When big data is used properly and intelligently by organizations, it serves as the foundation for strategic, business decision-making capabilities in today’s digitally driven world. The increasing number of devices and sources generating information has lead to constantly increasing amounts of data. Big Data is characterized by its velocity, volume, and variety, and is utilized by […]
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Want to Boost IT Productivity? Outsource Non-Mission-Critical IT Functions!
Small IT teams may consist of only one or two people who struggle to keep up. They field helpdesk calls, perform routine monitoring and maintenance of IT infrastructure, and resolve network issues. Oftentimes, routine IT takes up most of the day, leaving little or no time to work on projects critical for business growth. Important […]
Outsource vs Offshore: Low Cost Has Lost It’s Allure
Outsource and offshore services provide businesses with staff and expertise, often for less than what it would cost to hire and train in-house staff. Advances in technology, lower cost of living, government incentive programs, and changing organizational structures have made it possible for both outsource and offshore businesses to offer much more sophisticated services while […]
10 Tips for Improving Your Intercultural Communication Skills
This is Part 2 of a three part series on intercultural communications. Part 1 addressed the complexity of culture and how it can impact communications when individuals from one culture interact with individuals from another. In this feature, we focus on the lessons we’ve learned from our cross cultural interaction and how you can use those tips to achieve impactful, successful […]
Intercultural Communications: How Does Culture Complicate Communication?
Interacting with people from different cultures and in different locations around the world is now just another day at the office for most people. The advent of the internet, inexpensive travel, international business, and even, more robust study abroad programs, means that more people than ever before are exploring the world and connecting cross-culturally daily. […]
Need a Nearshoring Partner? Here’s a Guide to Finding the Best Fit
Choosing a nearshoring partner is in many ways not different from choosing a good outsourcing vendor. I have been in the business 15 years, and venture some general recommendations to choosing an outsourcing partner: Pick a professional firm with a known trajectory and experience in the trade you are looking for. To narrow your choices, […]
In-house or Outsourced IT Development? Why Offshore Teams Are Taking Over
This article first appeared in Startup Beat. According to figures reported by Statista the worldwide spending on IT outsourcing services has reached $288 billion. And a survey conducted by Deloitte in 2014 found that IT dominates 60% of the outsourcing market. Contrary to what the featured photo of this article may have you believe, offshore […]
The Future of IT Outsourcing
In the blink of an eye, technology can change. In fact, every 12 to 18 months computers double their capabilities and so do the information technologies that use them. For example, look at the focus of IT outsourcing: just five to ten years ago the majority of people assumed that most outsourcing projects were completed […]
Perficient Latin America Corp Named Top IT Outsourcing Company
Just this week, Perficient Latin America Corp was selected as the top ranking IT outsourcing company in Latin America by Clutch.co, a B2B research firm based in Washington, DC. Perficient Latin America was evaluated favorably due in part to our efforts to remain at the forefront of technological innovations and to consistently deliver world-class software engineering solutions […]
Outsource vs Offshore: To Outsource Software Development or Not?
While the guidelines in the previous blog, Outsource vs Offshore: What Do You Need to Know Before Involving 3rd Parties in Your Business, generally still stand when discussing software development outsourcing, there are many more particular situations in software engineering that we have had experience navigating to a successful degree. To be more specific, in the […]
4 Ways to Make Global Delivery Projects Run Smoother
With the globalization of products and services in today’s business environment, many project teams find themselves in a decentralized execution model with their counterparts located in multiple locations worldwide. To ensure a smooth process from start to finish, there needs to be established guidance at the beginning of a project for all parties involved – […]
Outsource vs Offshore: What Do You Need to Know Before Involving 3rd Parties in Your Business?
?As startups or enterprises grow, they often find themselves in the tight spot of needing more bandwidth to handle their business. At this point, companies are forced to make a decision of how they want to continue, ie: outsource vs offshore. For example, a savvy entrepreneur might decide to hire extra resources, directly increasing head-count, or […]