IT Infrastructure Outsourcing Offers Top Savings
New research has indicated that IT infrastructure is the most lucrative form of IT outsourcing.

A study by the Info-Tech Research Group has revealed that outsourcing IT infrastructures will offer average savings of 27 per cent.

Some two thirds of firms engage in some form of IT outsourcing, the study found, with cost savings discovered to be the main motivation for many firms.

"Benefit drivers like access to more expertise, repurposing of employees and the reduction of management overhead and internal training bring greater benefit to the business than cost savings alone," said Info-Tech research group consultant Jennifer Colasanti.

Outsourcing of IT application development offered average savings of 20 per cent, while application support was behind with 16 per cent.

The US study also revealed that outsourcing its help desk would save a company an average of 13 per cent.