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IT Salaries 2013: Ukraine Versus USA, UK and Germany

Last year, Verizon caught one of their US software developers versed in C, C++, Perl, Java, Ruby, PHP, and Python outsourcing his development job to a Chinese developer while having fun in the workplace (surfing eBay, viewing YouTube videos, etc.). He allegedly paid him one fifth of his 6-digit salary and granted access to the [...]

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IT Outsourcing: Is It Safe?

A lot of companies have worked with an outsourcing partner to decrease the number of shortcomings that occur, reduce costs and restructure procedures. These advantages have already made certain impacts on various operational processes of many organizations. Outsourcing was once actually limited to some functions in a business’s supply chain and to manufacturing as well. [...]

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Tips to Reduce Offshore Software Development Cost and Managing Projects Effectively

Offshore Software Development and the Cost of Quality Offshore software development helps enterprises across the U.S and European countries save 70% of the development cost. While outsourcing gives significant low cost advantage, it is important to know that these savings can actually cost enterprises in millions, if they ignore quality. Every year due to quality [...]

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KPMG Again Ranked Among World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors

For the fourth year in a row, KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, has been recognized as one of the World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP®).  KPMG continued its success in the shared services and outsourcing advisory (SSOA) space with this year’s #2 IAOP ranking. The [...]

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IT Outsourcers Feel ‘Locked In’ to Contracts

More than a third of senior IT professionals feel ‘locked in’ to outsourced supplier contracts, with most finding it difficult to renegotiate deals, according to research. Just under two thirds of respondents to a survey by independent sourcing adviser Alsbridge said they did not believe their IT outsourcing (ITO) suppliers would be approachable about renegotiating [...]

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How to Evaluate the Risk of Outsourcing Locations

There are more viable offshore outsourcing destinations than ever before — a great boon for IT leaders seeking new sources of talent, language capabilities, nearshore support, and risk diversification. But IT organizations can no longer afford to take traditional view of outsourcing location assessment. “The maturity of global delivery models also continues to increase, and [...]

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5 Ways to Evaluate Your IT Outsourcing Maturity

IT outsourcing has become increasingly integral to building and operating the enterprise IT environment, but many IT services customers remain frustrated with their results. Part of the problem may be a lack of understanding by the outsourcing customer about their actual level of maturity in IT outsourcing, says Wolfgang Benkel, principal analyst in Forrester’s IT [...]

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EPAM Expands Open-Source Digital Services with Zend and Acquia

EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE:EPAM), a leading provider of complex software engineering solutions and a leader in Central and Eastern European IT service delivery, announced its partnerships with Zend and Acquia, two of the world’s leading open-source technology companies. For EPAM clients, the partnership provides EPAM with expanded access to the leading Drupal and PHP solutions. [...]

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EPAM Systems Wins Duke’s Choice Award at JavaOne Russia 2013

EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE:EPAM), a leading provider of complex software engineering solutions and a leader in Central and Eastern European IT service delivery, received a Duke’s Choice Award  at JavaOne Russia 2013. At the event, Oracle recognized companies for their innovative projects and significant contribution to the Java community. The Award winners were announced on [...]

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EPAM Named #6 on Forbes’ List of America’s 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies

EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE:EPAM), a leading provider of complex software engineering solutions and the leader in Central and Eastern European IT service delivery, announces that it was named to Forbes’ annual list of America’s 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies. “The list is a pretty good leading indicator of market outperformance”, says Forbes in the story. “We [...]

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