51 Ways to Save Money using your existing IT infrastructure

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Times are tough. And you do not need us to tell you that. The signs are all around you. Your budgets have been cut, and you are under pressure to save even more. One way is to cut investments. But that can have long-term negative implications that you would rather not have. So, how do you tighten your belt without sacrificing productivity and quality?
This is where your IT setup should come to your aid. You should be able to leverage your IT infrastructure to deliver savings not only in IT itself, but also in other areas
of your business. In this issue, we outline 51ways to save money. Some of them lead to direct savings of expenditure. Some of them will help you to defer investments for some more time. And some will help you to
improve productivity all around. It is one thing to advise, and yet another to practice what you preach. Let us begin with what we are preaching. Let us keep this introduction brief, saving your time (and also some paper).

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Free Office Suites
18Photocopy prints35Map
network drives
2Use A Free OS19 Avoid color Prints36Cache the Net
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Software Upgrades
20Print at low resolution37Use Local Mail Servers
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Instant Messengers
21Print
on both sides of paper
38Download heavy files at off-peak hours
5Use SMS Chat Rooms22Preview
your page
39 Send zipped files
6Make
Voice Calls From PCs
23Switch off
ACs, LIGHTS
40Put filters on spam
7

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Free Fax Services

24Switch off your PCs41Use
Free Net Storage Space
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Voip Over Existing Wan Links
25Reduce power consumption by PCs42Download mail manually
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Conference
26

Outsource

43Avoid sending attachments
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An Internet Account
27Move data to
CD-Rs
44Update anti-virus software
11Use ISDN instead
of dial-up
28 Avoid
buying floppies
45Create Folder shortcuts
12Search the Net for travel
discounts
29Negotiate better rates46Share
CD drives
13Scan and mail files30Send memos
on e-mail
47Turn off animation
14Upgrade
instead of discard
31Use
Minimum Network Protocols
48Enable DMA
15Use PC-sharing kits32Keep
common data on central servers
49Reduce start-up time
16Use integrated motherboards33Categorize software on the
Intranet
50Buy MFDs
17Refill
cartridges
34Use network-monitoring tools51Use mail poppers

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