A leading Asia-Pacific tech analyst claims the outsourcing of information technology and business processes offshore is "not something to get overly excited about," despite increasing international controversy over the migration of jobs to lower-cost countries.
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A necessary evil or one that must be stopped--the debate over offshore outsourcing is hotting up and a conclusion could be near, but what is the right answer?
The U.S. technology industry's demand for offshore services is apparently beginning to drive up pay rates in India, raising questions about the long-term benefits of outsourcing work to that country.
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A leading Asia-Pacific tech analyst claims the outsourcing of information technology and business processes offshore is "not something to get overly excited about," despite increasing international controversy over the migration of jobs to lower-cost countries.
Offshoring seems like such an irresistible force, but in the not-too-distant future, much of the work that is pushing offshore will be eliminated altogether by continual improvements in software technology.
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