Visit Potential Outsourcing Locations

Vnunet.com article talks about the benefits of visiting any potential offshoring location firsthand. Not to sure how practical this would be for most companies but it would certainly be beneficial. I would think this may give rise for the need of localized and sanctioned offshore clearinghouses or regulatory agencies.

"Before signing any outsourcing deal, firms need to identify and manage security risks, said Kelly Kavanagh, senior analyst at research firm Gartner. He pointed out that offshore outsourcing requires even greater care in several areas, including the degree of control over customer data."

"Rajah predicted that offshore IT outsourcing would increase as the economy improves. "Companies will be picking up on new development spend and running new projects and they won't have enough IT people in-house to do it," he said."

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