"IT outsourcing" news, interviews, and features

News about IT outsourcing

• Working STEM students may be forced to leave U.S. next year, says court

  A federal judge made a ruling this week that could force tens of thousands of foreign workers, many of whom are employed at tech companies ...

• As it sets IT layoffs, Citizens Bank shifts work to India via Web

  Citizens Bank in Rhode Island has offered its IT employees solid middle-class wages and good benefits, but this slice of the America Dream is ending ...

• Despite H-1B lottery, offshore firms dominate visa use

  Offshore outsourcers with ties to India once again snapped up tens of thousands of skilled-worker visas.

• In Scott Walker's state, Democrats seek outsourcing penalties

  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is still a cipher on offshore outsourcing and the H-1B issue. But Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced anti-outsourcing legislation that could shed ...

• In a turnabout, Disney ABC TV cancels plans to outsource IT jobs

  Two weeks ago, the Disney ABC Television Group told a team of approximately 30 to 35 application developers that they were being laid off. Then ...

• IT worker's lawsuit accuses Tata of discrimination

  An IT worker is accusing Tata Consultancy Services of discriminating against American workers and favoring "South Asians" in hiring.

Interviews about IT outsourcing

• How digital transformation is disrupting IT outsourcing

  Brad L. Peterson, partner and co-leader of the business and technology sourcing practice of law firm Mayer Brown, discusses how new digital services are disrupting ...

Features about IT outsourcing

• With H-1B visa, diversity doesn't apply

  There's a dramatic difference where tech H-1B workers come from, depending on whether India-based outsourcers are involved.

• Displaced IT workers are being silenced

  A major problem with the ongoing H-1B debate is the absence of displaced IT workers in news stories. Much of the reporting is one-sided -- ...

• Hypocrisy and connections help IT outsourcing firms

  Infosys and other offshore firms need all the business and political connections they can get as they work to fend off efforts to restrict the ...

• Microsoft CEO Nadella aces first-100-day test

  'A or A-,' says expert who spelled out to-do list in February

• Are managed services the 'Holy Grail' for app outsourcing?

  "Managed service deals focus on meeting the client's exact requirements regardless of how a supplier chooses to staff and service it"

• It's twilight for small in-house data centers

  More workloads are shifting to service providers, with concern about skills playing a key role