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Outsourcing is the latest corporate crack.

[dfwgator]

Outsourcing or offshoring? I have worked for outsourcing companies my whole career. Outsourcing makes sense in that running an IT department entails a lot of risk, especially if it is not part of your core business. You constantly worry about turnover because as soon as an individual gains marketable skills, they start looking for greener pastures. There is also tremendous cost in resources of keeping up with technology. By outsourcing, you leverage that risk onto a company who makes managing this risk their business. Now offshoring, on the other hand, is a whole other kettle of fish.