Near-shoring has plenty of advantages, both as an alternative to offshoring and as a complement to existing offshoring operations. The cost savings for technical personnel are similar, but you’ve got better time zone alignment, low travel times, and some highly-educated labor pools to pull from. The result is that the benefits of offshoring are often amplified (total cost of ownership, e.g.), while many of the downsides begin to shrink (slow response times, etc.).