Friday, September 05, 2008

The Contradictory IT Industry

It’s no secret that the economy is affecting the IT industry, but here’s what I find strange: No one seems to exactly agree on how the economy is affecting IT.

I recently read two articles published in the last few days. One article reports that CIO’s are trimming staff. The other reports that CIO’s are having trouble finding people to hire, and that IT workers are in demand. Both of these articles are based on survey results.

Which is it?

I’m not the only one to notice this. Here’s an interesting article in Computerworld.com which explains a few of the seeming contradictions in the IT industry today. For example: The author reports that IT budgets are getting tighter, but cost cutting is not a priority. Sound contradictory?

Here’s the reason: There’s not a lot that can be cut easily these days. Rather than sitting idle and weathering the economic storm, IT shops should be focusing on how to grow the business. They must look for ways to achieve fast returns on low investments.

It’s not as difficult as you might think. Here’s a good example of a company that used a low investment to increase profits dramatically.

2 comments:

Anonymous 2:16 PM  

Hmm, $500-$1000, you seem to have left out buying the MRC software to create this and the annual maintenance.

joestangarone 10:32 AM  

Thank you for your comment. In that instance, we were highlighting the low hardware cost and benefits of a solution that isn't tied to just one platform, but I can see how there might be some confusion.

We definitely aren't trying to hide our pricing in any way, as we believe it is the best deal around. m-Power's pricing structure is set up like this: $28,800 for m-Power and %15 annual maintenance. There are no run-time license fees or seat fees.

If you would like more information on m-Power's pricing, you can visit this link: http://www.mrc-productivity.com/products/mpower_pricing.html

Please let me know if you have any other questions or comments.

Thanks!

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