Does Your Nearshore Software Provider’s Niche Matter?
May 16th, 2013
By Jon Tonti
Some small to medium sized software providers in Latin America seek specialization in business verticals and languages while others do not. Experience can create value, but is method or know-how the principle ingredient. NSAM talked to four Nearshore software development experts to understand how providers find their niches and how important those niches really are.
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.
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 …
Are Outsourcers the World’s Worst Marketers?
May 8th, 2013
Kops: Outsourcers are not strategic about the sale
By Tim Wilson
Let’s face it – outsourcers as a whole are not the world’s best marketers. Some struggle to get the word out, and, ironically, most aren’t comfortable leaving the marketing in someone else’s hands. Fair enough – assuming an outsourcer has its own marketing house in order. Many don’t and, as in any industry, some companies, and some regions, do better than others. “Brand is everything in outsourcing,” says Deborah Kops, outsourcing consultant at Sourcing Change.
As Brazil Sharpens Global Competitiveness, the Government is Criticized for Protectionist Tendencies
May 7th, 2013
Fraga: Back to 70′s style protectionism?
By Luke Bujarski
Esteemed economist Arminio Fraga Neto recently issued a mixed assessment of the macroeconomic and political environment of Brazil, noting that the government is indeed “listening” to the needs of the private sector but also doing too much to protect specific industries. Fraga was one of several notable speakers at the recent “Brazil Summit”, organized in New York City, by the Brazil-American Chamber of Commerce, where global services was one of the prime topics of discussion.
Globant’s Michref: Getting vulnerable youths connected
By Narayan Ammachchi
TesteAR, a manual software testing training program created and launched by Globant, has won this year’s prestigious Foundations for the Future (F4F) Award for corporate social responsibility (CSR). The award – instituted jointly by the Nearshore Executive Alliance and Nearshore Americas – is designed to create awareness about the importance of social impact programs in the Latin America global services industry.
Srivastava: At EVS, Brazilians outnumber other foreigners.
By Narayan Ammachchi
Ever wondered why IT and BPO companies in Chile have continued to expand despite what is commonly seen as a severe shortage of skilled workers locally? In Chile, immigration rules are strikingly different than nearby nations like Brazil. IT companies can bring in as many skilled professionals from overseas countries as they want. Jobseekers from across the world are arriving by thousands and filling up the vacant positions in all sectors of the economy.
Live at Nexus: Seeing Latin America in a New, Business Driven Light
April 24th, 2013
Nearshore Nexus – the most influential event in the thriving Nearshore outsourcing marketplace – kicked off today to record-breaking attendance in Jersey City, NJ. The sold out conference is hosting executives from over 30 Fortune 200 U.S. companies and representatives from 18 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America. Panels and presentations in the early phase
of the event have focused on a range of business critical outsourcing issues, from bank industry risks to the real cost of setting up operations in the region.
Over One Thousand Entrepreneurs Knock on Chile’s Door
April 12th, 2013By Narayan Ammachchi
Organizers of the Start-up Chile say they have received more than 1500 applications from entrepreneurs in 68 countries and will soon select the top 100 best projects for funding.
Start-up Chile is currently in its seventh phase of funding new entrepreneurs and inviting them to Santiago to participate in what has become a symbol of Chile’s embrace of innovation and new ideas. Under the program, the Chilean government will give each entrepreneur US$40,000 in seed funding and a work visa.
Most of the budding entrepreneurs seeking funding are from Chile (37%), the United States (12%), Argentina (8%), Brazil (5%) and India (5%). And the projects that the entrepreneurs are offering to work on are related to social media (17%), e-Commerce (15%), IT and enterprise software (15%) and education (11%).
“The Chilean entrepreneurial ecosystem keeps getting stronger. People from all over the world want to join the entrepreneurial revolution that is …
By Eric Hochstein
Last spring, Stephanie Moore was busy working as a Forrester Research analyst on Sourcing and Vendor Management, advising companies on outsourcing and offshoring strategies. Today, from the opposite vantage point, the former pundit is now President of Ameritas Technologies, a fledgling startup that delivers outsourced services from domestic centers, bucking the offshore trend that she so heavily engaged in just a few years ago.
