We are posting here articles that pertain to IT outsourcing, with a focus on SMBs. We hope they can help companies make their IT outsourcing experience more enjoyable.

The main topics are: Technical, Business, and China.

Please come again, as this section is updated regularly.

Technical

Should software design be outsourced? (Jan.2009)
2 more reasons why IT projects continue to fail
Choosing a development environment
CMM might be mature, but is it adapted to SMBs?
Extreme outsourcing

Business

Source for Success (March 2009)
Do not bargain too much when negotiating an outsourcing deal (Jan. 2009)
IT outsourcing trends for 2009 (Jan. 2009)
What your outsourcing vendor does not want you to know (Jan. 2009)
Beware the turnover rate of your outsourcing supplier
10 reasons NOT to outsource
How SMBs approach IT outsourcing
5 reasons why SMBs should (must) outsource their IT
The future of IT outsourcing
Outsourcing for startups
Outsourcing and crossing the chasm
Should innovation be outsourced?
Business Week on the real cost of offshoring
30 days: the outsourcing episode
SMBs and outsourcing 2.0
Where to find the talents you are looking for?

On China

China is nowhere near the outsourcing crown
Competition from China: threat or opportunity
It is time for US businesses to expand to China
China and civil rights
Beware what you are asking for with China for you will get it!
China vs. China: the opinion of an Indian expert
BBC on IT offshoring: India challenged by new countries
Can India overtake China?
Can China lead the long tail of the outsourcing market?
India being bangalored by China
Is the Chinese labor pool drying up?
Why choose China over India?