Infographic Ensuring Business Continuity With IT Partnerships
By Insight Editor / 21 Jul 2020 / Topics: Modern workplace Managed workplace As a service
The mark of a successful company is often its agility, especially when it comes to business resilience. The more agile the business, the better able it is to respond in times of crisis. No matter the size or state of your business, agility is possible with the right partner to help. See how businesses can leverage partnerships to increase agility and flexibility when needed.
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Learn more about the impact of IT partnerships in our Tech Journal article, Hybrid IT Partnerships — Critical to Business Continuity.
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Ensuring Business Continuity With IT Partnerships
When it comes to business continuity, two factors set businesses apart: flexibility and the ability to scale on short notice. However, managing this with internal IT resources alone can be difficult, especially if the business has trouble sourcing talent with the right skill sets. That’s why many companies are turning to IT partnerships for the support they need to adapt and respond to the road ahead.
IT partnerships are nothing new…
- In 2017, 44% of CIOs said IT projects were more likely to use IT outsourcing suppliers than five years previously.
- In 2019, 79% of companies used alternative workforce arrangements (outsourced teams, contractors, freelancers and gig workers) for IT functions.
- 53% said managed services had a noticeably positive impact on their business.
…But they made a big difference in the move to remote work.
- In 2020, 76% of IT professionals said they experienced some downtime during the unexpected transition to remote work.
- 44% said they had vendor relationships in place and were able to work with them on new needs during the pandemic.
- When asked to name the biggest lesson of their COVID-19 experience thus far, 70% mentioned “preparedness” in some form, with “always be prepared for the worst” being a common refrain.
These partnerships will play an even greater role in the future.
- 49% of IT professionals said their IT priorities have been “very” or “extremely impacted” by the pandemic. Some may call on an IT consultant to help level-set business goals and ensure IT priorities support the new strategy.
- The XaaS market is expected to rapidly expand over the next few years to a more than $345 billion industry by 2026.
- To get the greatest return on investment, companies have to move beyond “managing” contractors and freelancers to “optimizing” and “leveraging” the alternative workforce deliberately and well.
Now is the time to future-proof your business.
The right IT partner can help you:
- Update and secure your IT environment.
- 64% of businesses said the need to upgrade outdated infrastructure was the primary reason for IT budget increases in 2020.
- 28% of businesses currently rely on an IT partner for endpoint protection as a service. That number is expected to grow to 45% by 2021.
- Leverage AI and IT automation technologies.
- 42% of companies expect IT automation to have the biggest impact on business.
