Posted by Richard Schissler on Fri, Feb 25, 2011 @ 10:01 AM
Today every Houston area business is under pressure to reduce their cost due to competitive pressure. One area overlooked by many businesses is the cost of their IT technology. There are a number of ways outsourcing IT can help a business cut costs.
Because IT management is an ever-evolving and increasingly diversified field, there is a lot of time and effort (cost) that must be spent in order to keep your company up to date with all of the rapidly changing trends. When outsourcing your IT services, however, you can be sure that the market is always being monitored, and changes will be made immediately in order to implement any kind of new lower cost technology the moment it is available.
IT staff can be quite expensive to have as a part of your team however, they are essential to the success of any company. But many times you’ll be able to outsource your IT services for much less than it would cost to employ just one IT person.
Furthermore, you’ll only pay for your outsourced IT services when they are needed, instead of having to carry them on your payroll. This of course is all capital that can be better spent in advertising and marketing, or elsewhere within your company.
Having an outsourced IT department means your company will always have fully-trained, knowledgeable professionals available to help you. They abide by industry standards when it comes to software and hardware, and outsourced IT companies almost always make their purchases from reliable and reputable vendors; this is not always the case when working with an in-house IT person who 
often relies on his “insider tricks” or “connections” to save the company money.
You also will typically have access to technical support 24/7. Unlike having your own IT staff on hand who require breaks and vacation time, the company who operates your IT department will make sure it always staffed with experienced professionals who are ready to help you with any technical problems that may arise – and it doesn’t matter what time of the day or night that happens to be. This will reduce your IT downtime and therefore increase productivity of our other employees.
Finally, time and energy that was required from executives, managers and supervisors to deal with IT issues can be put to better use elsewhere in the company. Time and money lost trying to fix issues will be the responsibility of the outsourced IT staff. The redirection of this time and energy has the potential to cut cost in numerous areas of the business.
IT should not be a focus for any operating business, but should be a support function. As such it is well positioned to be outsourced. It is not only a viable choice to outsource but has the real potential if outsourced to deliver real costs savings to the business.
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Posted by Richard Schissler on Wed, Feb 02, 2011 @ 11:02 AM
Public video surveillance for commercial and private purposes is not a recent phenomenon. The private sector began using CCTV surveillance in banks in the early 1960s, as mandated by federal 
law, and later in commercial buildings. By the 1970s, CCTV surveillance was also in use in hospitals, all-night convenience stores, art galleries, and in many other commercial locations. Video technology at the time was limited to passively record events, with little or no means for remote active monitoring.
Video technology improved during the mid-1980s with the introduction of camcorder technology, and in the 1990s with digital and multiflexer technology. These powerful new advances in video technology extend its range and law enforcement/surveillance applications.
Video cameras have powerful zoom lenses which can tilt and pan to
offer a 360-degree coverage. They also are able to gather sharp, clear images in extremely low light. Moreover, new digital video technology requires less labor intensive monitoring. Digital video surveillance cameras can link computer data processing power with sensor or motion detectors to filter out unrelated activities. Such systems can search through a video database of events, allowing the user to isolate only those details in which a particular image occurs.
Many businesses in the United States have invested heavily in the new video surveillance technology to protect products and to promote safe workplace and consumer environments. Events such as the World Trade Center bombing, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the closure of Pennsylvania Avenue at the White House have raised public concerns about security. This in turn has made the video surveillance industry more acceptable to the general public.
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