Alternative Offshore Outsourcing Structures - February 2015

Offshore outsourcing retains an allure that the growth of hybrid cloud services and service integrator delivery models cannot entirely dispel. Even with the advent of varying alternative outsourcing models, organizations can still achieve significant savings from leveraging the benefits of doing business in a country with a lower cost of living and wage scale. But offshoring comes with strings attached, and neither of the two main approaches - full outsourcing to a local provider or wholly owned captive entity – is a universal solution to negating risk. Thus, organizations continue to seek smarter ways to include offshore services delivery as part of their sourcing strategies, all the while attempting to mitigate risks.