Announcement posted by Gartner 12 Dec 2008
Determining the country or countries that are best placed to host offshore IT operations is a daunting task for many organisations, according to Gartner, Inc. This year, Gartner has assessed the suitability of 72 countries as offshore locations, and has announced its ‘Top 30’*. The analysis showed that the dynamic nature of the market has seen a number of countries position themselves as credible alternatives to the BRIC countries (
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During the last 12 months there has been significant activity in many countries to consolidate or grow their positions as leading locations for offshore services. “As a result of this, four countries have dropped out of the ‘Top 30’ and have been replaced by four that were just outside the ‘Top 30’ 12 months ago. This does not mean that the four ‘relegated’ countries have underperformed this year but the dynamic nature of the market has seen others making strong progress,” said Mr Marriott.
The four countries leaving the ‘Top 30’ this year were
In 2008, Gartner’s top 30 locations for offshore services, by region, were:
Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama
Asia/Pacific: Australia, China, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA): the Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain and Ukraine
Ten countries from Asia/Pacific were represented in the 30 leading countries. These included the