In our ever-fluctuating economy, one of the easy targets for a company is the IT budget. The computers are all running well, so why do we need to spend money to buy more? These are easy cuts to justify, and they seem inevitable.

The best thing for an IT department to do is to control their budget and keep it from getting out of hand. That is, of course, easier said than done. But not impossible.

Jack Wallen, writing for TechRepublic Premium, presents a few things that may help. Will they all work for you? Probably not. But more than likely, at least one will help keep your budget off the radar of those with the axes.

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4: Outsource some of your IT needs

I should preface this by saying that I have a vested interest in this strategy. But we are seeing a number of companies scaling back their IT staff and taking advantage of consulting firms to handle some of the tasks. Although the initial cost might not seem to be a savings, in the end you won’t be paying for benefits, vacation, and resources when a portion of the IT work is done by a third-party firm.

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