Too Much To Ignore?
Today's main link from TechWeb - Study: Outsourcing's Benefits Too Much To Ignore shows that there are still plenty of lemmings to run off the cliff. In the interest of being "Fair and Balanced" the article does at least point out that the risk increases with potential savings. After pondering this story, "it" thinks that the this trend will continue as no senior executive wants to look foolish by:

1) ignoring potential "savings".
2) being seen as unable to manage risk.

Here's the direct link (this is the web after all) to the AMR study. You can get the highlights, but for the details you would of course have to pay big $$. Hey, good advice doesn't come cheap.

How about another Research Firm
Speaking of "Fair and Balanced", how about another industry analyst you ask? Here's the Gartner Group - Gartner: Business units to drive more outsourcing deals