America loves an American success story and “rural outsourcing” is certainly one of them.  Bringing lower cost IT development alternatives back on shore is a trend that is now picking up speed across the United States.  Monty Hamilton, CEO of Rural Sourcing Inc., an Atlanta Ga. based IT process outsourcing firm, presented an overview of the  $300 billion IT outsourcing industry, a look at the history of RSI, Inc., and the drivers that are now bringing IT jobs to many mid-sized (2nd and 3rd tier) US cities. 

“The cost of living” said Hamilton, “is simply lower in rural America.”  “In many of these places, we’ve found pockets of IT talent at the recent graduate level as well as mid and senior management,” he said.  Hamilton points to client dissatisfaction with overseas outsourcing as a major driver for domestic sourcing.   "This is a large industry with a lot of unhappy customers,” said Hamilton.  “Many don’t want to go off shore due to the risk and quality issues,” he said.