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This article is part of the December 2012/January 2013, Vol. 18 issue of Disaster recovery ascends to the cloud
In this tough economy, it's hard to argue the case for an FTE that costs $50K plus benefits versus an FTE that costs $6K with no overhead. That's the argument for offshoring in a nutshell. However, many companies are finding that you definitely get what you pay for -- and in some cases, you don't even get what you pay for. Wendy Schuchart Welcome to the age of reshoring. For instance, what do General Motors and the Michigan Ladder Company have in common? Aside from their geographic location, each company is withdrawing from its reliance on foreign outsourcers. General Motors' CIO Randy Mott is reversing GM's almost-total IT outsourcing strategy. Meanwhile, the oldest ladder manufacturer in the U.S., the Michigan Ladder Company, is planning to increase its workforce by 50% in order to fulfill its own production needs in lieu of using foreign suppliers. Earlier this year, President Obama announced a plan to remove outsourcing benefits in effort to stimulate the U.S. economy. Consequently, larger and smaller businesses are reshoring their production and IT ... Access >>>
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2013 budget outlook: The two faces of the tech hiring crunch
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Two CIOs have different 2013 budget outlooks, but one problem in common: Tech hiring is tough.
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The end of offshore outsourcing? CIOs quietly reshoring IT jobs
by Wendy Schuchart, Site Editor
U.S. manufacturers are making big news by bringing back offshore outsourcing jobs, but CIOs are quietly reshoring IT jobs as well.
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Survey shows sharp uptick in appetite for cloud disaster recovery
by Karen Goulart, Features Writer
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