Businesses in Jamaica are slow paced in outsourcing their information technology services according to former chief information officer at Grace Kennedy Limited, Edward Alexander.
“Outsourcing IT is something that is going to take a while in Jamaica but it is beginning to happen more and more,” he revealed during the fifth annual Hospitality Financial and Technology Professional (HFTP) seminar.
Alexander, who is now the CEO of tTech Limited, added that while companies are moving towards the trend of contracting IT specialists to offset operational expenditure, “they businesses are not outsourcing all the functions only certain functions that does not require someone fulltime”.
Meanwhile, the IT specialist cautioned local enterprises to be valiant in protecting their internet networks as IT culprits find new innovative ways in accessing their systems and spread viruses.
He recommended that businesses get educated about the threats of Internet security and allow IT professionals to conduct regular assessments of their computer networks.
Operating under the theme ‘Managing New Challenges’, president of the HFTP Jamaica Chapter Joe Hylton explained the relevance of the seminar was to foster an atmosphere of networking while educating its members on issues related to technology and business management.
HFTP is the international professional association serving over 4,800 members working in the hospitality industry. Since 1952, HFTP has been providing members with networking opportunities, industry-leading certification programs and events, and essential resources for professional growth.
The HFTP Jamaica Chapter is the only surviving chapter outside the United States of America and Canada and as such the only international chapter.
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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