Supplying Services with Confidence
How much confidence do you have with your suppliers? Do you have
a robust supplier approval process?
I.T can be an expensive asset, but a vital driver for most
modern businesses. You can't expect to have an effective running
I.T infrastructure without the knowledge and experience to ensure
it performs at its very best for your business. When it comes to
supplying a contracted service where cost is always on the agenda
the question arises - are you getting what you're paying for?
A recent article written by Alistair Stewart in Building
Magazine talks about the importance of scrutinising when tendering
for contracted work; whether you're engaging with a supplier, who
not only delivers a product or service that you need, but who can
show financial stability & security through what continues to
be challenging economic times.
Organisations across all sectors take a greater risk in
appointing the cheapest supplier, if they undercut the competition
just to win work and later reveal they are unable to continue
operating the repercussions could significantly affect your
business continuity, by downtime or a drop in service, through
negative PR or unforeseen costs in engaging with a new supplier,
all for choosing the cheapest...It's not always the best option, as
Alistair discusses here.
http://www.building.co.uk/comment/wining-contracts-confidence-trick/5022309.article
Typically, companies looking to outsource their I.T would
expect:
- Reliable and responsive service
- Experts in I.T, keeping themselves and their clients up to
date with new technologies.
- Proactive in infrastructure maintenance and performance.
- Provide secure and stable environments where data can be stored
& backed up.
- Provide information to drive business decisions, reporting and
analysis of I.T activity.
If you are thinking about reviewing your I.T provision and are
looking to start discussions, drop us a line and we'll be happy to
help identify your I.T needs
