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I started in the computer industry about 25 years ago, shortly after the arrival of the IBM PC. The computer which probably started the PC revolution. My 25 years I've regularly heard that the next new innovation will drive down the cost of computing and business it support.

25 years later, I have yet to see the budgets of autumn!

Support budgets business have increased

In fact the opposite seems to occur. It budgets are now grown to the point that they are a very important overload for many companies.For many computers of companies and it supports the business became their 4th plu overload behind people, marketing and local.

Seems to be that the scope of the increased faster that the cost of individual elements is fallen. PC might be much faster and cheaper, but other aspects he affects now all aspects of our business.

Computers are an essential part of the business

For example, virtually all communications are now carried out with the use of computers - E-mail, teleconference, phones that are now computers running on our network, mobile phones and the internet.

Computers are used in almost every business process - taking orders, order processing, design, production, shipping, billing, credit control, maintenance management, etc.

Few companies can work if their computer is offline. In fact today doing business with other companies is generally only possible if you are part of the same computerized digital world them.

The composition of IT spending has changed as well. The material costs fell as a proportion of total it spending. But the support of business - it service - increased more quickly that computers have fallen in price.

Why business it increased support costs?

Clearly the enormous amount of computer resources has increased in most companies. In addition it also strongly increased in sophistication and complexity. It supports the business are now so complex that experts now it difficult to install, maintain or repair computers.

This means a specialist in support of the business company to outsource network management and to help the Office or your own internal computer Support service.

Cloud Computing is the next great Innovation to Impact Business, it supports

Just when we all thought it was finally maturing and at the level of innovation slowing down - along comes from Cloud Computing.

Cloud Computing is a generic term which means that your data and your applications can sit in a different location and that access you by using any device (PC, Mac, mobile, iPad, etc.) via the internet anywhere you are.

Cloud Computing generally uses a different payment model. Instead of paying in advance for the applications and servers pay you a monthly charge - capitalization.

Of course the Cloud Computing marketing hype promises to reduce your it costs. Based on the experience (and a good dose of knowledge computer) in the clouds I am sceptical.

Support business

Cloud Computing will extend the infiltration of computers in each corner and cranny of your business. And with that it's even more dependent on your support company it Business.