In days gone by, a CIO might have adopted a reactionary stance toward in-house IT capabilities. For instance, if company management decided to slash the IT budget, the CIO would look for areas that could stand some trimming. An IT consultant might have been brought in to provide an expert’s opinion on where to reduce …
CIOs Make Smart Financial Decisions with Help from IT Consultants Read More »
Business lingo is rife with terms describing cost, from ROI to AP. The proliferation of money-related business terms is justified, considering that unstable finances are the downfall of most failed businesses. However, cost is not the only factor today’s business leaders must take into account; they also must innovate new offerings and new approaches, so …
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There are many different reasons to outsource IT managed services. Portland’s CFIOs and IT managers often cite the seven motivations we’ve listed below. Remember that each company will discover its own unique advantages for outsourcing IT managed services. Portland-based sports equipment company Adidas, for instance, could see an overall cost reduction by switching to external …
In its list of IT outsourcing trends for 2012, CIO.com predicted that IT security will step into the spotlight this year. Indeed, according to CIO.com’s source, Mark Ruckman of Sanda Partners, a large provider of IT managed services will more than likely be humiliated by a public hack sometime in 2012. Some are calling 2012 …
The recent CNN Money article ‘I have the best job in America,’ covered 11 individuals who switched into careers that were high ranking in satisfaction on MONEY’s list and one of our own made the cut! Bob Deasy, Lead I.T. Consulting’s Chief Information Officer, was named one of the 11 lucky people who switched into …
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