This has been happening for a while, ever since IBM remade itself as a consultancy, they've been shifting operations to low-cost countries. Granted, "Internatio

This has been happening for a while, ever since IBM remade itself as a consultancy, they've been shifting operations to low-cost countries. Granted, "International" is certainly in their name and the consultancy service is called "Global Services" so you have to admit there's some truth in advertising there. The funny thing is that their moving offshore seems entirely focused on improving their own profitability. Which is to say, they're not moving off shore to compete on price, they're doing so for their own benefit. So from the customer's perspective, IBM Global Services is all about buying Indian labor at paying on-shore large American consultancy rates for it.