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Nearshore is "the transfer of business or IT processes to companies in a nearby country, often sharing a border with your own country", where both parties expect to benefit from one or more of the following dimensions of proximity: geographic, temporal (time zone), cultural, linguistic, economic, political, or historical linkages.
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Analysis and insights regarding the IT outsourcing industry & technology perspectives. Contributors of this blog include journalists of Nearshore Americas and of Softtek. The views expressed in the content by Nearshore Americas, or any other author, do not necessarily reflect the position of Softtek.
Nearshore Outsourcing
Softtek created the nearshore concept in 1997. While the nearshore industry is maturing nicely, there is still room for growth. This space is dedicated to providing our takes and perspectives on nearshoring across the globe.
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Creativity, while in its essence is free of rules, follows a process. A discussion of the evolution of services, this blog allows us to participate and share our thoughts and ideas more openly during a time of disruptive IT evolution.

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Daniel de Souza
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Dan Berthiaume
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Alex Camino
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TweeksBI Nine: The Future That Never Was

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Dan Berthiaume
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South America Progresses as Outsourcing Destination

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Alex Camino
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TweeksBI Eight: House of Cards. The digitized media business

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Dan Berthiaume
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Agile Development Comes of Age

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Clay Browne
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Reducing Operating Costs and Smart Initiatives Top 2013 Business Trends

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January 27, 2013 at 9:52 PM
 

ITO Trends Include Cloud, IaaS, Consolidation

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Dan Berthiaume
January 22, 2013 at 6:55 AM
 

Disruptive Technology Reshapes Outsourcing

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Daniel de Souza
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Confiança de empresários latinos para o ano é amais alta do mundo

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Single Source IT Contracts Come Back into Vogue in 2013

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TweeksBI Seven: The future is changing

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CIO Social Chat Reveals What’s On Their Minds

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Three Disruptive CIO Trends that Are “Can’t Miss”

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TweeksBI Six: Successful by design

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Dan Berthiaume
January 08, 2013 at 1:23 PM
 

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Alex Camino
January 02, 2013 at 8:08 AM
 

TweeksBI Five: Resolutions

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
December 31, 2012 at 10:41 AM
 

Digital Media Becomes Norm in B2B IT

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Dan Berthiaume
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Preventing IT Fraud in 2013

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Daniel de Souza
December 27, 2012 at 7:10 AM
 

Algumas frases para começar bem 2013

Alex Camino
Alex Camino
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TweeksBI Four: Hello, my name is Alex, I am …

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Don’t Blink, the Future is Now -- Eye-Control Systems for Tablets and Smartphones

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Dan Berthiaume
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CIOs Should Keep Automation, ‘Hoteling’ on Radar

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Alex Camino
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TweeksBI Three: Be like them

Daniel de Souza
Daniel de Souza
December 14, 2012 at 5:56 AM
 

CIOs Think They Are Valuable, But How are They Showing It?

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Dan Berthiaume
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Seven Steps to Becoming a High Performing CIO

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Alex Camino
December 11, 2012 at 8:40 AM
 

TweeksBI Two: The real Internet of Things

Clay Browne
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Amazon Storms the Cloud with Move into Data Warehousing Services

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Alex Camino
December 03, 2012 at 11:04 AM
 

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Daniel de Souza
Daniel de Souza
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Dan Berthiaume
November 26, 2012 at 10:11 PM
 

ITO Can Assist SMBs with Staffing, Tech Growth

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
November 21, 2012 at 6:31 AM
 

Service Providers Can Help CIOs Overcome Social Media Resistance

Clay Browne
Clay Browne
November 20, 2012 at 8:41 PM
 

Overview of Global IT Services Delivery Trends 2012-2013

Daniel de Souza
Daniel de Souza
November 19, 2012 at 6:00 AM
 

CEOs Do Really Value IT. It’s About Time

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Dan Berthiaume
November 18, 2012 at 10:03 PM
 

Reducing Breach of Contract Risk as an ITO Provider

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
November 14, 2012 at 10:41 PM
 

IT Asset Management Boosts Bottom Line

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Dan Berthiaume
November 13, 2012 at 1:16 PM
 

Nearshore – More Relevant than Ever

Clay Browne
Clay Browne
November 09, 2012 at 7:21 AM
 

October IT Job Growth Shows Tech Sector Still Strong

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
November 07, 2012 at 9:52 PM
 

Improving Your Department's Perception with ITO

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Daniel de Souza
November 05, 2012 at 6:30 AM
 

A falta de profissionais de TI e o prejuízo bilionário para o Brasil

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Dan Berthiaume
October 30, 2012 at 7:30 PM
 

Cloud Becomes Major ITO Component

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Dan Berthiaume
October 28, 2012 at 7:45 PM
 

Disaster Recovery by the Numbers

Clay Browne
Clay Browne
October 23, 2012 at 7:12 AM
 

GM Insourcing 3000 IT Jobs in Major Strategy Switch

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
October 22, 2012 at 6:34 AM
 

Enterprise App Development Produces CIO Headaches

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
October 15, 2012 at 12:48 PM
 

The Cloud as Disruptive Agent

Clay Browne
Clay Browne
October 12, 2012 at 11:18 AM
 

Maturing Software Testing Industry Open to New Perspectives

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
October 09, 2012 at 1:35 PM
 

Mitigating the Risks of ITO

Daniel de Souza
Daniel de Souza
October 04, 2012 at 9:03 PM
 

What CIOs Really Need to Know About Digital Natives

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Dan Berthiaume
October 02, 2012 at 1:59 PM
 

In-house IT Inspires Regret

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Daniel de Souza
October 01, 2012 at 8:25 PM
 

Ribeirão Preto: do agronegócios à terceirização de produção de softwares

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Dan Berthiaume
September 27, 2012 at 2:43 PM
 

Don’t Forget about the Mainframe

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
September 24, 2012 at 3:08 PM
 

The Time is Coming for CIOs to Get in the Game

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
September 20, 2012 at 2:19 PM
 

Moving Beyond ‘Lift and Shift’ in FAO

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
September 17, 2012 at 3:30 PM
 

Advanced Data Protection Emerges as Top CIO Priority

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
September 10, 2012 at 12:48 PM
 

The Rise of Elastic ITO

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
September 04, 2012 at 12:27 PM
 

Expanding Existing Service Delivery Locations Often Best Bet

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
August 29, 2012 at 2:58 PM
 

Believing the Hype – What the Future Holds for CIOs

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
August 27, 2012 at 8:48 PM
 

Declining Consumer Confidence Increases ITO Value

Karen Liedl
Karen Liedl
August 27, 2012 at 9:46 AM
 

Softtek felicita a Gustavo Aguirre, Gerente de Sistemas del Grupo OSDE, por su denominación como CIO del año 2012

Filipe Pacheco
Filipe Pacheco
August 23, 2012 at 11:20 PM
 

One Thing IT Leaders Are Learning: Don’t Fight BYOD

Luke Bujarski
Luke Bujarski
August 22, 2012 at 6:20 PM
 

Time to Cast Deeper Nets When Making Global Sourcing Predictions

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
August 16, 2012 at 2:19 PM
 

Treading Carefully with the Insourcing Option

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
August 06, 2012 at 2:14 PM
 

Nearshore ITO Customers Should Focus on Knowledge before Price

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
July 26, 2012 at 1:18 AM
 

Don’t Miss The Big Data Opportunity

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
July 17, 2012 at 1:56 PM
 

Q2 TCV Trends Show Nearshore Promise

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
July 10, 2012 at 11:24 AM
 

Weathering the Perfect Economic Storm

Dennis Barker
Dennis Barker
July 08, 2012 at 7:43 PM
 

Of Presidents and IT Outsourcing

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
July 02, 2012 at 10:22 PM
 

Staying Productive During a Summer Lull

Dennis Barker
Dennis Barker
July 01, 2012 at 7:33 PM
 

Unhappy Client Complaints: Cost Overruns, Fictitious Work

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
June 27, 2012 at 12:09 PM
 

BPO Providers Should Take Active Role in Benchmarking

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
June 25, 2012 at 2:19 PM
 

Why Mobile First Is Good Policy for Nearshore IT Developers

Dennis Barker
Dennis Barker
June 24, 2012 at 6:49 PM
 

Closer Ties with India: Bad News for Mexico's IT Providers?

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
June 21, 2012 at 2:10 PM
 

Overcoming Production Access Issues with ADM Clients

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
June 18, 2012 at 8:08 AM
 

Greece, Other EU Nations May Still Pose Nearshore Competition

Dennis Barker
Dennis Barker
June 17, 2012 at 6:56 PM
 

Lessons for Outsourcers from Luis Aparicio

Dan Berthiaume
Dan Berthiaume
June 11, 2012 at 9:32 PM
 

Keeping Nearshore Rolling the Stones Way