Outsourcing Your IT Solutions to Increase Productivity and Reduce Costs

The outsourcing bubble will never burst. Organizations are constantly looking forward to outsourcing solutions that cater to their needs. The demand for solution providers who can implement the right technology has consequently increased exponentially. It is not only fledgling companies, that look at outsourcing, but existing and expanding companies find the need for outsourcing services. We cut to the chase and look at the reasons behind outsourcing IT solutions.

• 1 Benefit – Trims expenditure, optimizes costs

The main objective of outsourcing is to control overall costs. When there is a need for upgrading, it is advisable to look at outsourcing. Outsourcing needs to be looked at as a process, compared to ad-hoc outsourcing to achieve a higher level of cost efficiency, and seamless operational delivery. In house processes come with recurring costs in addition to capital costs. IT support solution providers, by virtue of the very nature and scale of operations are better poised to offer effective solutions without the burden of proportionate costs.

#2 Advantage – Quicker turnaround, lesser downtime

Typically, IT support solution providers have access to larger and more advanced resources. This helps the Organization to stay connected with their clients without creating apprehensions among clients about interruption in processes. The nature of operations mandate that the service provider maintain continuous process support. This results in reliable and quicker turnaround of projects.

It also gives greater response time to problems. All round support by an outsourced solution provider helps to increase productivity by remaining connected with clients. Problems are looked into instantly, and resolved swiftly. In the case of a typical in-house IT department, problems may sometimes warrant the calling in of specialists to fix issues, which in turn results in considerable loss of time.

• 3 - Assists in migration to new technology

IT Solution Providers are often the first off the block to embrace new platforms. This is borne out of a necessity to stay ahead and harness the power of developing technologies. This turn translates into availability of trained experts to handle migration of clients. Problems that arise due to software migration are therefore reduced due to the availability of expertise regarding the same.

#4 - Helps Compete with larger business organizations

Bigger businesses are capable of introducing better technologies. When it comes to smaller businesses, outsourcing IT solutions are the only way to compete with large business groups. Similar standards can be met through outsourcing which helps to implement the latest technology at a much lower cost.

• 5 – Better compliance and security measures

Clients are very particular when it comes to security measures demanding foolproof safety of information, regardless of the nature of information – business, financial, personal etc. Outsourced IT solution providers have access to advanced firewalls and security measures. Thus the information remains confidential which in turn would improve the trust of the clients with the organization.

• 6 - Cloud based solutions

An exodus to the cloud has been witnessed due to the advantages and solutions it offers. Storage solutions customized for mission critical data and data loss prevention some of the very important advantages offered by the cloud. Outsourced solutions offer organizations the opportunity to harness all advantages of the cloud.

About the Author:

Mike Rana is the Chief Technology Advisor of Orion Network Solutions. Orion Network Solutions specializes in providing Computer Installation, Maintenance, and Consulting services along with 24x7 help desk services for small and midsize companies. We provide network solutions that enable small businesses to not only lower their management cost but also increases employee productivity at the same low price. We offer network solution that becomes an integral part of your organization and can provide an increase in productivity of your organization.

Mike Rana is the Chief Technology Advisor of Orion Network Solutions. Orion Network Solutions specializes in providing Computer Installation, Maintenance, and Consulting services along with 24x7 help desk services for small and midsize companies.