Mike.Barrett

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Mike Barrett is the co-founder and CEO of Unosquare LLC, providing healthcare and financial services clients with IT consulting and software engineering services from offices in the U.S., Mexico and Belfast, UK. Mike has over 30 years sales and marketing experience with 12 years in tech leadership roles working with offshore and nearshore companies. Follow on twitter: @mikebarrett10 or @unosquare.

The opinions expressed in this blog are those of Mike Barrett and do not necessarily represent those of IDG Communications, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.

Articles by Mike.Barrett

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How financial services firms can thrive after Brexit

Though financial services companies may be worried about post-Brexit challenges to recruiting, those who prepare for them can offset coming workforce gaps and shortages. By understanding what’s driving these challenges and the resulting opportunities, financial services and fintech companies can emerge as market leaders despite the uncertainties of Brexit.

By Mike Barrett July 26, 2018

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Beware the bait-and-switch: 4 ways to avoid getting hooked by your offshore vendor

The games offshore vendors play and how to win.

By Mike Barrett May 21, 2018

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Nearshoring and the human advantage: The risks and relationship-based rewards of nearshoring

Hiring an outside development company is hard, and it’s about to get even more complex. Digital transformation, automation and artificial intelligence are poised to generate great efficiencies, but they represent a great unknown. More than ever, our human connections – specifically our trust in our consulting relationships and our commitment to them – will separate the winners from the losers. And like never before, nearshoring offers the proximity and cultural sameness – in addition to cost savings – that foster stronger relationships and, in turn, better outcomes.

By Mike Barrett March 27, 2018