Managing IT in a downturn: Beyond cost cutting

Looking to slash your IT costs? Consider the possibility that targeted investment might generate savings and revenues exceeding what you could save through direct cost cutting.  

Economic downturns can have a positive effect; they force companies to increase their efficiency, cut waste, and strive to do things in smarter ways. Innovation is the single most important condition for transforming the crisis into an opportunity. Making technology work harder for you will pay dividends.

Do more with what you have: Migrate to Thin Client technology. Let your over-powered servers do all the work, reducing the need for high end, high cost PCs and higher priced licensing. Users can connect to their desktop and applications from work, home, or on the move. Remote working delivers a proven saving on overhead costs. Thin Client access to your business information systems, via a secure connection, can improve productivity - especially during those bad weather, travel inhibiting days!

Consolidate server and storage using Virtualisation. Virtualisation technology has become an important way to reduce data storage costs and complexity. It boosts utilisation, improves flexibility, resiliency and system performance.

Outsource your support. Get more intellect and higher level of expertise for your money. A quicket response time, access to a wider range of skills, knowledge and technical guidance than you can possibly retain in-house..

Downturns give companies a chance to buck conventional wisdom and increase their IT investments. From our experience, targeted investments in many areas can generate efficiencies and revenue growth that surpass the savings from straight cost reductions.