Offshoring
Best practices, tips, how tos, trends and updates on offshoring, including risk management, cultural differences, and risk levels of offshoring destination.
Growth in Indian IT Services Exports to Slow Down, Says Nasscom
Outsourcer Cognizant Posts Strong Revenue and Profit Growth Despite Uncertain Market
Wed, February 08, 2012 - Cognizant and Tata Consultancy Services have outstripped other outsourcers with predominantly Indian operations
Apple in China: Should We Applaud Instead of Condemn?
Mon, January 30, 2012 - Apple is wrongfully taking heat for poor working conditions at Chinese factories that make iPads and iPhones, says CIO.com's Tom Kaneshige. American consumers fixating on prices are really to blame. Here's why.
IT Outsourcing Deal Size Data Shows Decade-Long Decline
Mon, January 30, 2012 - The proliferation of IT and business process outsourcing contracts worth less than $100 million is creating governance headaches for CIOs. How are IT outsourcing service providers responding?
Obama Attacks Offshoring, Seeks Visa Reform
Wed, January 25, 2012 - President Barack Obama Tuesday attacked offshoring, urged businesses to bring jobs back to the U.S., and renewed his appeal for visa reforms to keep foreign students from returning home after earning advanced degrees.
The Patriot Act and Your Data: Should You Ask Cloud Providers About Protection?
Fri, January 20, 2012 - Does the USA Patriot Act give the U.S. government too much access to data stored on the cloud servers of American providers regardless of where those servers are located? That's the concern among European IT leaders.
Wipro's IT Revenue Rises, but Lags Peers
Fri, January 20, 2012 - Wipro said the business environment continues to be uncertain
Obama Wants Less Offshoring, As Vendors See U.S. Shift
Thu, January 19, 2012 - President Barack Obama is trying to encourage U.S. companies not to send work overseas. This might not be as hard a job as it seems for some types of IT work.
India's Tata Posts Strong Revenue Growth in Tough Times
Tue, January 17, 2012 - Tata said it saw growth across all markets and the flow of new deals was good
5 Tips to Keep IT Outsourcing on Track as Global Providers Cut Staff
Fri, January 13, 2012 - Are you prepared as global IT outsourcers shrink onshore staff? These tips will help you keep projects moving as offshore IT service provides cut back on the on-site staff that used to work as liaisons between customer and provider.
Infosys Cuts Revenue Forecast Citing European Crisis
Thu, January 12, 2012 - The Indian outsourcer reported revenue and profit growth in its fiscal third quarter
12 IT Outsourcing Predictions for 2012
Thu, December 22, 2011 - In 2011, the IT outsourcing industry was marked by smaller deals, leery customers, profit-squeezed IT service providers and a lot of cloud computing talk. Much of that could continue next year, but as our 12 predictions for 2012 indicate, you can expect some new IT outsourcing developments--maybe even a few firsts.
IT Outsourcing Year in Review, Rating Our 2011 Predictions
Wed, December 14, 2011 - We revisit our CIO.com IT outsourcing predictions for 2011 to determine which one were solid hits, which were foul tips, and which were swings and misses
China's Cheaper Cities Prime for IT Outsourcers
Wed, December 07, 2011 - CIOs looking for lower costs, specific language skills or local support should consider these five up-and-coming outsourcing cities in China.
IT Outsourcing to China Increases Despite Drawbacks
Tue, December 06, 2011 - Never mind China's higher IT outsourcing costs than competing countries, poor English skills and lack of scale. A new report predicts that China's multi-billion dollar offshore outsourcing market will grow 25 percent over the next three years as international IT leaders tap the country for domestic and regional support.


