5 companies that used remote developers to do their projects
Hold your own development team has its advantages. Nevertheless, development outsourcing is broadly used in action - even in large companies. We have several examples of companies that were on the way of outsourcing.
GITHUB
It is a popular service with open-source for developers, where an individual has access to the source code browser, online editing, wiki and tickets. The company has used a lot of people who do development remotely. Today, more than 10 million people exploit GitHub, and it is the largest web hosting service for IT-projects.
SKYPE
Today it is difficult to find anyone who uses the Internet and does not know about Skype. Nowadays, it is a member of Microsoft (which bought the company for $ 8.5 billion), but once, when they were just starting to develop a service of free calls, they have engaged a team of Estonian developers to assist in building their business.
BASECAMP
More than 15 million people have used Basecamp for personal projects or to work until the start of the project. The head office of this technology leader located in Chicago, US, but also they have many remote employees live worldwide.
MYSQL
From the very beginning, Oracle (developer of MySQL) attached great importance to the growth strategy (which appears to be very successful), which included mainly support of outsourced personnel in various countries to improve the operations in each location.
OPERA
The company's headquarter is located in Oslo, Norway, but they also outsource developers in more than 25 locations around the world to generate and realize their platform.
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