Benefits of Outsourced IT
In a world where technology constantly evolves, IT teams may feel overwhelmed and overworked. They may not have the time or resources to keep up with these changes, and as infrastructures age and companies transform or expand, these teams often have to scramble to keep everything working. That’s why many businesses have turned to outsourcing for their IT infrastructure services[1] .
What is IT outsourcing? Information technology outsourcing occurs when your business hires a third-party company to handle some or all of your IT projects for you. There are two IT outsourcing models: a fully managed service model and a co-sourced model. A fully managed service model means that your business relies on the third party for all things IT-related, whereas the co-sourced model means you only use the third party for certain projects or services.
People often hear outsourcing as a bad word in the tech world because they associate it with lost jobs for their IT departments. That is not the case. Companies like Moser Consulting work alongside businesses as partners rather than replacements. Our consultants partner with your team to provide what you need when you need it. Meanwhile, your team can focus on other pressing responsibilities.
In this blog, we’ll discuss some of the IT infrastructure examples[2] of outsourcing that businesses elect to do now as well as the benefits of outsourcing these projects or functions.
What IT Functions Are Outsourced?
Any IT function can be outsourced. You can choose to outsource part or all of these functions based on what works best for your business. Many businesses decide to outsource either because they do not have the time or resources on hand for updating IT infrastructure or security; because they want help with IT vendor contract negotiations; or because they want to turn their ideas into realities. Below are some IT outsourcing services examples that a third party company can assist you with.
Application Services: There are several ways to work with a consulting firm like Moser Consulting for enterprise web and mobile application development. By utilizing an experienced UX team, you can better define your users' needs, prioritize your product roadmap and define an MVP, estimate development costs and ROI, and ensure you're delivering maximum impact to your users at the greatest value to you. Armed with this plan, a skilled development team can deliver your vision. Working with a consulting team like Moser Consulting, capable of delivering in many different technologies ensures that you're getting a technical solution that is tailored to your unique needs.
Business Services: : Focus on addressing clients' key business needs, optimizing their business processes and helping them mature are key components of Business Services. Project management focuses on efficiently planning and delivering on strategic projects for your business. Business analysis provides an objective view into your organization which helps to uncover inefficiencies and drive change (solve problems) more quickly. Assessments and compliance ensure your business’s data security. Quality Engineering provides results minimizing issues during implementation. Learning and Development strengthens individuals or groups knowledge enabling them for efficient work performance.
Data and Analytics: An IT consulting firm works with clients at all stages in their use of data technologies. They help design, implement, and manage data systems that deliver accelerated and actionable insights clients need to be competitive in today’s fast moving business environment.
Infrastructure: Third-party IT consultants can monitor your IT infrastructure for performance, storage, tracking, and communication issues. They can fix these issues before business gets too backlogged and help increase performance, reliability and cost savings.
What Are the Advantages of Outsourcing IT?
Hiring an outside party to handle your IT needs offers several advantages related to money, expertise, security, and efficiency. Let’s go through a list of 6 of these benefits of outsourcing.
Reduce costs. Instead of spending money to interview, hire, and train new IT employees when a big project arises, you can turn to a third party to help you with the project instead. When you do so, you only spend money on the extra assistance when you need it instead of all year round.
Put people with experience on your team. It can take a lot of time, energy, and resources to hire and train a new employee to handle your IT problems. Some companies that don’t feel like hiring an extra employee will even pull employees familiar with one part of IT to work on projects in areas they are unfamiliar with. Hiring professionals from a third-party company quickly provides you experts who specialize in whatever your project needs. Our professionals at Moser Consulting work in all different industries for businesses of all different sizes. They’ve seen just about everything and can hit the ground running as soon as you choose to work with us.
Boost efficiency. When you put experts on your team from the start, you get projects completed and deliverables to market sooner. Doing so will not only give you an advantage over your competitors, but it will allow your employees to finish projects quicker so that they can spend time on other responsibilities as well.
Be in the know about new technologies. When you hire a third-party company to help out with your IT needs, you hire experts in the industry who stay up to date with the latest technologies. They can provide insight into which tools are best for you to use as well as negotiate deals to get those tools at a more affordable rate. The professionals at Moser Consulting attend training annually to keep current with everything they should know in the IT world.
Improve your security. Data is a vital part of any IT infrastructure. Third-party consulting companies can keep it safe through constant monitoring and quick responses when they find trouble. Because of their vast knowledge of different technologies, they can advise you on what tools you need to keep your data safe.
Recover from the worst quicker. Even with the top security measures and other best practices taken, businesses may still experience data breaches or other tech issues. When such events occur, having a tech expert to work with will allow you to gain access to your data quicker so that you can return to regular operation sooner.
Can We Outsource an IT Function?
You can with Moser Consulting! We have been working with customers for over 26 years and put that relationship with our customers at the forefront of our mission. When you outsource with us, we will work alongside you to ensure that we get you exactly what you need and keep your vision in mind. We have the knowledge and experience to give you IT solutions that work and work well. Over 96% of our employees hold advanced degrees and certifications, and they do additional training each year to stay on top of the tech world.
If you want to outsource to a company who knows their stuff and will act as your partner, contact us to learn more.
