Overview
What is IT outsourcing and hosting?
It's the management of your applications and information technology (IT) systems. You strategically partner with IBM to manage and operate your applications and IT systems, under a mutually beneficial agreement. The IT outsourcing agreement may include the transfer of IT employees and IT assets to IBM. IBM provides service level assurances to ensure quality of service is attained and measured.
The facts about IT outsourcing's benefits
IBM continues to study how companies engaged in information technology (IT) outsourcing realize improved financial health and performance.
To help corporate leaders better understand IT outsourcing's benefits - and learn how they too can start reaping the benefits of outsourcing IT - IBM continues to publish complimentary downloadable executive reports, Web-viewable videos and client case studies.
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What is e-business Hosting?
IBM hosting delivers the reliability, availability and expertise you need today, plus the flexibility to change as you grow - all without a major investment. We have solutions for e-business of all sizes and the skills to keep you up and running.
What customer value is created?
- Reduces IT costs and improves shareholder value
- Provides the flexibility to transition and transform to the next generation of infrastructure and applications
- Lets companies focus on their core competencies
- Improves service levels
- Gains access to industry, business and technology experts
Why IBM?
IBM is an industry pioneer and has deep and broad experience. IBM is recognized for creating career enhancing opportunities for customers' IT employees. We know how to play the role of a strategic partner - one that will bring industry thought leadership to the table and proactively contribute to customers' business and IT strategy. We have one of the largest global infrastructures, which has led to economies of scale that we pass on to our customers. In addition, we have created and can leverage world class methods, tools, processes and intellectual capital to create high service levels. Our excellent IT professionals and our ability to leverage intellectual capital has led to one of the most respected groups of IT skills in the industry.
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What We Offer
Application Security Services
We can help you effectively leverage your organization's Web usage to the benefit of both your employees and your business-critical applications.
Data center outsourcing
Relieve yourself of managing data center computing resources with the added flexibility to expand capacity, adopt new technologies and migrate critical applications
Managed security services
Protect your information assets 24x7 at a fraction of the cost of in-house security with Managed Security Services from IBM Security Services.
Managed server services
Take advantage of a world-class infrastructure managed by IBM professionals, with a broad range of managed service options designed to meet your unique needs
Managed storage
Access storage capacity and other cost-effective solutions to increase your data availability and protect your critical information from accidental loss or destruction
Network outsourcing
Outsource the management of your networks, taking advantage of our skilled networking professionals
Output management
Outsource the management of your multi-device fax machines, copiers, scanners and other print/copy/scan equipment
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