Business Issues

Outsourcing for greater control of your business

Whatever executive position you hold, maintaining control of your business when your processes or infrastructure are out of sync is a game of compromise, with strategic focus replaced by the microcosm of the day-to-day.

Driving new value with Acora

Ironically, the most frequently cited reason not to outsource amongst businesses in the UK is the fear of losing control of their organisation to a third party (European Outsourcing Intelligence report 2011: The United Kingdom) – yet outsourcing your IT is the simplest way of getting your business back in your hands in a real and manageable way. Our services are shaped around your strategic objectives, and delivered at whatever level feels right for your business. This ensures that Acora takes responsibility, without taking away control.

Business-focussed solutions

A-Z Map Company Ltd. came to us with a high-risk, unmanageable infrastructure that was significantly limiting their control of their business in the short-term and presented a significant risk in the long-term if not addressed. They were struggling against:

• An ageing IT infrastructure with zero room to flex competitively
• Data growth pushing capacity to its limit
• Possible failure of entire system
• The need to significantly enhance the worth of their IT investment and realise new competitive value

Outsourcing with Acora provided the business with:

• A strategic insight into their existing systems and the points at which value could be created
• A full and compelling business case to equip the IT team with the necessary information to secure budget for a significant overhaul of their infrastructure

Leading to the deployment of virtualised servers which created:

• 50% more capacity
• The cancellation of 20 server contracts
• Huge reduction in electricity costs
• High security and business continuity
• Complete disaster recovery capability