IT consulting has gone through an interesting evolution in how it’s defined in companies. Back in the earlier era of IT, the concept of an IT consultant was one where technicians were on a payroll and working in one company. Eventually, the word “consultant” in this context went away once the idea of a real consultant changed. By the 2000s, there was a clear delineation between what an IT consultant is and an in-house IT technician.
Ultimately, an IT consultant became one who worked in the field, going from one company to the next. In-house teams stayed on the payroll and worked for one company, sometimes for years. In some cases, those in-house teams are still working for the same company after a decade or more.
But while in-house teams do what they can, how do they learn about the realities of what’s going on in IT if they just work at the same place all this time?
While many on-site IT techs keep themselves educated on what the latest threats and technology are, being out there seeing and working with it first-hand is where the real experience is. When a company hires an IT consultant, they can expect the technicians worked for many other places and know what companies are dealing with currently.
What will your own company gain using our IT consultant services? You’ll be on top of the game in a riskier IT world.
Knowledge of Threats and the Right Technology
With cyber threats at a heightened state now, you need an IT team that knows what the realities are and how to prevent them. With the proper preventative measures, threats both man-made and not can be reduced.
The bottom-line is with the proper IT consulting group you can save time, money and find expertise you can’t get anywhere else.