To win at offshoring: Start slow, be deliberate

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Attempts to slow offshoring will hurt
Silicon Valley: report

Attempts to slow offshoring will hurt
Silicon Valley: report 07/18/2004 08:37 AM
Press Trust of India Jul 18 2004 11:35AM GMT

Slow start for budget XP

Slow start for budget XP 03/23/2005 10:02 AM
ZDNet India Mar 23 2005 2:02PM GMT

Slow start to speedy net services

Slow start to speedy net services 03/14/2005 06:11 PM
Faster broadband in the UK is becoming a reality as more internet providers offer super-fast services.

German eGovernment Initiative Off To a
Slow Start

German eGovernment Initiative Off To a
Slow Start 08/27/2004 02:07 PM
Deutsche Welle Aug 26 2004 6:15PM GMT

African rights court's slow start

African rights court's slow start 01/25/2004 05:51 AM
An African human rights court is due to come into force - but no country has yet offered to host it.

Computer running slow? Check hidden
start-ups

Computer running slow? Check hidden
start-ups 12/30/2003 05:02 AM
Miami Herald Dec 30 2003 3:17AM ET

In Asia, Microsoft Sees Slow Start For
Budget XP

In Asia, Microsoft Sees Slow Start For
Budget XP 03/19/2005 02:29 AM

By Winston Chai, CNET News.com

OM being random - but very
deliberate....

OM being random - but very
deliberate.... 07/25/2004 02:12 AM

I finally got to meet Om Malik in person. The fact that I never ran into him in the 90's says allot about me "taking the 90's off." Quite frankly I just didn't care.

But now I do!

Great to meet Om!

Here's his recent post...

Saturday afternoon's random musings

It is a cold, cloudy drank Saturday afternoon in San Francisco. Go ahead and summer in San Francisco. I am migh ty pissed off at the hooligans who started a fight, got our hottest hitter thrown out of the game and basically used all underhanded tactics to win when all athletic prowess failed. (I think they are not even going to make it as the wild cards - go Athletics!)

Nevertheless, watching the game also gave me some time to ponder over the last week which involved nearly six conference calls, ten interviews, one story, one online column, and one conference, BlogOn. So here are some conclusions from that one conference, and other conversations.

• Venture capitalists are merchant bankers whose greed outweighs their tolerance for risk.
• XML....ATOM....RSS....Feeds.. ..ZZZZZZ
• Tool bars, features, search, local media..... its 1997. Nope, its 2004.
• Big Media is dead (1995)... big media is dead(2004). I wonder why only the non-media people seem to think media is dead. And of course no one mentions the fact, if big media is dead, well then who are we going to bitch about. Think about that!
• Have you seen a business model lately? Because I have not
• Web 1.0 guys are looking for redemption.
• Missing at BlogOn opensource guys who could not afford hefty fees. Come On, we got to have these guys in the next event!
• Calacanis has great taste in cigars.

[Om Malik]

Om is right.

BlogOn was acomplete corporate sellout and a complete bore. The only thing going on was out in the hallways. All the old Apple guys are back, AOL, CNN and Yahoo were on stage saying nothing and they even put abunch of irrelevant PR flacks on stage.

Oh boy.

Next week's OSCON will be exactly the opposire. ONLY OpenSource folks - no old PR flacks or big irrelevant companies. Sorry I can't be there.

No Evidence Deliberate UK Distortion of
Iraq Intel

No Evidence Deliberate UK Distortion of
Iraq Intel 07/14/2004 10:12 AM
AP via ABCNEWS.com Jul 14 2004 2:24PM GMT

Shark Tank: Let it slow, let it slow,
let it slow

Shark Tank: Let it slow, let it slow,
let it slow 12/25/2003 12:48 AM
It's the height of the holiday shopping season, and this pilot fish is hitting a big computer and electronics store to stuff his stockings. Then comes time for him to check out.

Jurors deliberate fate of prominent tech
banker

Jurors deliberate fate of prominent tech
banker 04/30/2004 08:35 PM
CNET May 1 2004 0:46AM GMT

Start the Squid web proxy as a service
at start up

Start the Squid web proxy as a service
at start up 03/14/2003 01:08 PM
The Squid web proxy can be run on OS X as a proxy server for those with a network of web users wishing to speed access to static web content and eliminate duplicate downloads. The Squid Manager GUI makes it fairly easy to ma...

Offshoring By Any Other Name

Offshoring By Any Other Name 09/24/2004 08:06 PM
Not too many people like the sound of "offshoring" -- literally, the sound of the word -- not just it's meaning. So the euphemisms to replace "offshoring" are springing up everywhere, with not-so-sneaky terms like "co-sourcing" and "global sourcing" peppering our vernacular. Outsourcing is dead, too, replaced with the mouthful: "business process transformation services" agreements. Isn't that so double-plus-ungood? Obviously, offshoring is still with us, and it's going to be with us, and it arguably should be with us. So while avoiding the word offshoring might avoid the spread of panic, hopefully we're not forgetting to address the root causes of our concerns: that we haven't answered the 'What's Next?' question. Though perhaps using bigger words and round-about descriptions is part of the plan to help educate the country to think more critically.

Offshoring IT

Offshoring IT 12/17/2004 06:41 PM

Offshoring: Why the US still needs
engineers

Offshoring: Why the US still needs
engineers 06/30/2004 10:55 AM
ZDNet Jun 30 2004 2:45PM GMT

Offshoring... To Click On Ads

Offshoring... To Click On Ads 05/03/2004 04:44 PM
For all the talk of offshoring labor, it seems that many in India have answered "earn rupees clicking ads" advertisements found (ironically enough) on Google, which basically pay people to sit at home and clic k on advertisements on specific websites to help those sites earn more pay-per-click ad dollars. This, of course, is always the risk with any sort of pay-per-click advertising scheme. Those who stand to make money are always going to look for ways to increase the clicks. While it's easy to pick out automated clickers, having a network of people around the world who are paid to click the ads could be a lot trickier. Of course, this may remind some people of dot-com bubble companies like AllAdvantage - but at least in that (failed) case, advertisers knew what they were getting involved with. If such fraudulent clicks continue on content sites for advertising networks, it could noticeably decrease the value of such ads.

Offshoring off-putting

Offshoring off-putting 04/28/2004 05:26 PM
San Jose Mercury News Apr 28 2004 9:34PM GMT

Offshoring where do we go next and my
run in with a pitch man

Offshoring where do we go next and my
run in with a pitch man 07/07/2004 07:21 PM

I felt really sorry for the guy that called the office last week. I get the holler from across the hallway hey some guy wants to talk to you about offshoring wanna take it? Hmmmmmmm those of you that have been reading here for awhile know my stance on offshoring. (When Hell freezes over) So I take the guys call. The least he could have done is called me via a real land-line instead I get the common static buzz of a net based call. We talk for about 30 minutes while I pick the guys brain nothing really brain shattering came out of the discussion.

He ask to send me some info and I say sure, I would be happy to look at their promotion material. A week later what finally shows up in my inbox, his pitch material curious read to say the least. Call me traditional, "Made in the USA" and "Support Stays in the USA". If any of you would like a copy of what they sent me drop me a line, I'll forward it to you. Companies are now weighing the backlash of their customers before offshoring some say it makes up at least 50% of the decision level process. [ZDNet]

Of cricket and offshoring

Of cricket and offshoring 04/18/2005 11:16 PM
Blog: Could a cricket match in India help safeguard the controversial practice of shipping tech work offshore? News reports...

Impact of Offshoring

Impact of Offshoring 06/12/2004 08:35 PM

According to a survey commissioned by Bureau of Labor Statistics, just 2.5% of jobs lost are due to offshoring.  AFL-CIO thinks the survey is faulty.  My own experience suggests the number is bigger, at least in the Silicon Valley where I work.  At one company I have worked with for many years, it's engineering department was downsized to barebones and replaced with a large growing team of engineers in India.  2.5%?  Not even close

Economics of Offshoring

Economics of Offshoring 06/29/2004 03:33 PM
A study provides a clearer picture of what offshoring means to financial companies.

Offshoring Creativity

Offshoring Creativity 12/19/2004 03:36 PM
Never mind the call centers. Look at the high-tech firms and markets in China and India, and worry about the emigration of innovation.

It's not offshoring, it's a euphemism

It's not offshoring, it's a euphemism 09/26/2004 11:06 PM
ZDNet Australia Sep 27 2004 1:34AM GMT

Everyone else is offshoring, so why not
Microsoft?

Everyone else is offshoring, so why not
Microsoft? 07/29/2004 06:48 PM
Some are saying "surprise!" as they learn that Microsoft, like many American companies, is offshoring.

What's labor going to do about
offshoring?

What's labor going to do about
offshoring? 01/27/2004 12:11 AM
Salon Jan 27 2004 4:50AM GMT

Offshoring IT ... to Canada

Offshoring IT ... to Canada 05/11/2004 11:45 PM
globetechnology.com May 12 2004 4:21AM GMT

A Careful Look At Offshoring

A Careful Look At Offshoring 12/22/2003 03:11 AM
Yet another article that takes a look at the "offshoring trend", but this one actually takes a step back to put the whole thing in perspective. From a historical vantage point, this trend doesn't seem all that different that past trends where products made in the US were eventually outsourced. The article quotes Walter Mondale from twenty years ago, when he was worried about chip production going to Japan, saying: "What are our kids supposed to do? Sweep up around Japanese computers and sell McDonald's hamburgers the rest of their lives?" Instead, what happened was that cheap chips resulted in a technology boom that certainly helped the US economy quite a bit over the next two decades. The article also points out what we've been saying here all along: the rush to outsource is a bit shortsighted for most companies. Those who are only looking at the salary aspect of it, don't realize that there are many more costs involved, and many are already starting to regret the decision to outsource. However, in some areas, it clearly does make sense to outsource, but the number of jobs that will go overseas each year is a very very small number - and pales when compared to the number of jobs lost each year naturally through layoffs and company closings. Finally, the article points out that, when done right, offshoring is a net positive for our economy - and has been historically. This doesn't mean that it doesn't make life hard for some people who lost their jobs. However, instead of thinking up protectionist plans, the US should be making an effort to train these displaced employees for better jobs in sectors that need them.

Don't like offshoring? Get over it, says
AIIA

Don't like offshoring? Get over it, says
AIIA 11/18/2003 01:20 AM
ZDNet Australia Nov 18 2003 0:26AM ET

Telecommuting on top of offshoring?

Telecommuting on top of offshoring? 01/04/2005 08:25 PM
Plans for a low-cost broadband network in India suggest offshore threat could intensify.

How to Prevent Offshoring From Taking
Your Job

How to Prevent Offshoring From Taking
Your Job 04/13/2004 10:06 AM

What Should a Documentary Filmmaker Ask
About Offshoring?

What Should a Documentary Filmmaker Ask
About Offshoring? 04/12/2004 11:21 AM

Offshoring: The next technology
battlefields

Offshoring: The next technology
battlefields 05/07/2004 06:17 AM
Digital Agenda Rather than try to reverse the outsourcing wave, the best way for America to fend off foreign competition is to invent technologies.

Did GE bring offshoring to life?

Did GE bring offshoring to life? 03/25/2005 04:10 PM
Blog: Was Jack Welch, General Electric's famed former leader, a kind of founding father to offshore outsourcing? That's the argument...

An Independent Study on Offshoring IT?

An Independent Study on Offshoring IT? 09/06/2004 05:01 AM

Where tech giants are offshoring

Where tech giants are offshoring 05/05/2004 08:21 AM
ZDNet May 5 2004 12:36PM GMT

Czech mate for IT offshoring

Czech mate for IT offshoring 12/10/2003 01:55 PM
vnunet.com Dec 10 2003 1:10PM ET

Study predicts more offshoring

Study predicts more offshoring 05/17/2004 07:22 AM
ZDNet May 17 2004 11:44AM GMT

US Chamber endorses offshoring

US Chamber endorses offshoring 07/03/2004 12:37 AM
News.com.au - Fri Jul 2, 01:23 pm GMT

Outsourcing 101 – Offshoring for
Beginners

Outsourcing 101 – Offshoring for
Beginners 06/18/2004 03:10 AM
The Outsourcing Times has announced the launch of a special report, "Outsourcing 101 – Offshoring for Beginners". The report discusses the history, economics and political implications behind offshore outsourcing. [PRWEB Jun 18, 2004]
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