IT Cost Management

Helping to drive down costs through IT Cost Management, technology, application and policy

IT Cost Management and cost pressure is always going to be on the IT leader's agenda. Whilst the importance of cost saving may fall to a lower ranking as organisations invest in profit-driving and competitive advantage ICT, making the most out of every shred of budget is always a given.

Our IT Cost Management process includes a two-pronged approach - first ensuring that cost is pared down to the bare minimum at implementation, and secondly ensuring that ongoing costs are constantly monitored and reviewed. Resource management and Telecoms Expense Management (TEM) are a huge part of our service. We help our customers manage costs through technology, application and policy.

Powerful online IT Cost Management with ITEM

ITEM (Intelligent Telecoms Expense Management) is a new approach to TEM, developed by Azzurri in response to the challenges experienced by our customers over the last 10 years. ITEM brings together data feeds from supplier billing and business systems, and presents management information by location, cost centre and user through a powerful and flexible web interface. Read more about Azzurri ITEM »

IT to enable broader cost reduction

IT Cost Management in a broader business sense is increasingly an IT challenge. For example, how can a multi-site organisation reduce their number of offices, thereby cutting rental, utility, insurance, travel and running costs? Today the answer lies with technology. ICT enables home working, remote working and collaboration. An increasingly virtualised workforce needs less office space. That's just one example of how IT leaders can actively drive cost efficiency across the organisation and make a direct contribution to profitability. Read more about building a UCC business case »