Why do you hire anyone? After all, it costs money. Considering whether you should hire IT sourcing consultants follows the same reasoning as hiring additional permanent employees – you bring them in because they embody broader or deeper expertise…
Who needs a formal checklist? Your key IT staff have been with your company for years. They know your systems like the backs of their hands, right? Well, in the unlikely event that is actually 100% true, an IT infrastructure assessment checklist…
In our last post, we offered five tips on how to reduce IT infrastructure costs. We noted there are myriad opportunities to curb expenses and gain efficiencies – certainly more than five – and we also noted that how you approach cost cutting can…
Determining how to reduce IT infrastructure costs can be something of a conundrum. Doing more with less has become a way of life for IT professionals, but as the complexity of your technology environment continues to escalate, response options…
Large global companies tend to have large, highly skilled IT staffs. So it’s understandable you might wonder what outsourcing consultants can offer that you don’t already have. However, IT outsourcing is a specialized world, and a highly complex…
Complexity, compliance, emerging technologies and best practices, picky customers, aging legacy systems, retiring veteran IT staff and rising costs all concern corporate executives these days. Outsourcing consultants can help you assess and overcome…
There’s nothing that says you have to hire an IT sourcing consultant. If you’ve decided transformation is in order, you can follow through on your own – figuring out what solution you want, finding the resources, contracting for those services.…
You could use some solid advice about IT transformation. You’re considering hiring an outsourcing consultant, but you know choosing the right one could be challenging. First, ask yourself what kind of help you want, because not all consultants…
Your enterprise may be similar to other large global companies in many respects, but it’s actually a unique organism. Pre-set formulas or “solution templates” may have some value for guiding IT planning, but they can’t possibly tell the whole story…
You could bring a crystal ball to your next corporate planning session, maybe even bring in a psychic, to help you discern what lies ahead for your data centers and how you can prepare for that future. But wouldn’t it make more sense to call on a…
You’re ready to consider outsourcing. That means you’ll need to get serious about comparing costs. You may be very surprised to learn that sifting through today’s range of IT services pricing models can be almost as complex as developing delivery…
If your goal is to outsource some portion of your company’s IT functions, you could undoubtedly come to an agreement with a service provider all by yourself. But without well-considered choices and well-crafted contractual details, your outsourced…
Outsourcing has value only if it enhances your ability to achieve overall business goals and positions your company to take advantage of unforeseen opportunities while remaining undeterred by a volatile global business environment. That’s a tall…
In many ways, the financial industry is still reeling from the economic upheaval of recent years. Meanwhile, consumer expectations are rising in every regard. You need IT solutions that boost both internal and external capabilities.
IT solutions…
It’s a mind-boggling IT marketplace these days, with a steady stream of new alternatives and opportunities continuing to emerge. You need more than an aspirin to combat this headache. You need a system of infrastructure and services that’s both…
If you read the trade press, you will occasionally run across an industry-watcher that believes you don’t need outside help to transform your enterprise into an all-new IT operation. But the reality is, more companies than ever are seeking…
Gartner Research and many other technology industry watchers say there’s plenty to see in the way of emerging IT outsourcing trends. The marketplace continues to expand and evolve, increasing the range of opportunities available to companies looking…
Hiring an IT sourcing consultant can be a particularly strategic move. But if you’re going to do that, you want to be sure from the outset that your partnership will be a successful one. That you’ll get the results you expect and need. The factors…
It’s entirely natural – and a smart business plan – to ask what you can expect from an IT outsourcing consultant before you decide to hire one. Exactly how can they help you? What will it cost? Who should you hire?
Investigating the opportunities…
A top-notch sourcing advisory can offer your enterprise everything from soup to nuts. From an IT perspective, of course. They can guide and augment your thinking, whether you’re already outsourcing IT functions or you’re taking the first steps to…
There are numerous ways to reduce your operating costs by outsourcing IT infrastructure and/or functions. We’ll take a look at those opportunities in a minute. But first, let’s talk about how an IT sourcing consultant can help you reap those…
Reducing expenses – both operational and capital – is one of the primary reasons to seriously consider outsourcing IT functions. Hiring an IT sourcing consultant can help you thoroughly examine alternative solutions, so you can capture every…
Many complex enterprises are finding themselves at an IT crossroads. It’s clear changes have to be made to assure a productive, agile future, so you’ve decided to investigate your options. Now is the time to hire IT advisory services.
Maybe you…
IT outsourcing consultants can be a gold mine. The guidance they give you to help thread your way through the complexities of outsourcing could well bring you a stronger and more cost-effective result than you could organize on your own. You can…
While IT outsourcing may not be the ideal solution for every company, the marketplace continues to expand, giving potential clients and providers alike more to think about. Finding your company’s unique path through this veritable wilderness of…
As we make our way through 2013, it’s interesting to see how predicted trends in IT outsourcing are panning out. Last December, as the new year was about to get underway, respected online industry resource CIO.com published their predictions,…
There are so many variables that determine how well your company’s IT program is able to function -- the quality of that functional output. How well you’re able to respond to change – long-term transformation or the fluctuations that occur…
Outsourcing has been a lifesaver for many companies in recent years, companies across the entire spectrum of sizes, industries and locations. But is it right for your enterprise, at this stage of your development? An IT outsourcing advisory should…