Dataquest : Columns : The Pot of Gold at the end of the Desert Rainbow

Dataquest : Columns : The Pot of Gold at the end of the Desert Rainbow

The moves by Wipro and the erstwhile Satyam to set up centers in Egypt are seen as good investments to tap the market more efficiently. Serious investors in the market will need to look at alternative supply bases in Egypt Jordan or even Tunisia and seriously consider Dhaka or even Lahore for an alternate global delivery center that services the Middle East market. And Mr Ramasubramanian may not find the availability of cuisine to his liking and will need to make some culinary compromises to execute projects well, particularly in Saudi Arabia. But our intrepid software engineers have surmounted such challenges in Europe, Latin America, Africa and even China and should not find this too much of a hurdle to overcome. Let us continue to look for new horizons in a changing world!