Alsbridge Inc. Sets the Trend for the Evolution of Sourcing Advisory Practices

Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG) today announced the merger of its three individual corporate brands that were formerly known as TPI (outsourcing advisory), Compass (Benchmarking), and STA Consulting (Independent Advisor).

“Alsbridge has been operating as a single entity delivering sourcing consulting, benchmarking, network procurement and technology research services to its clients under a single go-to-market brand for several years,” says Ben Trowbridge, Founder and CEO of Alsbridge, Inc.

In 2008, Alsbridge acquired the market leading benchmarking firm, ProBenchmark, which provides IT, finance and sourcing executives with the insight they need to make fact-based decisions using industry-leading price, cost and service level benchmarks. This has provided a significant advantage to Alsbridge clients for over 3 years. TPI added IT benchmarking to its services when they acquired Compass in 2011.

In 2009 Alsbridge acquired Thompson Advisory Group (TAG), which specializes in the procurement of telecommunications services including voice, data, wireless, internet, local, and international services for national and multi-national companies. This set the trend that has yet to be duplicated by other outsourcing advisors and is a significant advantage to Alsbridge clients.

In 2011, Alsbridge also acquired Outsourcing-Center.com, the most widely read source of research for outsourcing buyers and now hosts the highly regarded Outsourcing Excellence awards. Since 1997, Outsourcing-Center.com has helped hundreds of thousands of IT buyers make informed decisions on outsourcing.  Through the outsourcing center and other web based sources, Alsbridge data and content via the Outsourcing Center are well received over 2,000,000 times each month setting the trend for all things sourcing and benchmarking.

Alsbridge has a longstanding history of helping private and public sector organizations transform and optimize their operational environments through superior sourcing consulting, benchmarking and research services. In 2011 Alsbridge was ranked the #1 outsourcing advisor in the world by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) based on the value delivered to clients. The firm’s commitment to delivering value to our clients also made Alsbridge a distinguished member of the 2010 Inc. 500 fastest growing privately held companies in America.

“Our acquisition of ProBenchmark, Thompson Advisory Group, and Outsourcing-Center.com gives Alsbridge a unique, internationally recognized capability to drive a wider range of cost savings for our clients as they address outsourcing and shared services programs,” Trowbridge explained. “These acquisitions are a continuation of our strategic plan to obtain top-ranking and data-rich consulting capabilities in order to provide a wider set of services to our clients need to reduce cost across the enterprise by paying the right price for the right level of service in IT, business processes and telecom network. Simply put, no one else in the market can provide these same services with a similar range and granularity of data.”

The merger of TPI, Compass and, STA Consulting, under the ISG brand follows a trend in the evolution of sourcing advisory practices set by award-winning global sourcing advisory and benchmarking firm, Alsbridge, Inc.  Alsbridge expects to continue 2011’s organic growth rate of 38% and continue to add services that will define the future of all things sourcing and benchmarking that will extend the present range of services to assist the global 2000 in all matters related to outsourcing, insourcing, benchmarking and network issues such as network procurement.

About Alsbridge Inc.

Alsbridge provides world class sourcing advisory and benchmarking services for IT, finance and sourcing executives. With over 150 consultants located globally, we’ve helped hundreds of companies reduce costs and get more value from their vendors. Our experienced consultants leverage proprietary tools and information databases to identify and engage the optimal vendors for your situation, negotiate best practice terms at fair market prices, and improve the way you work with your vendors. Alsbridge clients utilize the most cost effective and value added sources globally for IT infrastructure services, hardware and maintenance, network services, software and maintenance, application support and development, business processes and cloud services. Alsbridge was ranked the #1 outsourcing advisor in the world by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) based on the value delivered to clients.  Our commitment to delivering value to our clients has made Alsbridge a distinguished member of the 2010 Inc. 500 fastest growing privately held companies in America.

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