subcontracting

October 28, 2026 | 13 min

Onsite IT Support in Tokyo: Dispatch Rates, FTE Options & Lead Times (2026)

How a Hong Kong integrator subcontracts onsite IT support for retail stores in Tokyo: published Japan dispatch and FTE rates, break-even arithmetic, SLA tiers, engineer-identity and spares points, and a statement-of-work checklist.

October 28, 2026 | 20 min

Who Actually Delivers Your IT in Asia? The Subcontracting Layer Behind a Regional Coverage Map

Does my IT provider subcontract? What a coverage-map pin can mean, why no census exists, and the questions that show who actually delivers IT in Asia.

September 23, 2026 | 19 min

Eleven Questions Before You Subcontract: Vetting a Local IT Delivery Partner in Asia

Written for the service-delivery director at an MSP, systems integrator or consultancy who has already sold work in a country they do not staff. Eleven questions that separate a local delivery partner who can hold your SLA from one who will quote it back to you — coverage versus reach, delivery pattern, language, lead time, tooling and documentation ownership, escalation, unit economics, liability, engineer identity, exit, and the one nobody asks: what happens when their engineer resigns mid-contract.