silicon.com takes a look behind the hype and hysteria at the business realities of the offshoring of IT and business processes, often as part of outsourcing agreements, in India and other regions. Our goal is to see beyond the clich - both pro- and anti-offshoring - looking at when and how to do it. Read our latest news and commentary coverage, plus on-the-scene reporting from India.
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Photos: Offshore, inside India's IT capital Bangalore
Can the city's infrastructure keep pace with Bangalore's success?
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Devil's Advocate: Conflicting messages
In, out, in, out... companies are shaking it all about...
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Leader: Is offshoring good or bad for UK workers?
New evidence shows it's not all doom and gloom
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Leader: Globalisation cometh
Globalisation, like offshoring, is another word which is often associated with but should not be synonymous with India. True globalisation means businesses deciding how to run their operations with less heed to national borders than in the past. It means locating each part of the business where it makes the most sense - whether that's Iceland, India, Wales or somewhere else.
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Offshoring: Not the end of IT as we know it
Though an important trend in IT, offshoring is not going to make the UK into a nation of hairdressers and waiters, says author Mark Kobayashi-Hillary. It's just part of a great tend towards globalisation. And the BCS has the facts to prove it.
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Can India remain the offshore big shot?
While India still dominates, a more mature global outsourcing model is beginning to emerge. Competition is getting fierce and increasing numbers of Indian offshore IT firms are looking to set up bases in Central and Eastern Europe . Does this indicate a permanent shift in the offshoring market? Andy McCue investigates.
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Devil's Advocate: Is UK's outsourcing addiction unhealthy?
The UK loves foreign goods, including foreign software development. Brits in fact are expected to account for as much as three-quarters of all European offshore outsourcing in five years' time. But, asks Devil's Advocate columnist Martin Brampton, is outsourcing this speciality good for the country and IT?
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India diary: Epilogue... the final entry
silicon.com's Andy McCue was on assignment in India from 14 to 23 April 2004 investigating offshoring efforts in Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and New Delhi. This is the final instalment of his diary, in which he addresses some issues not often discussed, such as the impact of long hours on Indian society.
UK contact centres up there with world's priciest
Centres ring up a fortune
HP seals $13.9bn deal for EDS
Deal will create one of globe's largest service providers
Outsourcing boom predicted in 2008
Data security top priority…
BBC in £85m outsourcing deal
Xansa to take care of Auntie's purse strings...
Norwich Union axes 321 call centre jobs
Moves jobs to India and other UK facilities
Stories from around the web...
Offshoring is not the bugaboo we've been led to believe Globe and Mail
Latin America: Outsourcing's new hot spot E-Commerce Times
A broader view of offshoring BusinessWeek
The Rediff Interview/TCS CEO S Ramadorai Rediff.com
Anxiety over offshoring FT.com - registration required
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