From European near-shoring to Indian and Chinese offshoring, the legal IT landscape is changing rapidly, say Bond Pearce’s Claire Coleman and Jamie MacLeod
The global IT outsourcing landscape is currently in flux, impacted by several countervailing trends. Pressure on IT budgets makes cost reduction through offshore solutions an inevitable consideration in any sourcing decision. The impact of the financial crisis, an explosion in shared cloud services and increasing political backlash against the impact of offshoring on local job markets are all contributing to a more complex global IT outsourcing (ITO) landscape. Who will be the winners and losers in this changing environment? Are there signs that India is losing its magic? How will all of this impact on traditional ITO models in the future?
