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May 20th, 2013Executives from Humana, Riverwood Capital, Pace Harmon and AT Kearney debate the maturity of LATAM for BPO and shared services.
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Exclusive Reports Reveal Emergence of a Mexico Recalibrated for Hemispheric Leadership
May 15th, 2013
Capturing the systemic and noteworthy advancements in Mexico economics, IT and political leadership over recent months, Nearshore Americas today announces a special series of white papers that will be published in our pages over the next several months reporting on these newly arising market conditions.
By Ann All
For many residents of Mexico, it rankled when Latin America got only a passing mention in a debate on foreign policy held shortly before the 2012 U.S. presidential race. It was Republican candidate Mitt Romney, not eventual winner President Barack Obama, who brought up Latin America, saying the region offered a “huge opportunity” for the U.S.
Some of the best moments of Nearshore Nexus ’13 happened on the fly – during networking breaks, on the way to sessions, in hallways, at lunch or during our closing “Nexus After Dark” reception. Our team has gathered the best photos from those moments here in one album on our Facebook page – take a look and recall the great memories!
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redIT Opens Data Center in Mexico City
May 8th, 2013By Narayan Ammachchi
redIT has launched a data center in Tultitlán area of Mexico City, as the IT infrastructure service provider looks to tap into a growing demand for IT services in the Latin American country.
The 95,000-square-foot data center is designed to house eight PODs and will serve mainly government institutions.
redIT said the new facility aims to meet existing demand for data center services in Mexico City.
The data center is located close to a substation of the Federal Electricity Commission.
“Our presence in Phoenix resides at the largest Tier III facility in Arizona. And our expanding core of data centers in Mexico is second to none,” says the company in its website.
With eight data centers located in the Southwestern U.S. and Latin America, redIT is one of very few companies with dedicated international connectivity and modern, modular data center technology. Last year, the company’s client base grew by 16 …
Mexico Set to Lift Ban on Land Purchases by Foreigners
April 29th, 2013By Narayan Ammachchi
Mexican lawmakers seem set to lift a longstanding ban on foreigners directly purchasing real estate in the coastal and border regions of the country. The country’s legislative body in Mexico City last week voted in favor of lifting the ban. However, the amendment bill needs to be passed through the Senate to become law.
Many attempts have been made in the eliminate the ban, but the Senate has thwarted previous attempts. But this time, analysts say, the Senate will certainly approve the proposal because it has been put forward by one of the country’s most influential politicians Manlio Fabio Beltrones, a deputy of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
Despite the ban, many foreigners have already purchased lands in these areas of Mexico having formed bank trusts. If the ban is lifted, foreigners will be able to have full rights to purchase property along the …
BYOD Is Strongest in Chile and Venezuela
April 19th, 2013
IDC analyst Diego Anesini
By Narayan Ammachchi
Latin Americans will buy 24.9 million notebooks, 73.2 million smartphones and 11.9 million tablets in 2013, according to an IDC forecast. The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon, which has already swept across corporate America, will be an influential driver in acquisition of this hardware in the Nearshore as well. “One in three large companies in Latin America have allowed employees to bring in their own device and connect to the office data,” said Diego Anesini, an IDC telecom analyst in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Report: IT infrastructure Outsourcing Rises in Colombia and Mexico
April 17th, 2013By Narayan Ammachchi
Market research firm Frost and Sullivan says the Colombia’s IT infrastructure outsourcing services market is on pace to reach $309 million by 2017.
“The Colombian market, especially big centers like Bogota or Medellin, are more likely to invest in outsourcing,” noted Frost & Sullivan ICT Research Analyst Bruno Tasco. “Large enterprises are beginning to understand the benefits of these business models and to trust service provider capabilities in guaranteeing availability.”
The rising demand for outsourcing is prompting data centers to add dedicated storage and disaster recovery services to their offerings.
The research firm predicts that Mexico’s IT infrastructure services market might grow to $899 million by 2017. A stable economy and the willingness to outsource non-core IT activities is boosting market prospects.
“The need for companies to find trustworthy datacenters to store their information and applications will drive the market positively in the next years,” remarked Tasco. “The Mexican …
Neoris Names Elfawal as President of US Operations
April 16th, 2013By Narayan Ammachchi
Latin American IT consulting and outsourcing firm Neoris has named industry veteran Sam Elfawal as its new president of US operations.
The Miami, Fla-based company stated in a press release that Elfawal will assume the new role immediately. He fills the role vacated by Doug Gattuso,who left Neoris several months ago to take a position with Trilogy Enterprises.
The new president, shouldering the responsibility of expanding the company’s operations in North America, said he would leverage nearshore outsourcing practice.
“Sam possesses deep experience in international business and has a thorough understanding of what it takes to work across multiple cultures,” the press release noted.
Elfawal has previously held key positions at IBM Global Business Services and SAP Americas, where he was director of business development and channel sales.
“Elfawal is passionate about cultural transformation and instilling customer-centric organizational behavior, which fits perfectly with our Practical Visionaries identity,” said Claudio …
Keynoter: Joe Nocera of the New York Times
We’re extremely proud to be putting the final touches on the Third Annual Nearshore Nexus conference – where more than two dozen carefully selected speakers, an all-star collection of 18 sponsors (we’re at capacity on sponsorship) and business representatives from some of the biggest names in the Fortune 1000 will join us for robust debates on the most important trends in services, innovation and Latin America market expansion.
