Patni Plans Opening of New Delivery Center in Queretaro, Mexico
March 11th, 2010QUERETARO, Mexico – (Business Wire) Patni Computer Systems , a leading global IT and BPO services provider, will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, March 12, to unveil a new state-of-the-art IT business center in Queretaro, Mexico, that will expand Patni’s global delivery initiative and serve as the hub of the company’s expansion efforts in Latin American markets.
Patni is moving from its temporary facility into a permanent location in a high-rise building at ITESM Technological Park of Tech de Monterrey. The new center occupies 11,000 square feet on two floors in ITESM Technological Park –- more than eight times the capacity of its temporary location. Patni currently employs 40 in Queretaro. The company has plans to increase employment in the local facility to 200 by the end of 2010, with the bulk …
Can Mexico Really Become Number Two in the World?
March 11th, 2010By Kirk Laughlin
Picture this: Over the next four years Mexico rises above China, the Philippines and Brazil to claim worldwide recognition as the second largest outsourcing hub in the world, behind India. Delivery centers in Guadalajara, Monterrey and Mexico City become service-focused powerhouses for thousands of American businesses. Enabled by the free-moving benefits of NAFTA, offshore provider professionals traverse back and forth between Mexico and the US, free of the visa burdens that might slow rivals in other Latin American countries and others from around the world. Could it really happen?
If you ask the top executives in the Mexico outsourcing industry, the answer is a confident – ‘yes, we can do it.’
Getting the Most out of Distributed Teams Onshore or Offshore
March 9th, 2010By Ilya Bogorad
If you are looking to outsource or change processes in a multisite organization, you will face a typical organizational design challenge: how do I structure and locate teams to maximize their collective performance. In this article, I will share some of the most salient points which must be considered. This is a result of our work with our most successful clients.
Let’s talk about this concept – repeated ad nauseum by managers and HR staff all over the world like a sacred mantra — the concept of a team.
Everyone talks about teams and the team building. Inordinate amounts of money are spent on retreats, exercises and training which provide no lasting value. Rare is a job posting that does not include a requirement for a candidate to be a “team player”, which is just gratuitous in this context. Who would say that they are not one?
Cloud Services Has Little Value in ITO Virtualized Environments, Says Everest Research
March 9th, 2010Cloud computing as an IT Outsourcing (ITO) strategy presents a viable business case for companies with traditional enterprise platforms, but the cloud’s utility is not apparent when compared to a virtualized setup, according to Everest, a global consulting and research firm.
A buyer’s investment in a cloud infrastructure can save 40-50 percent over a traditional enterprise platform, according to a new Everest ITO study, Hype and Reality of Cloud Computing – Mind the Gap! The cloud proposition over enterprise setups is based on IT suppliers’ abilities to leverage scale to improve asset utilization, lower costs for asset procurement, standardize delivery and processes, and offer labor flexibility that reduces labor support ratios and delivers services from less expensive locations. On the other hand, large organizations running virtual datacenters may not find added value from cloud services unless IT demand is very volatile or through labor savings gained by large-scale …
Doors Set to Open for US Internet Service Exports to Cuba
March 8th, 2010The US government is planning on loosening internet service export restrictions to Cuba, the US Treasury Department said in a statement.
The Treasury Department will issue a general license for the export of certain personal internet services – including instant messaging, e-mail and social networking tools – to Cuba, as well as Iran and Sudan. The new regulation will also permit the export of software to Iran and Sudan.
“Unlike Iran and Sudan, the exportation of goods and technology, including software, to Cuba is separately licensed or otherwise authorized by the Commerce Department,” the statement read.
The changes will be implemented through amendments to the Iranian Transactions Regulations, Sudanese Sanctions Regulations and Cuban Assets Control Regulations. The New York Times reported on Sunday (March 7) that US government officials will examine requests on a case-by-case basis. The report added that the Treasury Department is likely to grant a license for the …
Over 90% of Multinational Corporations Use Some form of IT Outsourcing
February 25th, 2010Ninety-three percent of multinational corporations (MNCs) have undertaken some form of partial outsourcing or out-tasking projects with data center leading the way, said Orange Business Services Tuesday when announcing results from a recent survey on outsourcing.
According to the company, it surveyed more than 600 IT decision-makers from MNCs operating in a wide range of industries.
Results of the survey indicated that 30 percent of those outsourcing projects are data centers related, followed by desktop management (14 percent) and data networks (14 percent), said Orange Business Services, adding that 13 percent have outsourced fixed voice networks and nearly 11 percent have moved to a hosted model for enterprise applications.
The leading reason for outsourcing a service was not to reduce costs but to gain access to specialized IT skills available from an outsourced provider, said the service provider. Cost reduction was a close second, while improving service delivery to end users …
Capgemini Teams with Sogeti on Enhanced Testing Services
February 25th, 2010Innovative, business-driven Quality Assurance and Testing Services to help organizations gain maximum efficiency from their IT systems and achieve business goals
PARIS, February 25, 2010 – Capgemini and Sogeti (Capgemini Group subsidiary), today announced the joint launch of an enhanced portfolio of software Testing Services. Combining the assets and expertise of both companies, this move will create one of the largest dedicated testing practices in the industry, supported by over 6,400 test specialists globally and up to 11,000 further applications specialists, across over 30 countries. Capgemini and Sogeti’s dedicated Testing Services will offer best-in-class testing solutions, combining Sogeti’s proven methodology, industry partnerships and reputation as one of the market leaders in testing, together with Capgemini’s deep sector expertise, global reach, offshore delivery capacity, and track record as a trusted consultative test partner for its clients. Capgemini and Sogeti have also created a new ‘Testing Center of Excellence’ in India, with …
Commentary: Brazil Builds Image as an Open Source Software Dev Hub
February 23rd, 2010SOURCE: markkobayashihillary.computing.co.uk
By Mark Kobayashi Hillary
When I was in India recently for the NASSCOM conference I noticed a lot of other countries being represented at the show. In fact, over twenty different countries had delegations there in Mumbai. One of the most prominent was Brazil. Possibly because of the sheer size of the industry there, but also because they have some different views on what makes outsourcing work.
I called up Flavio Grynszpan today to ask him about the Brazil approach. Flavio is well known as one of the leading outsourcing advisors in Brazil and he formerly spent a decade running Motorola there. I asked Flavio first about the lack of recognisable Brazilian IT brands. He said: “It’s important for Brazilian firms to develop their brand internationally, but they should not try to compete in the low cost area. We are not so competitive at the low cost game. We are …
GlobalLogic and Cubika Form Major “Innovation Hub” in Buenos Aires
February 22nd, 2010GlobalLogic has acquired Cubika, a prominent software development firm with headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina and offices in La Plata and Mendoza. The partnership will combine Cubika’s Latin America workforce with GlobalLogic’s Velocity platform and global reach to create a major near-shore innovation hub for software product R&D.
Cubika has a team of more than 200 technology professionals with expertise in Flex, SOA, Java and .NET technologies. The company specializes in building software products for the media, entertainment, telecom and finance markets. By partnering with GlobalLogic, Cubika will be able to maximize its investment in Argentina while providing employees with greater career opportunities and the ability to collaborate on a global level.
“We have long wanted to say that we searched the four corners of the globe for the world’s most talented software engineers. Now we can,” said Peter Harrison, CEO of GlobalLogic, which already has a material presence …
It’s Official: Cloud is Overhyped, but Does Outsourcing Cloud Really Double IT Costs?
February 20th, 2010It’s sure overcast out there. Cloud computing, the buzzword sweeping the tech world, claimed the top spot in the most recent Hype Cycle report put out by Gartner Research, while a BusinessWeek cover story compared the technology’s impact to the introduction of electricity. Even President Barack Obama’s chief information officer declared himself an acolyte, saying, “I am killing projects that don’t investigate [cloud computing] first.” Last month, a Microsoft lawyer urged the European Union to revamp its laws in a speech subtitled, “How Cloud Computing Will Change Our World.”
Cloud computing is a foggy concept. As with Web 2.0 before it, it’s something everyone thinks they need, even if they aren’t sure what it means. In a nutshell, cloud computing means tapping software, hardware or storage over the Internet (the aforementioned “cloud”), then using and paying for it on an as-needed basis. Applications like Facebook and Google Gmail have …
