Database Concepts Term Paper

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companies such as credit card systems have their backend offices (databases) in India. What are the benefits and risks?

The databasing industry in India is a growing and thriving IT market with credit care companies including Diners Club and Citibank storing their client and potential client information in Indian databases (Vandrevala 15). Clearly, there are extensive benefits from databasing this information offshore. The costs in India are much cheaper, to both develop and maintain complex databases, saving the company finances and labor. In addition, the copyright laws in India have been modified to protect the data, and maintaining ownership of the parent company, rather than the IT company providing services in India.
This was a major hurdle to widespread databasing in India, and when the laws were changed, more companies such as credit card companies took advantage of the lower costs in India, and moved their databases offshore. Moreover, the IT industry is burgeoning in India, and as more companies provide IT services, costs will continue to reduce, while efficiency will continue to grow. Many Indian data entry operators are known for their competence and proficient entry skills (Vandrevala 17). The benefits to IT outsourcing in India are many, but there are also….....

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