The most frequently outsourced commodity in IT is infrastructure. Info-Tech finds that while cost reduction remains the most important objective, 28% of infrastructure outsourcing engagements cite gaining access to improved Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) capabilities as a key secondary driver. Evaluate the disaster recovery capabilities of potential outsourcing vendors to achieve success.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
For most enterprises, placing infrastructure in a hosting or managed outsourcing facility provides direct cost savings when compared to building or maintaining a dedicated site. Although outsourcing may be used to meet DRP requirements for mid-sized businesses, this does not translate into the same level of direct cost savings.
Moving enterprise infrastructure into a shared facility, even if it is Tier 4, is not a disaster recovery solution; it is simply the transfer of risk from one facility to another. However, transferring DRP management along with infrastructure hosting requirements allows enterprises to forgo the cost of building and maintaining broad, dedicated DRP capabilities on their own...
