09 Jan How to reduce your IT costs in 2020
IT costs are an expensive component of any organization’s budget. Cutting these costs can be difficult when there are so many other priorities and the fact that many costs seem like they are fixed. This article will show that many IT costs are not as fixed as they might appear and offers suggestions for reducing the IT budget yet have an IT system that works efficiently.
Here are a few ways you can spend less this year;
- Virtualize servers by using containers
It wasn’t too long ago that every application used a dedicated server and this multiplied due to DR servers, test servers, etc. Many of these servers had low utilization rates so hardware costs were not optimized. If you still have dedicated servers, partitioning them to allow multiple applications to share the hardware can save money. Extending this concept, containers are a great option. Linux containers are self-contained run time environments that are lightweight and portable. Because services can be run on the same box, hardware expenditures are reduced.
2. Don’t just buy cheap hardware, buy quality
Many business in a way to to reduce cost, buy hardware that are cheap. The thing is, you get to save money now but pay the expense in the future. It is therefore wise to buy quality hardware product at an affordable price and have it last longer than to buy a cheap product that will only last for a while. The truth is, it will have you spending much more than the ‘expensive’ price you had in mind.
3. Ask your IT Partner to help you make a plan
It is necessary to have a business continuity plan. As a business that looks forward to growth, it is necessary to draw a future road map plan that considers the business goals of the company in the years to come. A business continuity plan allows you to factor into consideration the likely expansion decision the company is likely to take and strategies for handling IT disruptions to networks, servers, personal computers and mobile devices. A good Business Continuity Plan not only will save a business from possible unexpected cost but will save the company a lot of money to improve other areas of the business.
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