[Assam] Bus. Week: Can Guwahati/Mexico replace Bangalore -else business go to Mexico

[Krishnendu Chakraborty]

I have known softek as a competitor since a long time.
 They have displaced major Indian IT players from a
number of key engagements .  Apart from cost,  they
also have the time zone advantage because of which
they play with a very large offshore  setup driving
the cost lower.  For India it will mean a huge number
of people working night shift which is difficult
particularly for senior level people.

India would definitely gain moving to smaller places
and I can see some such moves to tier 2 cities like
Trivandram, Mysore , Bhubaneswar etc.  would love to
see Guwahati, Jorhat etc added to this list. 
You are unlikely to get people at quarter salary but
some reduction can be expected.

BTW,  I did not know Jaipur is that expensive . I
thought Mumbai is the most expensive place in India.


>Maybe higher salaries will kill Indian IT industry -
maybe new areas like Guwahati can come up where
hi-tech people are ready >to work at half/quarter
price compared to Bangalore - subletting of
outsourcing from the US.
>Umesh
>PS: Bangalore has long been the costliest city in
India - followed by desert based Jaipur, Ajmer etc(
where food has to be brought in from outside).


>The New Economics of Outsourcing    Efforts to send
IT work anywhere but Bangalore are taking on added
urgency as costs of doing work in India rise and the
dollar sinks   
by Rachael King
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2008/tc2008043_531737.htm



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