The key word is "portions". Likely the iPhone app you have in mind is a core business application and shouldn't be outsourced. Procuring and maintaining your e

The key word is "portions". Likely the iPhone app you have in mind is a core business application and shouldn't be outsourced. Procuring and maintaining your exchange server, active directory, fileserver, HR and finance applications, networking, routers, wifi, security, desktop, laptops, printers and help desk for all of the above for a fixed annual price per seat? Oh, yes please. Of course you should still have a couple of competent guys who can make sure the contracts aren't stupid so you don't end up with 50 mb quotas on the mailserver and no way to increase them without huge penalties etc. But it's 1-3 guys on the COO staff, not an entire department.