"Global delivery models have largely reached mainstream application for most ITO providers, both for applications outsourcing and infrastructure outsourcing," says Britz. "More than a third of infrastructure outsourcing deals and more than half of applications outsourcing deals utilize offshore or nearshore delivery as part of the overall labor required to deliver the services."

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