The world's new hotspots revealed
By Nick Heath, 20 February 2009 15:22
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1. trafficmills
really don't agree with the short story here. All we have is a list of places and nothing to quantify or qualify the information as true. In all honesty, we choose and always win, using people in the Philippines. The people work with heart, speak English and only require $200-$600 a month for full time salaries, which we are extremely happy with.
2. Ellen O
Oh what nonsense. The cost differential between Bangalore and Brisbane is such that Brisbane could never compete with India.
If Brisbane was so attractive why don't Aussies in Sydney and Melbourne outsource to Brisbane?
3. David
I think what you guys who have already commented on are missing is that Brisbane is mentioned primarily because it compares favorably with Sydney and Melbourne in terms of talent and cost of personnel. It won't compete right now with Chennai or other centers in India, however the cost of personnel in those places is going up and the infrastructure to support further expansion simply isn't there. Brisbane by contrast is we connected to the rest of the world, specifically the rest of the Pacific rim and the US, where most of this business will come from. Besides, anyone that thinks this isn't a moving target is smoking some good stuff. I won't be moving back there anytime soon, just to take a paycut ;-)
4. anonymous
A recent book published by Bob Kennedy reinforces your views that one major factor contributing to the increase in offshoring is the resources (human talent) available inother regions. Although many residents of the US want to blame government or big business I believe there are many other factors that have contrinuted to the economic situation.