IT outsourcing is no longer seen as a company not being able to cope with its workload, says expert.

Companies considering IT outsourcing in London are longer being looked upon as organisations that cannot cope with their workloads, but instead as industry pioneers looking to develop their infrastructure, it has been claimed.

According to Jagdish Dalal, managing director at the Association of Outsourcing Professionals, outsourcing is now seen as a sensible business decision which could help many firms cut their operational costs and improve their efficiency.

He told the Financial Times that IT outsourcing can also help companies focus on the things that really matter.

“Outsourcing is providing companies with alternative business models, whereby they can manage a small but market-differentiating core while engaging expert third parties to perform the necessary work,” he stated.

Mr Dalal added that outsourcing could save money during the economic downturn, as well as boosting flexibility and market strength.

In related news, online shopping platform Amazon recently expanded its cloud computing operations to Australia, setting up a data centre to boost efficiency and cut costs.

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