is to offer data center services to Xerox under a six-year contract.

The value of the contract is about US$100 million, according to a source close to the situation.

Under the contract, HCL will run nine Xerox data centers in Europe and the US.

The services that HCL will offer these mid-range data centers include business continuity, and disaster recovery, HCL said on Monday.

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Last month, it nabbed a $350 million, seven-year outsourcing contract from The Reader's Digest Association for IT infrastructure management, application development and other services.



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[imdjh]

1. Do the people who make these decisions ever actually use it or talk to those who do? n/t

[acmavm]

2. WoW! HCL is having a really good day:

HCL Tech bags $170 mln Microsoft contract - report (More outsourcing)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3817702

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All you American techies, I think you've been told to go pound sand. And find another line of work while you're at it.

[OhioChick]

3. "disaster recovery?" n/t

[MindPilot]

5. it's "on-going" n/t

[Frisbee]

4. Screw Xerox...

I need to replace my dead color laser printer, and was seriously considering a Xerox Phaser, but I guess I'll be looking elsewhere.

[Regret My New Name]

6. Don't worry, they'll still need some lowly paid "techs" to play hands and eyes in the actual DC...

hah!

[OregonBlue]

7. Screw em. I'll boycott all Xerox products!!

[Fire1]

8. Another corporation enjoying 'tax havens.'

[The Backlash Cometh]

9. Who in Xerox made this decision?

It doesn't sound like something they would do.