Changing the Cost Structure of IT
Wednesday, 05 November 2008
11:15-12:15
ESC20_23N.pdfESC20_23N.ppt
Speaker: Barbara Gomolski
Location: Palais des Festivals - Rotonde
Session Type: Track Session
Track: ST2
Virtual: CO
Job Roles: CIOs & Other Senior IT Leaders, Infrastructure & Operations: Data Center & IT Operations

Barbara GomolskiIT is under relentless pressure to improve its cost effectiveness. In response, leading CIOs are substituting IT’s fixed costs for variable costs to achieve radical improvement in the cost effectiveness.
Key Issues:
  • Why should organizations change the cost structure of IT?
  • What’s involved in shifting IT to a variable cost model?
  • What are the implications of changing the cost structure of IT?