March 13, 2010Offshore outsourcing
Offshore outsourcing is the practice of hiring an external organization to perform some business functions in a country other than the one where the products or services are actually developed or manufactured.
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Companies from Europe and US with strong presence in Asia have found Singapore to be an increasingly attractive location to base their IT offshore functions.
Pacnet IP VPN helps Totyu Software enhance communication and collaboration between its Tokyo headquarters and China R&D centers. This is enabled by secure data access as well as cost-effective and reliable IP-based video conferencing.
Many companies have problem achieving any measurable success with their outsourcing projects because SLAs are not being observed and enforced. Raaj Shinde, vice president of international operations for Compuware, explains the importance of SLA and how to go about achieving successful SLA observance.
The economic downturn is forcing companies to review their IT investment strategy. A number are questioning what areas can be outsourcing. One beneficiary of tight budgets is hosting services. Jim Fagan, Vice President and Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Rackspace, talks about the changing landscape and the opportunities clearly presented by market conditions to companies in the hosting business.
Why do some companies succeed and some fail in the area of outsource service provision?
