Nearshore software development

1. Nearshore software development Why Uruguay is the next capital for Nearshore Software DevelopmentBy now, most people have heard of the Nearshore software development as an alternative to Asian or European development locales. When we speak of Nearshore software development, we mean Americas based IT talent, from any one of our friendly neighborhood countries. Traditionally, for high tech services, this has meant Costa Rica or México. What many people may have overlooked though is the tremendous talent and capability in Uruguay, a modern, stable and progressive country on the South Atlantic Ocean nestled between Argentina and Brazil in South America. Uru who? While almost everyone has heard of Uruguay, many people know little about the South American country. World Cup soccer fans may know that Uruguay, a country of 3.4 million, slightly smaller than the city of Los Angeles, kicks far above its weight. Social scientists will tell you that Uruguay has the lowest social inequality and one of the highest levels of education in not just the hemisphere, but the entire world. Gourmands will cite Uruguay’s grass fed beef as ranking with Japan’s Kobe or the USA’s Wagyu cattle. One reason why Uruguay is less well known than its neighbors is that there simply is not much bad news coming out of the progressive nation. The last president drove his old Volkswagen beetle back and forth to work in the capital of Montevideo, and back to his humble rural farmhouse. The new president arrived in an old pickup truck. Uruguay was the first country to guarantee “One Laptop per Child” for its primary and secondary school students, and perhaps this is why it has such a strong talent pool for nearshore software development. The country’s youth are hands-on with computers from the beginning.

2. A track record of nearshore software development success Companies such as Sabre and Tata Consultancy Services opened up operations and knowledge work centers in Uruguay over a decade ago. Tata has been operating in Uruguay since 2002, providing advanced nearshore software development, IT implementations, and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) services from the country. Sabre provides advanced technical support for its software that runs airline and hotel bookings from Montevideo, where it has operated since 2004. Sabre employs over 850 people, who provide support to 400,000 travel agents, 125,000 hotels, and millions of individual travelers. In this country with a 98.16% literacy rate and 14 years of compulsory education (compared to the US normal of 12*), there is a thriving technology sector, with plenty of innovative startups, and its ownventure capital ecosystem. Uruguay’s nearshore software development community is well versed in methodologies such as AGILE, DevOps, and have been educated in Uruguay’s world class universities. As an American nation, Uruguayans are culturally congruent with North Americans, and practically all Uruguayan professionals speak English.

3. The Future While Uruguay has lots of things going for it, there are certain indicators that point to Uruguay as a rising Nearshore Software Development powerhouse. For starters, it has a 24% lower labor cost than traditional nearshore software development destination Costa Rica. *determined at the state level, no national standard. Source : Click Here UruIT – Global IT Services USA: 1000 NW 57th Ct. Suite 940. Miami, Florida 33126 1 786 664 4965 Websites: http://www.uruit.com