By inmedia
Today’s CIO Insider newsletter points to a recent report by Forrester Research that analyzes the current state of IT and improvements that can be made. According to the article, “unnecessary IT complexity adds costs, reduces effectiveness and stalls innovation… the answer lies in strategic and ongoing consolidation.” But won’t this suggested consolidation cost a considerable amount? Yes indeed, between 10 and 25 percent of the IT budget or more in some cases. IT managers and CIOs can mitigate this expenditure by planning “consolidation as a strategic initiative; use functions that can be resourced, monitored, measured and charged for as a framework to guide consolidation; and manage consolidation as an IT transformation program.” For more tips on maximizing IT potential, read the full article.
