IT
A wide ranging IT transformation programme was initiated in the 2008 financial year to deliver savings, such as the outsourcing of IT application development and maintenance operations, and identify new opportunities. The data centre environment continues to be a major focus area for cost savings, building on the success of the consolidation programme by driving savings initiatives on server virtualisation and storage optimisation. Application simplification is another area of focus as the benefits of reducing the number and complexity of applications include improving time to market for new products and services and cost reduction. Significant savings have been made on Vodafone’s existing IT operations, which have been reinvested in new products and services.