Make an informed decision about outsourcing your small business IT needs

Deciding whether to install, configure, and maintain your own data center, e-mail server, and/or Web server or to opt for an outsourced or hosted solution is a dilemma for most small businesses. What do you really need to get running, how much will it cost, how much can you afford, will you be able to run it, will you need to hire someone? All of these are legitimate questions. How you approach these questions can be as important to success as the actual answers themselves. Josh Hoskins lays out a framework to help you make an informed decision and help get your new company off on the right foot.

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