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# Archive of posts from 2018

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## [Should the Information Technology team be tasked with reducing the cost of IT?](/knowledgebase/blog/2018-03-26-is-its-purpose-to-reduce-it/)

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Author[Doug Theis](#)

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On a recent episode of data center podcast The Hot Aisle, Mark Thiele of Apcera talked about the dangerous belief among some business leaders that IT is created to reduce the cost of IT.  Sounds ridiculous, but it happens in so many organizations that this belief deserves more attention. Certainly, a good IT department has a responsibility for efficiency.  But if...

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