Global enterprises must reduce information technology spending in order to remain competitive. CIOs have to redress the mounting costs of space, power, and skilled staff. To this end, RIM improves on traditional infrastructure delivery because it lowers operational costs, at least by 30%, with minimal up-front costs. In addition to its ability to release immediate savings, Remote Infrastructure Management assures process improvement and guarantees lower risk of IT failure. It also drives IT-and-business alignment and instills agility through faster and more flexible IT provisioning.