An outsourcing risk that most ignore

Post #197,734 by ben_tilly 3/8/05 8:41:56 PM Reply	An outsourcing risk that most ignore Terrorists intended to kill software programmers in India: [link\|http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/07/offshore_goes_bang/\|http://www.theregist...fshore_goes_bang/] People forget that Pakistan and India have a long history of conflict, and that conflict can turn bloody unexpectedly. While this plot was stopped, there will be other plots. And should the two countries go to war again, everyone's military simulations say that New Delhi will be hit by a nuclear bomb. IMO planning for this contingency should be part of due diligence for any offshoring... Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #197,765 by mmoffitt 3/9/05 9:05:51 AM Reply	Re: planning. Well, you aren't a PHB, you generally know what you are talking about, so I doubt a PHB would heed your poignant advice on this issue. bcnu, Mikem Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer. God Bless America.
Post #197,767 by ben_tilly 3/9/05 9:11:38 AM Reply	Better yet If it happens you'll hear much wailing and gnashing of teeth as people claim that there is no way that anyone could have predicted that this could happen. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #197,788 by drewk 3/9/05 11:32:22 AM Reply	Not quite They'll say there was no way to plan for it. So they didn't bother. Besides, everyone else will be in the same boat, because they're outsourcing to the same place as you. You know this because you found out who your competitors went to and made a deal with the same guys. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #197,803 by a6l6e6x 3/9/05 12:58:10 PM Reply	Yep. "Terrorists one have to be right once. We have to be right every time!" [image\|/forums/images/warning.png\|0\|This is sarcasm...] Alex The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
Post #197,794 by FuManChu 3/9/05 12:23:53 PM Reply	So put your SVN repo in Switzerland.

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