Outsourced IT: Not Just a Cost-Saving Measure

When businesses consider outsourcing IT, it is often as a cost saving measure. However, that ignores the strategic value that IT can bring to an organization. So, when does outsourcing make strategic sense for an organization?

1) Can’t afford a full-time IT professional

While every business relies on some level of IT, smaller businesses experience a lot of challenges if they do their own IT or have a cousin, friend, etc. do it. There is often unnecessary downtime due to lack of knowledge or no formal processes in place. When you cannot afford a full-time IT person, outsourced IT is a logical solution.

2) Need a broad array of expertise

Even if you can afford to employ a full-time IT person, there are a broad range of skills required skills. Your IT professional needs to understand networks and security, support individual PCs and Macs, wireless technologies, mobile, and VOIP. It’s more than one person can practically learn with any level of expertise. An outsourced IT service provider gives you access to the right expert for each need, which eliminates problems and saves money in the longer term.

3) Want to leverage IT strategically

While most IT professionals are technically competent, it's not uncommon that he or she lacks the business knowledge to fully leverage technology to improve processes or reduce costs. Using an outsourced Chief Information Officer (CIO) can provide you with the insights needed to fully leverage IT to gain a strategic advantage, whether automating processes or providing business insights that provide a competitive advantage.

While outsourcing IT can provide cost savings in some situations, it is even more important to look at how outsourcing IT can help you reach your business goals.

Improving Your IT Infrastructure

Most businesses can benefit from having someone assess how their IT infrastructure can better support business goals. Skyriver IT helps businesses leverage technology to improve existing processes and ensure you have the right technology plan in place for growth.

If this would be of interest to you, then let’s talk.