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Virtual captive: blending the benefits of traditional delivery models
This article provides an overview of virtual captive model and further
explores its benefits and related challenges.
Virtual captives provide great flexibility in terms of costs, resources
and returns. They serve as an extended and culturally integrated part
of the client's organization.
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Software development outsourcing for SMEs:
strategies that make a difference
Replacing traditional local and regional markets, the global interconnected
marketplace is currently sweepingly evolving, posing both chances and
risks for the small and medium-size enterprises.
The demand for greater flexibility and increased operational efficiency
could be satisfied by the means of software outsourcing partnership, an
option which often receives far less precise attention from small and
medium enterprises.
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Outsourcing vs. Captive Operations: which model is the
best fit for your business?
When considering how to organize the remote delivery of software development
services, captive subsidiary option often does not receive full consideration
in comparison to outsourcing.
While it is generally accepted to outsource certain non-crucial activities,
in certain cases this approach is inappropriate for core functions and
critical activities.
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Intellectual property protection issues in outsourcing
The article features compilation of practical measures for dealing with
intellectual property issues, ensuring data security and avoiding loss
of business knowledge when working with outsourcing vendors.
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DACH IT outsourcing markets: industry tendencies for 2007
IT outsourcing market in DACH-region is going through impactful transformations:
mega-deals becoming a rare occasion and nearshoring and multisourcing
gaining more prominent positions.
The outsourcing agreements are being concluded for shorter periods, with
selective outtasking becoming a viable trend.
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Outsourcing trends 2007, what’s new and what’s not?
The current year has been marked with notable developments in outsourcing
field. How to obtain competitive advantage in the IT savvy environment?
What are the distinctive features of transformational application outsourcing?
Would global outsourcing players maintain their leading position in terms
of market share?
This article features burning trends of contemporary outsourcing, introducing
all the variety of novelties in management, sourcing and technological
advances.
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Nearshore dedicated development center –
a viable long-term outsourcing alternative for European companies
More often than not European businesses are looking up to nearshore outsourcing
practices to derive tangible benefits associated with cultural, geographic,
time and linguistic dimensions of proximity.
This article compares common outsourcing models and primarily focuses
on nearshore dedicated development center model as a viable alternative
for companies with expected long-term need for software outsourcing.
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EU Enlargement and its impact on nearshoring perspectives
The recent enlargement of the EU has intensified the existent competition
between Central European and Far Eastern IT companies, also featuring
Eastern European countries as top contenders in the global outsourcing
race.
Moreover, some of the CIS countries like Ukraine are swiftly shifting
to providing nearshore software development services as the core of their
offerings.
Learn more about EU enlargement and its impact on nearshoring perspectives.
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