What is IT Outsourcing?

Question: What is IT Outsourcing?

Answer:

IT outsourcing involves sub-contracting or "farming out" certain information technology functions to independent, third-party companies or individuals, instead of keeping those functions in-house.

Types of IT Outsourcing:

There are several types of IT outsourcing, defined by where the outsourced work happens. These include:

• offshoring;
• nearshoring;
• homeshoring/onshoring;
• blended-shoring;

Examples of Frequently Outsourced IT Services:

• application/software development;
• web development/hosting;
• application support or management;
• technical support/help desk;
• database development/management
• telecommunications
• infrastructure