Google might outsource Software services to Indian ITs

Google is finally shedding its inhibitions regarding outsourcing of software services work. This bodes good news for Indian IT companies who stand a chance to add a prestigious and lucrative client to their list.

Following in the footsteps of Apple, Google has ramped up its outsourcing strategy, in the past six months and started handing out more business to companies such as US-based Cognizant, which currently has most of its employees in India, as well as other multinational firms like IBM & Accenture, The Times of India reports.

Google is among one of the highest spenders on IT in Fortune 500 list and outsourcing isn’t new to the company. The difference this time around is in the strategy the company is adopting to outsource non-core parts of its business, such as IT infrastructure management, software development and maintenance to IT services firms.

"Outsourcing is not something that's new to Google — it has always given out small amounts of work to third-party service providers. Now what has happened though is that Google sees greater value in outsourcing non-core parts of the business, as it is more cost effective," said a top US-based executive at a multinational technology services firm, which currently manages software projects for Google to the national daily.

Google's shift in their strategy is definitely good news for the top domestic software exporters such as TCS and Infosys, who will be hoping to allocate more outsourcing business from a company that is widely recognized as a permanent canopy.