企业基础设施的5个IT成本节约策略

COVID-19 has impacted organizations in multiple ways in their ability to serve customers while ensuring the well-being of its employees and will continue to do so into the 2nd half of 2020 and even 2021. In response, most leaders enacted IT cost saving initiatives while addressing a new reality for both its employees and customers.

As the economy slowly starts to rebound and businesses not considered essential start to cautiously reopen, Park Place对IT组织的影响有了更多的了解.

CIO recently did a COVID Impact Survey which revealed, not surprisingly, that 2020 IT budgets saw an impact from COVID-19 and Cost Control/Expense Management is now a top priority for IT Leaders. 在2019冠状病毒病之前，59%的IT领导者预计会增加 34%的人预计2020年的预算将持平, 但在2019冠状病毒病后，只有25%的人预计预算将高于2019年的水平.

分析人士还预计，科技支出将出现收缩. IDC expects a decline of 2.7% in worldwide IT spending with every industry impacted. Hospitality, tourism-related industries, 个人和消费者十大赌博正规老平台预计将下降5%或更多. As a result, learning how to cut IT costs has become a priority since the inception of COVID-19.

高德纳公司(Gartner)描绘了一个更为严峻的前景 预计全球IT支出将下降8%. 根据约翰-大卫·洛夫洛克的说法, Gartner杰出的副总裁分析师, “CIOs have moved into emergency cost optimization which means that investments will be minimized and prioritized on operations that keep the business running, 到2020年，哪个将是大多数组织的首要任务.”

5 IT Cost Reduction Strategies

随着我们进入2020年下半年, Park Place would like to share 5 techniques for reducing information technology costs for your IT infrastructure amid a COVID-19 response.

See what the Solutions Architects at Park Place Technologies have to say about saving on IT costs.

1. 优化程序的优先级

Organizations should ensure that they have optimization programs in place to make sure that they are not wasting resources. Often, major programs are put into place and little is done to ensure that they are running optimally and are as cost-effective as possible. Analyzing and optimizing your network hardware support contracts can help you identify options to extend the life of existing assets by deferring unnecessary hardware purchases.

The ClearView™网络硬件合同分析器 can provide an impartial recommendation on the best mix of extended support including assets that should stay on OEM support, 如果转移到其他地方，可以节省成本的资产 third party IT maintenance，以及与之相配的设备 NetSure+, our Cisco SmartNet alternative 这将第三方支持与我们的全球物流专业知识相结合.

2. 借助云迁移加速转型

Many organizations had planned cloud migrations in 2020 or beyond and these remained in the budget. This is a great time to speed these transformation projects up in order to receive the cost-benefit from an accelerated implementation plan. 加速的转换可能不会立即降低IT成本, 但它们可以在未来几年降低总体运营成本. Look to storage migration services from trusted IT partners to ensure an efficient migration with no data is lost in the process.

3. Utilize On-Demand Resources

Unfortunately, staffing remains one of the go-to IT cost reduction techniques for companies around the globe. Many organizations had to make changes to existing staffing levels – particularly in non-critical roles or areas outside major headquarters or key technology hubs. However, this did not change the need to support critical hardware in other areas around the globe.

而不是以后再雇佣额外的员工, 这可能是一个好主意，看看项目或特设人员配置选项的中断/修复, remote hands support, or 安装/移动/添加/更改十大赌博正规老平台, and IT deployment services 对于仍然需要的项目. 从长远来看，这些按需方法可以节省数据中心的成本, 因为工资在一些组织的成本中占很大比例.

4. 限制新资产或延长现有资产的生命周期

Hardware refreshes should be limited to needed hardware to assist in changes to the working environment such as working remotely or implementing new products/services. 第三方维护选项可以延长十大赌博正规老平台器的生命周期, network, 和存储硬件OEM后保修/支持. You can also consider 购买二手硬件 节省额外的资讯科技成本, 当需要额外的容量甚至从中获得额外的收入时 ITAD programs if necessary too.

5. 与主要供应商合作，控制成本并获得灵活性

当你进行成本控制调整时, it’s important to ensure the health of key vendors and utilize partnerships in order to create win-win opportunities. For example, perhaps an 基础设施管理十大赌博正规老平台提供商 or third-party maintenance provider will allow greater flexibility in terms of service level agreements. 您甚至可以根据位置更改sla，而OEM可能无法这样做. Partnering can often provide new opportunities for managing IT costs when both parties tackle a challenge or goal with a win-win mentality.

IT Cost Reduction: OpEx vs. CapEx

Optimizing OpEx

An operating expense is any ongoing expense incurred to keep a business running on a day-to-day basis. OpEx支出采用“现收现付”的方式，因为不涉及长期资产. Within the IT industry, 营业支出用于支付员工工资, energy costs, bandwidth charge, equipment leasing fees, and much more. 降低运营成本的两种策略包括: 

1. Lower Maintenance Spend

要降低维护成本，请关注支持价值. Renegotiate hardware, maintenance, and support contracts, 摆脱那些太昂贵的，并确保较低的付款时间表为其他人. 第三方十大赌博正规老平台器硬件维护, storage maintenance, or network hardware maintenance 是昂贵的OEM支持合同的经济实惠的替代方案吗, 平均比制造商少30% - 40%.  

2. Lower Hardware Costs

You don’t have to purchase equipment out of the box to reap the benefits of manufacturer offerings anymore. Certified, pre-owned IT hardware 是否可从受信任的提供者处获得, and offers the reliable hardware your testing or backup environment requires without the exorbitant price tag. Curvature, Park Place Technologies公司提供高质量的产品, refurbished parts, 唯一的区别就是之前的用法 significant savings in comparison with buying new. 

Optimize CapEx Spend 

A capital expenditure, or CapEx, 一次性支出是否涉及购买有形资产, 通常以财产或设备的形式. Therefore, all IT infrastructure within your data center environment is a capital expenditure. Unfortunately, 资本支出也适用于随着时间的推移维修或升级数据中心资产的成本. 以下是优化资本支出的最佳策略: 

1. Extend Equipment Lifespan

Strive to delay the procurement of new assets whenever possible and choose an alternative to a costly hardware refresh. Third party maintenance providers can prolong the useful life of data center equipment by anywhere from 超过使用寿命5 - 10年. 因为我们是品牌不可知论者 多厂商硬件维护 没有截止日期. 

Our only objective is to keep equipment functional for as long as possible to ensure you achieve the maximum possible ROI. An extended support plan can significantly lower your maintenance costs to help you secure a better return on infrastructure investments. Extending equipment lifespan could also be instrumental in deferring costly hardware upgrades until current financial restrictions subside.  

2. Consolidate Data Center Assets

Gartner 建议合并数据中心站点. 这样的举动将帮助您摆脱冗余的IT资产, maintenance and support, and disaster recovery contracts. A 数据中心整合策略 is vital right now, as I&全球的操作系统不得不将更多的工作负载打包到更少的系统中. 

即使在这种情况下，您的组织已经虚拟化了85%或90%, 如果运行这些虚拟工作负载的系统利用率只有20%, 通过整合还有改进的空间. 整合可以节省数据中心整体预算的5%到15%. 

2019冠状病毒病的影响将贯穿整个2020年并持续到2021年. Businesses still have customers and employees to serve – although it may be different than in the past. 在许多情况下，这加速了数字化转型. However, the business reality is that IT Leaders will have to adjust while also being diligent about cost control.

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