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The new geography of engineering talent
Where software is written is changing faster than how companies budget for it. A framework for deciding where your next team should sit.
BRICS Research Desk · October 6, 2026 · 11 min read
The new geography of engineering talent
Where software is written is changing faster than how companies budget for it. A framework for deciding where your next team should sit.
October 6, 2026 · 11 min
Applied AI after the pilot: what separates production systems from demos
Most generative AI pilots stall between proof-of-concept and production. The reasons are mostly organizational, and fixable.
September 22, 2026 · 9 min
Nearshoring economics beyond the rate card
A total-cost view of nearshore delivery: ramp time, attrition, management overhead and the value of shared working hours.
September 8, 2026 · 8 min
G7 and BRICS economies: diverging paths in technology investment
How the world's two most-discussed economic groupings are allocating capital to digital infrastructure, and what it means for global firms.
August 25, 2026 · 13 min
The modern SDR function: research-led, specialist and smaller
Outbound sales is shifting from volume to precision. How high-performing teams are restructuring sales development.
August 11, 2026 · 7 min
STEM universities and the global talent pipeline
Engineering graduates are increasingly produced outside traditional hubs. What hiring managers should know about evaluating them.
July 28, 2026 · 10 min
G7 and BRICS economies, the Global South, AI, biotechnology, labor markets, STEM, compensation, nearshoring, GTM and geopolitics as it relates to commerce.
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