In this article by Bill Brenner, he looks at the growing trend of outsourcing IT security operations. He makes the compelling case that due to specialization these security firms can provide better data security for less money.
This isn't a new trend in IT. Small businesses used to host their own email servers. Today, even some big businesses outsource that. Virtually every IT process is subject to economies of scale. As time goes on, that only becomes more true.
Take a maintenance position. Not too long ago, a person had to sit at a computer to troubleshoot it (or direct someone who was sitting at it). With the rise of remote desktop software, any computer can be controlled from anywhere. I can sit at home and troubleshoot problems in 3 different countries if I want.
Long story short, with the exception of higher level IT planning, all aspects of IT are best served when outsourced to a centralized business.
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