Large organisations will normally have their own IT department. Aside from ensuring that their technology needs are met, IT departments provide the following benefits:
- Plan and budget for the organisations ongoing technology needs in a fast changing environment
- Optimises the organisation’s technology spend i.e. ensures that the IT budget is spent wisely
Most small businesses and self employed professionals do not have access to such a facility as the cost of hiring a full-time IT expert is often not cost justifiable.
Considerations
- Technology related risk mitigation strategy
- Equipment Life-cycle planning – replacement and maintenance budgets
- Back-up systems – ensuring that your day to day operational data is secured
- Business Continuity/Disaster recovery planning – ensuring that you can continue to operate should the unexpected happen
- Optimising your technology spend
- Using cloud strategies to reduce your initial technology investment and ongoing technology spend
- Ensuring the your and your staff have secure access to your systems in a timely manner
Costs
- $250 initial assessment
- $120 per hour or fixed quote thereafter