It's no secret that Cisco has targeted India as one of its key regions. In October, it announced plans to inject another 
$100 million into the country through its venture investment, and plans to house 20% of its "top talent" there in the next four years. Now Cisco is looking beyond its own staff in India and is focusing on increasing the number of Cisco-skilled network pros in India to 360,000 engineers in the next five years - a six-fold increase over the present employment levels, according to a Cisco news release. Two of India's largest technologies training companies, IIHT and NIIT, joined Global Knowledge and Training Partners as authorized Cisco learning partners, offering Cisco's existing array of training materials and certifications. With Cisco hinting that the company's future strategic decisions could begin to come out of Bangalore rather than Silicon Valley, what does all this mean for folks with Cisco skills in the United States?
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It does worry me if too much
It does worry me if too much of the Industry goes to India. However, being in the field, I feel that when you need something done now or fixed now, you don't want to rely on people a world away.
Cisco - India
US Business Leaders should consider other vendors who have US based design, engineering and support - We are considering other vendors Juniper, Force-10, Foundry to replace Cisco due to the reasons of support and customer service - Cisco Wake UP.... Further, the US should change the TAX rules on "Support" (SmartNet)revenue taken out of the US to support this type of business.