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Marius Toma marius at pro-websolutions.com
Wed Feb 28 11:32:36 MST 2007


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsource
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshoring


        Outsourcing and Offshoring: Compare and Contrast

Note that “outsourcing,” “offshore outsourcing,” and “offshoring” are 
used interchangeably in public discourse despite important technical 
differences. To be consistent, “outsourcing,” in a corporate context, 
represents an organizational practice that involves the transfer of an 
organizational function to a third party.^ 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsource#_note-0> When this third party 
is located in another country the term “offshore outsourcing” makes more 
sense. “Offshoring,” in contrast, represents the transfer of an 
organizational function to another country, regardless of whether the 
work stays in the corporation or not.^ 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsource#_note-1> In short, “outsourcing” 
means sharing organizational control with another organization, or a 
process of establishing network relations within an organizational 
field. "Offshoring,” on the other hand, represents a relocation of an 
organizational function to a foreign country, not necessarily a 
transformation of internal organizational control.



Joshua Zeidner wrote:
>   Just curious, is this guy an American citizen?  Just wondering given
> the 'Outsource Now' name...  you do realize that these overseas
> 'solutions providers' have zero legal or financial culpability?  The
> only people who typically win in an outsourcing situation are those
> who have legal resources in the 'sourced' country.  If you are looking
> for a quick fix, there is a small chance that going with such a group
> is a good idea... but in all cases you get precisely what you pay for.
>  I am not opposed to outsourcing per se, but it typically does not
> carry a value outside of the absurd regulations designed to support it
> as a concept.
>
>  -jmz
>
>
> On 2/28/07, Randy Melder <randymelder at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Micah from http://www.outsourcenow.com/ is an RHCE, I believe. He's a good
>> dude.
>>
>> ; ) .randy
>>
>>
>> On 2/28/07, Carl Parrish <lists at pcl-consulting.com> wrote:
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>>> Ben Francom wrote:
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>>>> Are there any Red Hat Certified Engineers or Red Hat Certified
>>>> Technicians in the group?  I need someone to cover for me while I am
>>>> on vacations, or to bounce questions off of.  If you know SUSE and
>>>> NetWare 6.5, even better.
>>>> Please contact me off list.
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