Brazil, the India of the Americas?
February 9th, 2007 by 
Amish Parashar
A recent WSJ article by Antonio Regalado highlights the strength of Brazilian firms as trusted outsourcing partners. Some major companies have decided to partner with Brazilian groups to get software projects done quicker and cheaper than domestically. But where is the rest of the story? The new model in outsourcing is dual-shore companies which eliminate all cultural and time-zone issues. There is substantial room for innovation in the outsourcing or distributed work business model (if a coffee shop can be innovative, than certainly you can too). India’s experience in this space allows for the next generation of outsourcing businesses which include specialty services, more efficient operations, and increased offerings. While Brazil comes online as do many South-east Asian nations, American companies will become more selective in choosing overseas partners. It remains to be seen what Brazilian or Malaysian firms will do to differentiate themselves from their Indian competition – simply showing up in this space isn’t enough to build successful companies. Will India call itself the Brazil of Asia?
Posted in Globalization, Innovation, Outsourcing, Solutions, Start-up | 
July 15th, 2007 at 2:59 am
There are no two ways about the fact that outsourcing today is a compelling proposition. Don’t get surprised when you read the kind of one-to-one, knowledge centric services one particular company is offering. Analyst Zone (www.analystzone.com) is India based company, performing those activities which are helping the decision makers and executives save on their very important resource, time. In normal circumstances it would literally mean ‘outsourcing your thought process’. How a group of people, with passion to learn and are delivering measurable results, makes an interesting case for an outsourcing enthusiasts.