As a result, financial belt-tightening has evolved into a global issue of not only how to save more money but also how to do better with less. It's possible for IS organizations to reduce expenditures in dozens of ways without harming employee productivity or services. Enterprises can reduce transmission costs by using appropriate communications protocols to send information over the public network. Compression reduces file sizes up to 35 percent and results in a corresponding reduction of transmission time.
Less time means less money.
Ensure that telecommuters are full-time telecommuters. The problem is that telecommuters required to spend significant time in the office expect a fully equipped office area. That expense, added to an investment to outfit the home office, quickly erases any planned savings from telecommuting. Carefully time equipment and software purchases. Timing is critical in purchasing and generally yields additional discounts.