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IT Cost Optimization & Expense Management

IT solutions for the finance industry empower banks, credit unions, investment firms, financial advisors, and insurance agencies to deliver seamless, user-friendly services across physical locations, mobile devices, and desktops.

Assess the Benefits of 'As-a-Service' Models

A key strategy for controlling IT costs is evaluating cost models, capital expenditures (CapEx), and alternative approaches.

CapEx is ideal for long-term, high-usage investments, but many businesses are shifting to “as-a-service” or operational expenditure (OpEx) models for greater flexibility. If your infrastructure demands are steady, CapEx may work. However, if you experience seasonal surges, need scalability, or want to minimize upfront costs, an OpEx model allows you to pay only for what you use.

This shift provides agility, predictable spending, and reduced hardware/software costs. Additionally, supply chain disruptions, rising costs, and component shortages are making CapEx investments more challenging, pushing more businesses to explore OpEx alternatives.

Optimize and Control Your Cloud Costs

As businesses expand their cloud adoption, costs can quickly escalate—especially with multiple cloud platforms leading to cloud sprawl. Cloud sprawl, or the unchecked growth of cloud instances, can drive up expenses unnecessarily.

High costs often stem from expensive compute instances, unused resources left running, overprovisioned storage, and overlooked data egress fees. Additionally, cloud migration itself can become costly without proper planning.

By identifying infrastructure challenges early and ensuring the right expertise is in place, businesses can optimize spending and even reduce costs. Understanding dependencies, resource allocation, and migration priorities helps control expenses while maintaining efficiency. We can help streamline your cloud strategy to maximize value and minimize waste.

Reduce Costs by Optimizing IT Staffing

The IT talent shortage remains a challenge, with 2.7 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs as of 2021. Competition for skilled professionals is fierce, making it difficult to secure top talent.

Rather than struggling with hiring gaps, partnering with a managed services provider gives you access to specialized expertise when needed—without the cost of maintaining a full in-house team. By identifying skill gaps and supplementing them with external support, businesses can strengthen their IT capabilities while optimizing costs.

Minimize Your IT Footprint with Cloud & Off-Prem Data Centers

Cloud data centers are dominating IT infrastructure, handling 94% of workloads as of 2021. Building and maintaining your own data center requires significant investment, ongoing costs, and specialized staff.

Shifting to cloud resources eliminates the burden of data center management, allowing your team to focus on revenue-generating initiatives. Cloud solutions also enhance business agility while reducing upfront capital expenses.

For those transitioning from an existing data center, colocation offers a cost-effective solution—leveraging previous investments while benefiting from a modern, scalable infrastructure.