IT Survival in a Down Economy
The next few years are likely to bring unprecedented belt-tightening in the IT industry. IT budgets may be decimated. You'll have to get by on far fewer dollars. What to do?
If you're a top executive...
If you're a top executive, you should know that reduced IT budgets doesn't have to mean reduced IT capability. By taking advantage of simpler and lower cost solutions, you can slash dollars from next year's budget without losing functionality. Over the long haul you'll greatly improve it.
Sealed systems are one of the simpler technologies that will help you slash IT costs. We suggest a pilot project so you can see how deploying sealed systems in your company can help you improve the bottom line.
If you're an IT Manager...
If you're an IT manager, you'll have to change how you think. In the past it was good to have an item like this on your resume:
Managed $20 million dollar capital budget for 06/07 and $24 million capital budget for 07/08.
It showed a prospective future employer that you could handle the job, that others trusted your judgement. Now it shows that you can't control costs. These days, items like this are more appropriate:
Reduced 08/09 budget by 3 million (12.5%). Reduced 09/10 budget by 2 million (9.5%).
Sealed system technology will help you reduce costs, and possibly provide you with more functionality than you have now.