Updated by Sara Davis on Jun 19, 2014

Lowering IT Costs For Your Business

IT costs are increasing every year. Find out how to reduce those costs in your business, so you can take advantage of that money elsewhere.

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Upgrade your hardware - This saves you time and money. Newer hardware is more efficient, and uses less energy.

There are many hardware solutions available. Do a quick web search to see what you can find.

Automation - Automate more of your IT solutions. This frees up time to do other things.

Depending on your field of work, there are many automated IT services available.

Virtualized Servers

This allows you to run multiple apps and operating systems pairs on the same server - saving you time and money.

Cloud Services - Reduces your need for as much hardware.

Takes money to make money - Newer more efficient equipment pays off in the long run.

Shared Infrastructure can reduce maintenance and power costs.

Dell PowerEdge VRTX is a shared infrastructure platform for midmarket and small-business offices as well as enterprise remote offices. Visit Dell.com/PowerEdge.

See if BYOD will lessen your expenses

The Pros and Cons of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Workplaces Do you allow employees to use their personal mobile devices at the office? It's difficult (read: next to impossible) to prevent employees from accessing their mobile devices during the workday.

Do an energy audit of your company to see where you can improve.

Before making any energy efficiency upgrades to your home, schedule a home energy audit to learn where your home is losing energy and what you can do to save money.