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Outsourcing Technology Infrastructure Pays Off in Higher Productivity
Aberdeen Survey Finds Gains in End-User, IT Work Output and Emergence of Asset Management as Part of Outsourcing Strategies
| Source: Aberdeen Group a Harte-Hanks Company
BOSTON, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 4, 2007 -- While many companies may be outsourcing parts of
their information technology infrastructures to save money, leading
organizations are setting themselves apart by making substantial gains in
worker productivity and end-user satisfaction, according to the results of
a new survey by Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE : HHS ). The results of
the survey form the basis of a new benchmark report, Outsourcing IT
Infrastructure: The Productivity Payoff.
"The survey results tells us clearly that outsourcing IT infrastructure is
paying off big time in internal IT service delivery," said Rick Saia,
research analyst for IT services at Aberdeen. "That's very important today
as companies compete for customers and rely on technology to help end users
be more productive, which can lead to lower costs, higher revenues, and
more profit."
The survey also found that twice as many leading, or Best in Class,
organizations, cite asset reduction as a driver of their infrastructure
outsourcing strategies. This, and other data from the survey, point to the
emergence of asset management as a component of IT outsourcing strategies.
In addition, Best in Class companies cite the service-level agreement (SLA)
as an important tool in managing an infrastructure outsourcing
relationship. Nearly half -- 44% -- of the Best in Class believe a
provider's inability to meet an SLA's provision makes it difficult to
outsource a function. Only 25% of all other companies represented in the
survey made the same assertion.
The market for IT infrastructure services is expected to grow this year and
in 2008. Fifty-percent of respondents say their organizations will buy more
services through the end of next year while another 32% have yet to decide
what their plans are.
Outsourcing IT Infrastructure: The Productivity Payoff, is made available
at no charge due in part to the following sponsors: Getronics and Xceedium,
Inc. To download a complimentary copy of this report, please visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=3939
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