Blog entries posted in Trends

Good-bye, 2011!

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:24:23 +0100

The last few weeks of each year seem to bring a flurry of activity: planning holiday activities and attending parties, making resolutions for the New Year, finalizing financial reports and planning for next year’s budget.

In the tech world, the end of each year also unleaRead More...

Apple and the Aftermath of Steve Jobs

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:48:52 +0100

Perfectionist. Visionary. Innovate. A legacy not soon to be forgotten.

Steve Jobs’ Wednesday resignation as Apple’s CEO is one that has quickly spread across the news waves. His innovative personality and meticulous attention to detail will be missed by many, but Jobs’ influence will not be lost as he will remain on as Chairman of the Board.

In fact, for those that have stayed abreast to the news of his health, this isn’t much of a surprising move. Jobs’ health has beRead More...

ERP & Social Media - Like or Dislike?

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:00:49 +0100

By the looks of it, social media is not satisfied taking over our private lives, now it is entering ERP services as well. As SAP announced, it is now in co-operation with Jive SBS, a new social media ERP tool helping each and everyone and each and everything in your company stay connected. If employees are wasting time on Facebook anyways, why not give tRead More...

Everest Study: Global offshore outsourcing market growth exponentially

Wed, 04 May 2011 05:15:53 +0100

The recently released Q1 2011report represents the latest research on the global outsourcing and offshoring industry. The steady growth of the global outsourcing market is one of the most important insights of the report that is published by the Everest Group. This blog entry provides you with the latest statistics on the global offshore outsourcing market.

Onshore, nearshore, offshore, bestshore: What is the best outsourcing strategy in 2011?

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:15:21 +0100

The global outsourcing sector is marked by permanent aspiring growth. Altered by technological innovations and the global economy, the sector is subject of constant change. Witnessing a vast speed in development, buyer companies might be wondering what are the latest outsourcing trends? This blog entry elaborates on the question: Onshore, nearshoRead More...

World economic forum releases IT report: India important future player

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:15:29 +0100

On Tuesday, the World Economic Forum published its 10th report on Global Information Technology. The main result of the report shows that industrialized nations are ahead when it comes to utilizing communication and information technologies. Nevertheless, China and India s two vastly developing nations are catching up at an aspiring speed. This blog entry elaborRead More...

Web application development: Outsourcing trends in 2011

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:29:37 +0100

What is hot and what is not on the web application development market? Technological and economic developments bring about numerous changes and alterations in the IT sphere. One trend, however, stands out. The practice of web application development outsourcing is booming around the world. This blog entry highlights how new service trends such as cRead More...

Freelancing: Aspiring trend shaping the global job market!

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:31:06 +0100

The online job portal PeoplePerHour.com currently witnesses a vast growth of Indian freelancers registering on the website. That makes Indian job seekers 14% of the entire freelancers registered on PeoplePerHour.com. Regarding registered freelancers in the entire Asian-pacific region, India is the leading nation with the most independent laborers that seek work online.

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Over one million projects on freelancer.com: Online outsourcing becomes mainstream trend!

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:07:35 +0100

Online outsourcing is becoming a mainstream trend with help of the World Wide Web. Over the weekend, the online job forum freelancer.com could register the incredible amount of one million projects.

Freelancer.com is a web portal for temporary, independent job seekers and offerers who use the internet as a recruiting platform. The website representRead More...

Online security attacks: Is offshore software development the way to save your system?

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:59:59 +0100

Over the last year, the number of online attacks has been increasing rapidly. Experts claim that with new innovations in IT, hackers also become more sophisticated and professional. Professional offshore software development companies all over the world offer security services to prevent the cybercriminals from succeeding. ThRead More...

Agile Software Development: Flexibility for Suppliers and Buyers

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:51:56 +0100

Type in the search term “agile software development” in Google and check out the trend analysis of the last couple of years; and you will see that the term has gained wide popularity. The question is why is agile software development so successful when it comes to project management? This blog entry highlights the march of success of agiRead More...

Companies under Pressure to Join the Web 2.0 Revolution

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:14:46 +0100

Already last year, Web 2.0 networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn found high reception in the business world. Numerous companies decided to use those platforms for additional marketing efforts or simply as networking opportunities. Also IT outsourcing service providers increasingly adopted social media in their greater service range. This blog article demonstrates thaRead More...

Green IT: How Your Business Can Save the Environment!

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:26:18 +0100

Carbon emission, global warming and oil spills are just three issues that are caused by men and that harm the environment every day. “Save the planet “should be a major goal for every individual but also for major corporations and governments, causing the most damage. Turning to the competitive industry of IT outsourcing it seems especially challenging toRead More...

Application Development Outsourcing: How Smart Phones affect ITO

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:10:28 +0100

Regardless if it is an iPhone, Blackberry or Android, smart phones are conquering the business world. Everywhere you look, business men are carrying their tech gadgets in order to be a part of a “mobile revolution”. With help of mobile applications, the modern manager can nowadays have an overview on incoming mails, daily Read More...

Offshore IT Training in India Attracts International IT Workers

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:58:31 +0100

IT education in India has a good reputation. With the outsourcing boom in the country over the past two decades, the government made huge investments in schools and training facilities in order to generate a large, high-skilled talent pool in the country. The reputation of Indian institutes and companies, however, is not only recognized within thRead More...

Cyber Crime: 4 Pending Security Issues to Watch Out For!

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:45:36 +0100

In an age where information and data are predominantly organized and stored digitally, new threats pose a challenge to IT outsourcing companies, their clients and government officials all over the globe. In the so-called information age, hacking has developed into a common form of crime. Reliable and efficient information security systems are one of the most requesRead More...

Women in IT: Why are Engineers always male?

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:37:03 +0100

Women and technology, two separate worlds! This statement represents a well-established stereotype that gets confirmed if you look at staff statistics of science and technology related companies. In the IT industry, for instance, most of the software engineers and programmers are men whereas women are to find more prominently in the HR, marketing or content writing depaRead More...

Outsourcing in 2011: Trends, Hotspots and Developments

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:45:21 +0100

“Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be, the future’s not ours to see…” goes the song. And it is true as you will never be totally certain if future predictions will actually become reality no matter how well researched they might be. This blog entry does not attempt to precisely predict the future but to make an educated guess about what might lie ahead of Read More...