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A recent Ipsos-Reid study has found that in the next 2 years Canadian companies intend to spend less on IT, but devote more of their budgets to outsourcing. *

At first these findings might seem self-contradicting. In fact they are interlinked. The driving force of IT outsourcing is economics.

If you need confirmation of this next plain truth just ask an IT expert - technical proficiency is an ever-growing and moving target. Nobody can master it all, and even if we could (even for one day) the pace of change is too relentless to keep up.

Larger companies might seek relief by maintaining an army of full time IT professionals whose various skill sets are as specialized as those of medical practitioners. Yet even these large companies by necessity must retrain, recruit, replace and yes, outsource.

How will smaller companies confront the diversified IT environment of everyday business in the 21st Century? Let's face it - a full compliment of specialized IT professionals would outnumber the staff of an average-sized businesses. [Let's not even consider their implied overhead]. This is why many small and medium sized companies have already outsourced a portion of their IT services, and plan to outsource more.

Whether a company is big or small, by selectively outsourcing their IT services they benefit from:

• Lower costs - AdvizeIT's IT Support costs a fraction of a full-time IT resource
• Re-Focuse your efforts on your core-business
• Precise matching of IT issues to IT skill sets as and when needed
• Lower system downtime - reducing the inherent risks of in-house skill deficits
• Fresh perspectives / new ideas and options often lead to savings
• Budget flexibility
• Optimal value for money

Sadly, not all business decisions are so straightforward. If you would like to evaluate the advantages IT outsourcing for your company speak with an AdvizeIT representative or better still, check out AdvizeIT's customer experience.

*According to the Ipsos-Reid study, entitled "The IT Vendors Guide to Customer Economics," released in June 2004.