Outsourcing's Two Evils

Outsourcing can unlock efficiency and cost savings—but italso hides two costly evils:

🔍 Paying for Nothing🔍 Paying Twice for Something

From inflated SLAs to duplicate software licenses, these traps quietly drain budgets and erode value. In his guide Outsourcing’s Two Evils, Ernie Zibert shares practical strategies to avoid them:

✔ Audit your agreements—cancel overlapping maintenance and warranties.
✔ Right-size SLAs—don’t pay for 99.99% uptime if 99.9% meets business needs.
✔ Avoid prepaying for services—negotiate discounts based on actual spend.
✔ Clean up billable objects—unused AD accounts and SaaS seats inflate costs.
✔ Align backup strategies with business risk—ditch redundant layers.

The moral? Clarity and vigilance will save thousands if not millions. Enjoy the listen.