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Why is a consultant important for IT businesses? by Monash Sarkar
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The expertise in the field of Information Technology would have given you the confidence to start an IT business. But if you are not from a financial or management background, it is important to get the help of IT consultancy firms to get the best results out of your venture. The services provided by IT consultancy firms are: 1. Infrastructure management services IT businesses are primarily based on infrastructure and with Infrastructure services; these consultancy firms take care of the initial set up of your infrastructure and the future expansions. Infrastructure includes physical, software and logical infrastructure. Physical infrastructure involves cabling and switching systems, the computers, file servers, printers and so on. Logical infrastructure is about the use of and interactions using IT systems. It involves the e-mail system set-ups, file printing and sharing set up as to whether the printers have to be shared on LAN and WAN, the mode of configuring databases etc. In short, it involves the security of data and communication. Software infrastructure deals with the authorization for installing and managing software, tracking the license etc. 2. Cost-reduction services This involves working on reducing the costs incurred on various activities. Many a times IT professionals overlook the aspects of their business in terms of reducing the cost and the IT consultancy firms in India knows the best about reaping high benefits with lesser costs. 3. Knowledge management services Knowledge management involves a lot of strategies and practices to identify and create knowledge channels for insights and experiences. Knowledge management is extremely important in IT as it is a constantly evolving field and thus succeeding in IT has a lot to do with the efficiency in which the knowledge management is made. Some of the consultants also give timely trainings to the management and employees to be up-to--speed. What does an IT consultant do? An IT Consultant reduces the complexities involved in the functioning of the business. She works towards reducing the costs and enhancing the efficiency of the management, human resource and infrastructure. The decision-making process becomes easy and emotion-less as they are done by a third party. IT consultant for other sectors too IT consultancy services can be used by other businesses too, inorder to enhance the productivity of their works related to IT. Some IT business consulting firms even helps their associated clients in building a good customer/client base. They do good Public Relations for their clients, enabling them to dive into a bigger market. Where to find them? The best place to find your consultant would be to register your company on a consultancy portal. Such portals will have large number of consultants with whom you can discuss about the requirements. Whether you are in Mumbai or Delhi, the portal will give you the database of the firms across India. It is always advisable to go for the consultants with experience in your business niche. Do not jump in for popular companies and freelancers unless you have that kind of a budget to enjoy a long-term business relationship with them.
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