An increasing number of small business owners are opting to outsource their information technology systems, The Australian reports.
According to the article, IT outsourcing can be beneficial for small businesses as they can purchase external services 'on demand' as opposed to managing hardware and software themselves.
In addition, outsourced IT enables SMEs to focus on business operations rather than having to deal with the complexity of rapidly changing technologies.
However, there are risks inherent in the process of entrusting confidential data to an external organisation; these include possible security breaches or the possibility of an IT supplier unexpectedly going out of business.
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