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Welcome 2013, a year we anticipate positive change in market dynamics of the global sourcing industry as the cloud of uncertainty around US Presidential Elections disperses, the US economy avoids the “fiscal cliff” and large number of outsourcing contracts come up for renewal and negotiations. While 2012 witnessed market uncertainties amid global financial crisis, this year we expect global investments to show an upward trend.
Recent trends show that transition to a Cloud environment will eventually benefit the outsourcing industry. Both, Buyers and Providers of Outsourcing services will discover tremendous benefits. This article by Avasant Partner, Anupam Govil is featured in the digital issue of “Source Cloud – Guide to the impact of cloud computing on global sourcing of services” by Global Services Media in November 2012 issue.
Avasant carried out a comprehensive study with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation with the goal of providing recommendations for governments and industry to implement and scale Impact Sourcing based on global best practices that align policies and incentives to industry needs.
How can China rise to compete globally in IT services?
IT infrastructure outsourcing will see geographic expansion, consolidation, adoption of cloud, and offshore service providers continuing to work with US-based data center companies. IT applications outsourcing will be marked by increased thrust on business analytics driven by consumer computing and social media.
Engineering Services is an exciting new offshore outsourcing opportunity, especially for India. The market is expected to grow ~40% over the next 5 years, based on demand patterns, but increasing resource constraints need to be addressed quickly through privately funded education and training programs.
Organizations are pursuing outsourcing today to gain more than just cost savings. But will the same old sourcing strategies be relevant in a world where the economy is in constant turbulence? In this note we take a look at the Top 5 Sourcing Drivers for 2011 that we believe will help unlock greater value for your organization and form the basis of more sustainable sourcing practices.
Financial distress due to the global credit bubble and the accelerated growth of the Indian economy has led to Indian Rupee appreciation. Ultimately, the Indian Outsourcing Industry is under significant challenge. This Avasant article discusses the challenges and possible strategies that the Indian IT/ITES industry may adopt to overcome or mitigate these challenges.
The rapid evolution of remote server-management technologies and IT architectures, changes in customer behaviors and demand patterns; and developments within the provider and offshore supply environment is propelling the industry toward accelerated adoption of Remote Infrastructure Management.
Managed Engineering Services are an exciting new offshore outsourcing opportunity, especially for India. Based on current demand patterns, the market is expected to grow better than 40 percent over the next five years. However, increasing resource constraints need to be addressed quickly through privately funded education and training programs to ensure the promise of this growing segment is kept.
