The cost of labor increases from 20-40% when purchasing through traditional IT staff augmentation firms, and frequently falls short of expectations. IT staff augmentation has become a market inefficiency, fueled by the acceptance of a low standard. High margins and low barriers to entry have caused a saturation of recruitment agencies wielding promises of higher quality service. Yet, technology leaders are consistently left frustrated by the same.

Technologists, engineers and architects are at the root of the problem. And the solution. Companies at all levels are relying on and paying a premium to generalist recruiters to source and vet specialized technical roles. At the root, the absence of technologists present at IT staff augmentation firms leaves them incapable of vetting and deploying talent with confidence. GDECA believes data talent, engineers and architects, should be at the forefront of vetting and deploying other engineers and architects.