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The Concept of
IT Outsourcing...It's
a Focus Thing!
As information technology evolves, outsourcing solutions are changing.
Is your company effectively leveraging what the market has to
offer? Managing your network can
drain valuable resources from the core focus of your business You
wouldn’t do your own dental surgery, and you don’t have to do your own
IT. Consider entrusting your IT
to the experts.
Let’s take a closer look at what
IT outsourcing
means
in regards to business computing.
The concept of outsourcing is about focusing on the one or two things
your business does better than any other and leaving the rest to someone
else. The Olympics offers an
analogy that drives the point home.
The gold medal winners in the individual track and field events
outperform the gold medalist in the decathlon for those corresponding
events by an average of 20%.
By focusing on what you do best, you position your business to succeed.
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1-877-RUN-ITOC (786-4862)
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to learn
about
IT outsourcing
With the complexity of systems today, most small- and medium-sized
businesses have no choice but to outsource IT.
The key is to understand your current and future needs and make
the right
IT outsourcing
decision.
Here are some important questions to ask in determining which
outsourced IT solution is right for your business:
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Is your business distracted by IT management issues?
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Does your IT staff have the necessary expertise to properly manage
your network?
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Is it cost-effective to increase your IT staff to meet those needs?
The marketplace is filled with companies that would like to get your IT
business, so be sure and understand the different services available
before contracting with a vendor.
Man-in-a-van
– As opposed to hiring a full-time IT staff person, your business can
contract with a consultant for a set amount of time or for specific
services. You pay only when
you need them, but because they generally contract with many other
companies, they aren’t always able to respond to your needs in a timely
manner.
Managed Service Provider
– Their primary function is to monitor your on-premise computers,
servers and other network devices.
They install monitoring agents throughout your network.
These agents report back to a central location on the health of
the device. If a problem
should arise, it may be possible for the vendor to access the device
remotely and resolve the issue.
If it can’t be resolved remotely, a service call is mostly likely
the next step. That could
result in additional charges depending on your service agreement.
Hosted Desktop/Network Provider
– They host your desktop and entire network on secure servers located
safely off-site. You only need a broadband Internet connection to access
your company data, applications, e-mail and entire network.
This option differs greatly from the first two because it removes
the upfront capital investment and on-going expense of maintaining an
internal network. Solutions
like
ITonCommand
not only eliminate the need to purchase and maintain infrastructural
hardware, but you won’t have to buy software or manage the updates,
upgrades or patches.
With
ITonCommand
you can leverage enterprise-level IT functionality and expertise at a
price point far less than the cost of deploying a comparable in-house
system.
It’s like having your own Fortune 500 IT department without the
expense or headache.
There are many
benefits of outsourced IT, none more
compelling than it simply lets you run your business, not your network.
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