Bangalore: Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) had taken a backseat when the hard times of recession hit a few years ago. This resulted in most I&O upgrade projects going on a backburner and were either slowed down or met with premature termination. Now, with a growth in demand of I&O organizations almost reaching the pre-recession levels, I&O budgets have remained a cause of worry. With I&O representing60 percent of the total IT spending worldwide, the pressure to keep the I&O costs in check increases. To reduce I&O costs, businesses cannot focus on one single area but will have to look into various aspects of it.
So to help you with ways to keep I&O costs under check, we recommend you 10 key actions that will help you achieve a balanced I&O spending:
Proper IT Asset Management:
Asset management can play an essential role in determining the life of assets, calculate when these assets need upgrades, when to eliminate or renew software licenses as well as keep a check of several other maintenance operations that these assets might need from time to time. These asset repositories are the most effective tool to implement efficient use of these demands.
Multi sourcing:
Sourcing is the most common trend that I&Os follow today. But is a strategic decision that needs a lot of brainstorming as to whether outsource or in-source the I&O. The key factors that can help in this decision making are analyzing and efficient use of the available staff, setting up clear lines, reducing the number of vendors to a bare minimum and determine what can make a proper and solid financial sense.