# Deciding Which ICT Tasks to Keep In-House or Outsource

DevFeed: [Deciding Which ICT Tasks to Keep In-House or Outsource](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/your-tech-or-my-tech-make-up-your-mind-quickly-36603.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/your-tech-my-tech/>)

Published: 2024-03-02T16:30:55Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

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## AI overview

This opinion article discusses how organizations decide whether to keep ICT tasks in-house or outsource them. It argues that prolonged indecision can lead to the loss of internal expertise and recommends making deliberate decisions while retaining a smaller core ICT team.

## Source excerpt

The short version: organizations often hesitate for many years before outsourcing tasks, particularly in the field of ICT (Information and Communication Technology). During those years, valuable ICT employees leave because constantly justifying their own existence is frustrating. In the long run, something will eventually go wrong, making the decision to outsource much easier: "We can't and don't want to do this ourselves anymore." However, by hesitating for so long, you have created the situation yourself.