CIO.com - Outsourcing

How to Save the IT Industry in 4 (Not So Easy) Steps

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Offshore outsourcing is again a hot topic this election year, but the solutions U.S. politicians are proposing will do little to prop up the American IT services industry. If government leaders really want to save U.S. IT jobs, here's what they should do.

Growth in Indian IT Services Exports to Slow Down, Says Nasscom

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The trade body said growth will drop to 11 to 14 percent

Obama's H-1B Answer in Forum May Haunt Him

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Until President Barack Obama responded to a question about H-1B visas during an online forum last week, the administration had said little about the controversial program.

Outsourcer Cognizant Posts Strong Revenue and Profit Growth Despite Uncertain Market

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Cognizant and Tata Consultancy Services have outstripped other outsourcers with predominantly Indian operations

India Builds a Mega Data Center

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

IBM has designed and helped to build a 900,000-square-foot data center in India that it says is the largest in that country in terms of size and power. It's also among the largest in the world.

Unilever in Major SAP Usage Expansion

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Unilever has extended an SAP enterprise resource planning rollout to North America, vital to its core business processes including supply chain management in one of its largest business regions.

Engineer's Wife 'Ferocious' in Obama Q&A on H-1Bs

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas.

H-1B Workers Are Better Paid, More Educated, Study Finds

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

H-1B workers are better educated than U.S. born workers and earn more, according to a new study by an independent research group.

Obama Confronted on H-1B Use During Google+ Hangout

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

President Barack Obama faced perhaps his toughest and most direct question ever on the H-1B program by a Texas woman during an online town hall Monday.

IT Outsourcing Deal Size Data Shows Decade-Long Decline

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The proliferation of IT and business process outsourcing contracts worth less than $100 million is creating governance headaches for CIOs. How are IT outsourcing service providers responding?

The Top 10 H-1B Visa Users in the U.S.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Offshore outsourcing companies continued to make up the majority of the top 10 H-1B visa users in 2011, according to new government data. These offshore firms have been adding employees by the thousands as their revenues increase.

Obama Attacks Offshoring, Seeks Visa Reform

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

President Barack Obama Tuesday attacked offshoring, urged businesses to bring jobs back to the U.S., and renewed his appeal for visa reforms to keep foreign students from returning home after earning advanced degrees.

The Patriot Act and Your Data: Should You Ask Cloud Providers About Protection?

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Does the USA Patriot Act give the U.S. government too much access to data stored on the cloud servers of American providers regardless of where those servers are located? That's the concern among European IT leaders.

Obama Wants Less Offshoring, As Vendors See U.S. Shift

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

President Barack Obama is trying to encourage U.S. companies not to send work overseas. This might not be as hard a job as it seems for some types of IT work.

5 Tips to Keep IT Outsourcing on Track as Global Providers Cut Staff

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Are you prepared as global IT outsourcers shrink onshore staff? These tips will help you keep projects moving as offshore IT service provides cut back on the on-site staff that used to work as liaisons between customer and provider.