The mainframes had been designed to cope with peak processing periods, and in the time that Perot bought, he processed data from companies that would typically not been able to afford to do so. But the outsourcing landscape is very different now. Over the past three decades, computers have permeated just about every facet of business. Most office workers now rely on facilities like e-mail, for example, as much as they do on the telephone. However, for all the efficiencies computers bring to companies, they also provide headaches.
Systems are often costly and complex to deploy.
There's also a large overhead in keeping computer systems maintained and training people. By outsourcing these functions, companies are able to concentrate on what they do best. And it is up to outsourcing companies to turn what were often cost centres into profit centres. What we do is partner with an organisation. We go through their business strategy and suggest how IT could help them achieve their goals.