Business Day Insights 3 September has a few pieces:
Stephen Cohen says Everything can be done online! I like the way he thinks.

Grant Bodley, GM for Teamsource says, Boundaries are blurred between the client and the service provider. Agreed, today's SP needs to work inside the client on the business rather than at arms length and in the business.

John Jenkins says, Companies are seeking the best deal for differing elements from numerous outsourcers. Multi-sourcing is gaining popularity but there are very few good single service integrators as yet.

Donovan Mulller says, Skills crisis proves a boon for outsourcing. Hence the popularity of a recent blog post by Terry White entitled, Are Information Technology people a silicon-based life-form?

Our favourite is of course from our own Sandy Purbrick, Understanding the role of IT is a key factor based on "The three roles of IT"