Before, large corporations were the ones who rule the industry hence implementing that old-school rules are the most effective ones in the industry. Nowadays, this kind of thinking would make you out of place in this forever-changing business industry.

In the article entitled The New Rules, it explains the changes in the old rules and the reason why these "new rules" should be implemented in the business world. In regards to outsourcing, it was placed under this heading:

Old Rule: Big Dogs Own the Street
New Rule: Agile is best, being big can bite you.

This is a very interesting description of outsourcing especially when it comes to the way outsourcing deals are now being made. Aside from that, the article mentioned that new technological advances and business models like outsourcing, partnering, and other alliances with specialty firms (with their own economies of scale) have made it possible to convert fixed costs into variable ones.

These statements just prove that outsourcing is really something that is applicable in the future of many business ventures. I guess what is important here is making sure that every outsourcing venture would be able to contribute to the betterment of the firm thus improving their core tasks.