According to published reports, IT Sourcing Europe has started its online IT Outsourcing Survey. This survey is made up of two parts – one questionnaire addresses the software development outsourcing firms and the other looks at companies that do not. The IT Sourcing Europe IT Outsourcing survey looks at several factors: The factors driving companies […]
Brazil’s Nearshore Advantage – Sustainable Risk Mitigation
According to published reports, Latin America was not as badly hit by the economic downturn as countries in Europe and North America. Chile deserves special mention in the wake of its recent earthquake due to its transformational success and its top ranking among Latin American countries in terms of governance, performance, and service globalization. […]
Indian CIOs Need to Focus on IT operations, Set Aside Strategic Ambitions
According to research advisory group Garner, IT operations are what are going to win the game for any competitive firm. You can call it what you like – trimming costs or obtaining process efficiency – but with rapid fluctuations in the economy, IT operations will clinch the top spot. Vice-President and Research Director, Gartner, […]
Better Indian Investment Climate Sets the Stage for More Outsourcing
News reports say that the investment climate in India is likely to get better with many more firms projected to move toward capital markets in order to raise funds via issuances of debt and equity – this will take place in both overseas and domestic markets, according to the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC). […]
Half of U.K. IT Firms to Offshore Jobs: India Favored Destination
The IT Contractor Portal, Contractor UK reported that nearly fifty percent of IT firms are ready to relocate jobs overseas. This would place U.K.’s technology sector the most likely private industry employer to begin offshore operations. According to 10 percent of all respondents seeking to ship jobs overseas from the U.K., India was listed […]
Outsourcing to India, China Cost Effective Despite Pres. Obama’s Move to Revoke Tax Breaks
According to a recent statement by President Barack Obama, he implied that he would cut tax breaks to companies offshoring jobs overseas. Although many in the IT industry are worried about this, it is not as bad as it sounds. After all, it does not sound anything like the Obama administration’s call for a halt […]