Cost
The average annual salary of an in-house IT Manager can be anywhere between £30,000 to £40,000 per annum. Added to this are costs for recruitment, additional company benefits and on-going training to keep their skills up to date. It can also be really difficult to find the right people!
For most smaller businesses, an in-house IT specialist is a luxury that they simply cannot afford. However, they are still left with a large potential cost to their business in periods of downtime resulting in loss of productivity and staff spending their valuable time trying to solve problems that are out of their remit!
Proactive Approach
You may base your current IT strategy on a ‘break/fix’ scenario which we see as very reactive as opposed to proactive. This means that by the time you know there is a problem, your business and staff’s productivity has already been affected and you typically experience prolonged periods downtime which cost your business.
Keeping Up To Date
Technology is a constantly changing environment and is transforming at a rapid rate. How do you find out if there is a new product, software upgrade or application that may be able to benefit your current operations? Work with Omnicom and we will keep you up to date!
Time
We all know how valuable and precious time is. As a business owner you should be spending your time concentrating on your core business activities like your staff, costs and most importantly meeting the needs of your customers. The last thing you need is to waste time worrying and sorting out IT issues. Leave that to us!
Skill Set
Your businesses IT needs may peak and trough, so there isn’t enough work for a dedicated person. You may be a small company and simply don’t have enough space or funds to recruit another staff member.
Many businesses are heavily dependent on IT systems to run the business but can’t justify a full-time, in-house employee. Therefore, there are no experts on hand if disaster strikes and you will need to resort to emergency support should this happen.
Work with an expert like Omnicom and be covered in all areas!
