Why Offshoring can be a Good Thing
Posted on Wednesday, January 21st, 2004
In defense of outsourcing – News – ZDNet [via Techdirt]
For once, an intelligent article about offshoring. Lately the loudest voices I’ve heard on the subject seem to come from angry, jobless workers and indifferent executives. [...]
Yet Another Offshoring Experience Tale
Posted on Wednesday, January 14th, 2004
E-Commerce Times: The Changing Face of Offshore Programming [via bBlog]
Decent article on how offshoring isn’t necessarily for everyone or everything. As with any new trend, process, or methodology, it only truly works when it’s applied [...]
Certification as Skills Assessment
Posted on Sunday, January 4th, 2004
Brainbench – The Measure of Achievement
I’ve been dropping in on the Usenet mirror of TECHWR-L every so often just to see what dramas are unfolding. I noticed today that someone’s asking, again, how to test [...]
The Ultimate Certification Laundry List
Posted on Tuesday, November 18th, 2003
CompTIA Tech Career Compass – Technical Writer
Found this on the CompTIA site while perusing A+ certification details.
CompTIA has what they call their Tech Career Compass that gives a basic description of jobs that can [...]
More offshoring craziness
Posted on Thursday, October 23rd, 2003
Wired News: The Case for Coolie Labor
Network Computing: How Offshore Outsourcing Failed Us
Another couple of stories about the pros and cons of IT offshoring.
In the Wired article, quoted company execs remain firm in their resolve [...]