Technology is a great enabler for many companies.
For many companies it is not necessary to have a permanent IT person as a member of staff, but the result is often that you have to rely on external vendors to sell you the appropriate solution. Many companies value independent advice, and in many cases there are several solutions. In addition, technology may offer you opportunities that you did not even realise were possible, or cost effective. For a number of clients we have provided either ad-hoc advice, or a more structure service with regular visits to discuss current issues and advise if there are appropriate opportunities that should be investigated and implemented. Increasingly this is not just small companies either.