MexiCANs: The New Breed Needed for a New Era
January 10th, 2012
By Juan Carlos Rodriguez
After being out of Mexico for almost eight years, I returned to my native Guadalajara in November 2010, driven by the desire for closer ties between my daughter and her cousins, grandparents, uncles, and aunts.
My friends in San Diego asked over and over why I was leaving San Diego for Mexico. “It is dangerous,” they said.
Mexico Climbs to Sixth Place in Global Outsourcing Ranking
December 7th, 2011Mexico recently rose five spots to become the sixth-ranked country worldwide in A.T. Kearney’s 2011 Global Services Location Index, boosted by depreciation in its currency and “increased nearshoring sentiment in the United States.” Now the highest-ranked Latin American country in the index, wages in Mexico fell 18 percent in dollar terms last year “as it was buffeted by economic headwinds from the United States,” according to A.T. Kearney’s summary of the index.
Monterrey’s IT Engine is Propelled by Well Developed Universities
November 8th, 2011
Tec De Monterrey is among the most elite technical universities in Latin America.
Luke Bujarski
An industry conference recently in Monterrey, Mexico showcased the inner-workings of a mature information technology services ecosystem, offering important lessons on how public-private partnerships should be leveraged in driving regional competitiveness. But putting all of the flashy marketing and branding initiatives aside, the real stars of the event – and indeed the nuts and bolts of Monterrey’s agile tech industry – are the universities responsible for feeding a growing appetite for software developers, SAP consultants, and English-speaking tech support personnel.
Why Did Dell Services Set Up in Guadalajara?
November 8th, 2011Enrique Cortes on the right moves and ‘near fatal’ mistakes Perot Systems (now Dell) made in Mexico.
Hildebrando Takes Aim at US with Financing from Carlos Slim
November 3rd, 2011
By Patrick Haller
Hildebrando is launching an ambitious campaign to expand its share of export IT and BPO services in the US over the next year. Unlike rivals Softtek and Neoris – firms that have become ‘household names’ among sourcing decision makers in North America – Hildebrando is a largely unknown entity outside of Mexico. The firm’s strategy is bolstered by the financial backing of deep-pocketed Grupo Carso, part of the Carlos Slim empire, which controls a share of the Hildebrando group.
Exclusive: Independent Safety Analysis Shows Guadalajara on Par with Houston
November 1st, 2011
Study probes expatriate perceptions on personal safety; overwhelming majority have strong sense of ‘feeling safe’
In a just-released white paper, our editorial team at sister publication Global Delivery Report went beyond the sensational headlines surrounding the Mexico crime issue to unearth and interpret real data focused on the country’s second largest metro area – Guadalajara. Their findings: The “Silicon Valley of Mexico” is as safe or safer, than similarly-sized cities in Latin America and North America.
Quality, Crime and Economics: Mexico, Brazil and Colombia
October 26th, 2011Top industry advisor Tony Mataya talks about inflation, service quality and why we’re still in the early days of industry evolution.
Mexico’s Competitiveness Built on Strong Tech Policy
October 12th, 2011Claudia-Ivette Garcia, Mexico’s Ministry of Economy: Foreign investment continues to expand, especially in BPO
Guadalajara’s Tech Generation
September 16th, 2011Tec De Monterrey students have some big ideas. Look out.
Investment Forum Highlights Sparkling Performance of Guadalajara
September 9th, 2011
Mexico's NY Consul General kicked off the day
By Bob Scheier and Kirk Laughlin
Nearshore Americas hosted a standing-room only outsourcing forum yesterday in New York City, featuring a deep look at investment opportunities and the robust tech ecosystem emerging out of Guadalajara and the Jalisco State region. Special guest Carlos Sada, Mexico’s Consul General for New York, kicked off the event by remarking that countries like the US and Mexico have to continue to find ways to establish complimentary ties – and those partnerships are exactly what is fueling Guadalajara’s IT exports.
