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PH BPO Workforce Hits 1M Mark

SourceFit

The Philippines’ business processing outsourcing (BPO) sector now employs 1 million people, increasing nearly tenfold from the 103,500 figure in 2004. The booming BPO industry helps provide well-paying jobs not only for direct hires but also for support positions. additional support jobs. million people by 2016.

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The history of Kubernetes

IBM Services

Developed between 2003 and 2004, the Borg system is named after a group of Star Trek aliens—the Borg—cybernetic organisms who function by sharing a hive mind (collective consciousness) called “The Collective.” This led to the creation of Borg, the first unified container management system.

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Hacking Your Startup Growth Through Outsourcing

Magellan Solutions

This is especially useful if the skills you need for a particular job are unavailable locally. Survey results from the 2004 World Outsourcing Summit show almost half of the companies outsource because of its cost reduction advantage. Outsourcing helps you be more productive and effective for lesser cost.

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Scared To Outsource Offshore Transcription Services? Here Are Some Proof That Your Data Is Secured

Magellan Solutions

For many business owners who are new to outsourcing, especially to offshore locations, the fact that it’s the foreigners who will do a job for them makes them uncomfortable. We cannot deny that outsourcing is a divisive topic, and offshore outsourcing elevates that tendency for disagreements all the more.

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10 Big Companies That Outsource to India and Their Struggles

Magellan Solutions

In the last decade, GE planned to outsource 75 percent of their IT jobs and locate 75 percent of those jobs in India. As part of its massive restructure, Telstra outsourced to India to fill new software engineering jobs. In 2004, Telstra earned the ire of the government and trade unions.

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4 Reasons Outsourcing to the Philippines is so Popular

NoonDalton

In fact, since 2004, the nation’s BPO market share has increased by three times, from 4% to 12.3%. These recent graduates are looking for jobs more and more often where they can feel like they are making a difference. Today, the Philippines is the go-to destination for outsourcing services provided offshore.

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When Do You Need to Outsource a Call Center

Magellan Solutions

They first delegated their technical support in India as early as 2004. Paypal’s initiative in outsourcing most of its customer service-related tasks not only favors its users, but it’s also a smart move for them to save on labor costs while providing job security to employees worldwide.