Global Competition is driving down costs and rates of systems integration services. An offshore sourcing model has become imperative to be competitive in the marketplace today. Companies have already started building off-shore centers in India and are delivering projects using a mixed onshore/offshore model resulting in lower rates. The key advantages for companies utilizing off-shore centers are:

	Opportunity to fund new investments using the cost savings through labor arbitrage, while still maintaining quality of project delivery
	Abundance of high quality and low cost labor
	Opportunity for startups to reduce development costs for the overall business case