In this post, I’d like to discuss a pretty important topic that my VP and I were talking about today. What is IT? This is quite a fundamental question, isn’t it? Well let’s look at the words: Information Technology. That’s right, we IT-folk manage the company’s information using technology. Well what is information? Information is money! Plain and simple.
IT is the core the of business. The reason I’m saying this is because sometimes our bosses say “we’re cutting costs in IT.” A lot of times I think they don’t realize how vital IT really is to them.
What if you really really need to cut costs in IT?
Well, I recommend that you be strategic with it. Think about the long-term. Short-term: example: I need to cut costs in IT. I think I will let my data run on old storage and servers.
Long term focus example: I need to cut costs in IT, I am considering outsourcing support or outsourcing equipment or outsourcing the entire IT department in general. You want to aim to lower your total cost of ownership over time. See what I mean?
Interesting concept, hey?
If you are interested in discussing this or you have questions and are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, I think I can help. Shoot me in an email at mgujral@us.fujitsu.com or leave a message on 510-828-0498.
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A great way to look at the world today! Cutting costs is not everything. Everything has a side-effect. IT IS an investment.
Good article. You covered some very insightful topics. I hope you will write more articles like that.
Thanks
i totally agree with the content of this article…thank you…looking forward to more articles like this.