In determining the best IT consultant, it is certainly better if the IT consultant has supporting infrastructure facilities. Comparison
of IT consultants who do not have facilities such as data centers with
those that have, will be felt in the costs and support services
provided. As the IT consultant has data center facilities, of course this is just like you "Buy from first hand". That is the need for disaster recovery
solution or disaster mitigation solution in addition to colocation
facilities. Disaster recovery centers must meet higher requirements than just ordinary server colocation.
In addition, it is very important to see the experience and competence of the IT consultant team. For example by looking at the certifications they have, both for expertise and compliance with their facilities.
This factor places IT consultants as your strategic partners. You don't need to look for HR in the information technology field, and you don't need to worry about loyalty issues. Of course you do not want to develop suddenly your IT expert team resigns. In addition, employee obligations such as pension benefits can also be overcome by partnering with an IT consultant. In this case, IT outsourcing is a strategic step for entrepreneurs in running their business to continue to grow.
Using
IT outsourcing services does not mean you have to reduce IT employees,
but existing IT employees can focus more on your business development
plan. And IT employees will benefit from knowledge transfer. This is where the synergy occurs between service users and service providers to both obtain benefits.
Thus
the explanation of the role of this information technology consultant
service, hopefully can be easily understood by business people and
useful as a basis for making decisions.
How much does IT consulting services cost?
This is a varied answer. But overall according to reliable sources, the cost for IT consultants is at least 5% of your turnover. For example you are a restaurant owner with 100 branches, turnover per branch Rp. 100 million per month, the total turnover per month is Rp. 10 billion. Then the cost of IT consultant services every month is around Rp. 500 million. Of course the fee can be divided back into each branch, so that per branch only requires Rp. 5 million per month for information technology consultants.
All businesses that have many branches should have a centralized system to make it easier for management to see and manage. With a centralized system you can make a whole standard. Especially for culinary companies, standardization of taste and service must be the same. Because the success of a restaurant with many branches starts from an initial set that has many factors that people like. If
there is a problem with one of the devices in your restaurant branch,
IT consultants can immediately take action without having to visit the
restaurant's physical location. So
if there is a power outage, of course the IT consultants have prepared
how many UPSs are needed for each branch according to the frequent
blackout times.
As for the government, usually the cost of an IT consultant can reach 10% to 20% of the total project. This without involving the purchase of a physical device. Therefore,
since 2009 Bapennas suggested that IT consulting services that touch
30% of the project value can be immediately canceled.
So
the cost of IT consultants can vary, essentially the price is not the
main problem but the main problem is the capability of IT consultants. Because if your business can be accompanied by the right IT consultant, then you can occupy your days for business expansion.
