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How to Reduce IT Costs Without Going Offshore
Inc Startups
JUNE 27, 2017
Tips to reduce your IT project cost and improve efficiency and quality without taking it completely offshore. Technology
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8 things to know before working with an offshore dev team
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 1, 2015
Most of us have been tempted to outsource some or all of our development work to an offshore team in order to save money. I asked them the following: I’m considering working with an offshore development team.
Massive Data Leak Revels Offshore Money Hidden By World Leaders And The Super Wealthy
Inc Startups
APRIL 3, 2016
A massive leak of information about the secret financial holdings of wealthy people and world leaders reveals some potentially serious corruption
BitAngels Invests in BlueSeed, an Offshore Incubator
SiliconHills
JUNE 28, 2013
BitAngels, a network that invests in early-stage Bitcoin and cryptocurrency startups, has invested $100,000 in BlueSeed, an offshore Bitcoin incubator. The venture is based offshore in international waters in the Silicon Valley area so it’s not subject to U.S.
Indian outsourcing at the cross roads
deal architect
DECEMBER 31, 2013
Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Offshoring Negotiations/Best Practices Outsourcing (Business Process - BPO) Outsourcing Negotiations/Best Practices
Indian outsourcing: The lost decade
deal architect
JULY 15, 2015
Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant The WSJ profiles Dave Smoley, CIO of AstraZeneca in a story about how cloud computing is pressuring Indian outsourcing. Dave is one of my favorite CIOs and he had allowed me to showcase in SAP Nation his remarkably brave initative.
Profitability Of Offshore Outsourcing Of Android Development
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
With the Android platform continuing to grow in popularity across the globe, the need for application development has never before been greater.
5 Reasons Why I Would Never Offshore
Inc Startups
MAY 9, 2012
I'd be super rich if I had a nickel for every time someone asked me if I consider offshoring our call centers. And when it comes to commodity services like call centers, why not offshore to save a buck and drive more to the bottom line?
Sikka and the state of outsourcing
deal architect
JANUARY 3, 2015
Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS Vishal Sikka, the new CEO of Infosys, has some candid commentary on the state of the IT services market "It''s like a treadmill of increasingly lower cost, hiring people faster and faster, from more and more mediocre places, training people.
Vishal Sikka at Infosys
deal architect
JUNE 12, 2014
Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant Vishal Sikka has landed as CEO of Infosys, a few weeks after a tumultuous exit at SAP. My reaction – beyond the short term calming of jittery investors, Vishal will have his plenty of other opportunities. As I wrote last.
Retro Motorcycles Signal Innovation In Goshen, IN
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
You don’t reverse a 40 year trend of offshoring just by talking loud. Manufacturing in America — Using the Past to Create an Innovative Future. It’s heartening to learn about a small USA manufacturer who’s doing something creative, new, and intere sting.
Big Brains focused on Big Things
deal architect
JUNE 10, 2016
Industry Commentary Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant Five years ago, I heard Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE use the term Industrial Internet of locomotives, wind turbines, aircraft engine and MRI scanners to differentiate from the Consumer Web that Apple. Google, Microsoft, Amazon and others have made part.
Onshore vs. Offshore Mobile App Development: 4 Factors to Guide Your Decision
Inc Startups
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
Differences in time zone and language along with payment security are all risks when offshoring your mobile app. Applico CEO Alex Moazed discusses 4 factors to guide your decision - onshore vs. offshore
Barbarians at the Cloud Gate
deal architect
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
Cloud Computing, SaaS Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (Business Process - BPO) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS In the last year, as I built the model for SAP Nation, I have had conversations with several cloud vendors and shared my view that outsourcers/SIs from the on-premise world are looking for new parking places for their massive workforces.
Nasscom and outsourcing innovation
deal architect
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
Offshoring (other vendors) Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (Business Process - BPO) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS The Nasscom Leadership Forum, an annual fixture in Mumbai is on this week. It exudes a bullish tone after a subdued one the last couple of years. But while there is plenty of talk of innovation at the event, the.
Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 8, 2014
Dont expect a contract company, either offshore, onshore, or near-shore, to implement a vision that is still in your head. core competency entrepreneur near shoring offshoring outsource startup
DefCon 2: Cloud and Digital Service Providers
deal architect
OCTOBER 21, 2016
Cloud Computing, SaaS Offshoring (other vendors) Outsourcing (other vendors Wipro is acquiring Appirio. Congratulations to my friends at Appirio which I have profiled in many of my blog posts and books as a cloud pioneer. But the move needs to come with a warning. The Appirio deal is the.
8 Reasons Not to Offshore For Your Business
Inc Startups
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
There is an increasing chorus of caveats from businesses that outsource overseas
Outsourcers need better performers, not marketers
deal architect
MARCH 31, 2014
Offshoring (other vendors) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS) Outsourcing (other vendors My friend Phil Fersht laments outsourcers are poor marketers. Marketing is easy if you are delivering standout solutions to customers.
How Infosys lost its sheen
deal architect
MAY 8, 2013
Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant Narayana Murthy is a revered figure in India. So, not surprising he is hearing murmurs to return, Steve Jobs style, to Infosys, the firm he co-founded. Reading this interview with him though it struck me how little of a.
How To Manage Your Offshore Investments
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 10, 2015
Offshore investments often get a bad reputation, but contrary to some popular myths, this investment strategy is perfectly legal when done properly. Managing offshore investments is a complex business that’s best done with professional assistance.
What happened to NASSCOM?
deal architect
FEBRUARY 18, 2012
Globalization and Technology Offshoring (other vendors) Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (Business Process - BPO) Outsourcing (other vendors For a while, the annual Leadership Forum in Mumbai was the IT equivalent of a pilgrimage to Mecca – you had to go at least once in your career. But, last week’s event came and went without a whimper.
Outsourcing: Gullivers Travels
deal architect
MAY 29, 2011
Offshoring (other vendors) Outsourcing (Business Process - BPO) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS) Outsourcing (other vendors I was struck by two lists I saw this past week. One was in an advertising section in the back of the Fortune 500 issue from the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) with its list of 100 outsourcing leaders.
Is outsourcing success an oxymoron?
deal architect
MARCH 28, 2012
Industry Commentary Offshoring (other vendors) Outsourcing (other vendors Phil Fersht and his team wrote a pretty stern column recently : “Let’s cut to the chase here – “outsourcing”, for most buyers, is like purchasing a wedding dress – a one-time transaction followed by seven years of relationship struggles.
The Other Innovators Dilemma
deal architect
JANUARY 19, 2013
Cloud Computing, SaaS Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP) Industry Commentary Innovative Business Uses of Technology Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS I like to believe, somewhat naively, my innovation case studies and talks inspire everyone. Reading this GE Innovation Barometer report, it becomes clear that innovation stories also cause anxiety and stress. I guess I have had several clues myself. Brian.
Cognizant: Run Better AND Run Different
deal architect
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS It is on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired List. It is on Forbes Fast 25 Tech list. Its revenues grew 2.5 times through the deep recession. Things are peachy. So why has CEO Francisco D’Souza been tinkering with the company over.
Memo to Infosys
deal architect
OCTOBER 6, 2011
Industry Commentary Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant You guys are killing me. I make a living blogging about innovation, writing books about it, presenting on it. Innovation should make people go “wow” – your presentation at OOW made the lady next to me go to sleep.
The End Offshore Secret Banking & Subsequent US Spying?
Chaganomics
JULY 1, 2013
Monday, July 01, 2013 12:46 PM GMT "PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande is demanding that the United States immediately stop its alleged eavesdropping of the European Union. According to weekend reports, U.S. intelligence agencies have bugged EU offices in three cities.
Reshoring, New USA Manufacturing Trend?
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
APRIL 18, 2012
Many believe that the USA simply can’t compete with offshore countries like China. I’m in Cincinnati next week to help pitch a recycling business concept to investors. It’s an exciting idea — taking waste plastic and transforming it into high value-add products.
The truth about digital offshoring
Start Up Blog
JUNE 13, 2010
No one is sending kids down mines with digital offshoring. Tags: entrepreneurship outsourcing offshoring time management entrepreneurs startups web 2.0 BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are the buzz word in business for good reason.
Everyone’s Business: Drinking on the job, Overpaid NBA Players, Offshore Accounts
Up and Running
APRIL 5, 2013
Holy jeebies: The Guardian is reporting that secret financial records of offshore funds were uncovered. Everyone''s Business Beer entrepreneurship Forbes NBA Offshore account The Guardian
The Static Outsourcing Market
deal architect
MAY 13, 2012
Offshoring Negotiations/Best Practices Outsourcing Negotiations/Best Practices“Is it just us, or does the outsourcing sector evolve much slower than other tech sectors?” asked a client recently. Yes and No” I replied. Many companies sign multi-year contracts, then renew with incumbents so there is a definite feel.
Virginia Beach hoteliers against proposed offshore drilling
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
MAY 7, 2015
AP) — Virginia Beach's hotel association has voiced its disapproval of offshore drilling VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP)
Why I disagree with most offshoring
Alien Entrepreneur
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
My goal is just to articulate why I believe arbitrage of human labor, specifically with countries with whom the United States has a major trade deficit hurts us all, and why some companies engaged in offshoring are literally destroying their client base.
Wilmington the latest to oppose offshore drilling
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JULY 22, 2015
AP) — Wilmington has become the latest city in the Carolinas to oppose offshore drilling for oil WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP)
Kure Beach opposes offshore drilling and seismic testing
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JANUARY 20, 2016
KURE BEACH — Another coastal community is on record opposing offshore drilling for oil
Kure Beach opposes offshore drilling and seismic testing
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JANUARY 20, 2016
AP) — Another coastal community is on record opposing offshore drilling for oil KURE BEACH, N.C. (AP)
The Brave New World of Software and Services
deal architect
OCTOBER 13, 2013
Globalization and Technology Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing Negotiations/Best Practices On the anniversary of GE’s launch of the Industrial Internet, CEO Jeff Immelt presented an update last week in Chicago. You can watch his full talk here.
Maine's LePage joins governor's offshore energy coalition
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
FEBRUARY 19, 2015
Paul LePage has joined a coalition of state leaders that wants the federal government to allow more offshore energy development AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican Gov.
NC governor applauds move Carolinas offshore drilling
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JANUARY 28, 2015
Pat McCrory says moving closer to drilling offshore of the Carolinas is a step in the right direction RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov.
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