How to reduce IT costs

Insight complexity

All top managers know that IT is important for the success of their company. They also know that IT is very complex and that it always takes a long time to introduce new functionality. Often there is a lack of clear management information, when important decisions regarding IT have to be made.
All important stakeholders, CEO’s, CFO’s, CIO’s, Procurement and IT directors will benefit when there is a complete set of management information that gives an understandable insight in the complexity of the IT infrastructure. To build this information was always a costly process that seemed never to end.
Nowadays it is possible to acquire this insight in weeks!

How to reduce IT costs

To start with you need a complete view of the IT infrastructure. There is software available in the market that builds a single version of the truth, through an agentless discovery process; all IP-connected devices are identified and categorized. This data is then combined with market data (e.g., support dates, warranty information, etc.) and corporate ownership information (location, department, etc.).
Within weeks you create a single system that provides enterprise-wide management information, which is needed to measure, manage and communicate with all the important stakeholders.

Based on this accurate and up to date management information top management directly can take measures to reach the following objectives:

• Improved sourcing of technology through consolidation of vendors
• Reduced maintenance costs through retirement of unused hardware and software
• Decreased compliance costs due to optimization of licenses
• Lower outsourcing costs through more accurate tracking of outsourced equipment and licenses
• Greater control and accountability via virtualisation and data centre consolidation to ensure that planned business benefits are in fact tracked and captured.

How to realize the needed ROI

In the coming weeks I will describe the measures which leading companies has taken in order to reduce their IT costs effectively and to realize a sustainable ROI.

If you would like to reduce your IT costs and maintains high availability and quality, don’t hesitate to contact us.