Saturday, October 07, 2006

Is Outsourcing I.T. Overseas Past It's Prime?

"Is outsourcing IT overseas past its prime? According to a new survey, it is. Consider this: Two years ago, 84 percent of the respondents to a Global IT Outsourcing Study sponsored by Chicago-based consulting firm DiamondCluster International said they planned to increase their level of offshore outsourcing. In 2006, that figure fell to 64 percent."


This, at least in my mind, is a good sign that this fad of offshoreing is starting to fade. Possibly, this is connected to the fact that there are certain IT jobs that do have to be on site, and cannot be outsourced....

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