I-WORX STRATEGIC ANALYSIS

i-worx is an IaaS provider based out of North Vancouver, B.C. Thecompany provides a hosted infrastructure solution to companies that are seeking to outsource the management of their IT infrastructure onto a hosted platform. With its flagship product OfficeOneLive, the company has had success inpenetrating the legal industry. While recent company growth rates have beengood, global demands for hosted solutions are increasing and the company isevaluating a number of strategic opportunities that may position the company tocapture some of this demand.The purpose of this paper is to assess these opportunities and to identify which of them provides the best organizational fit for the company based on thepotential number of users acquired, the sustainability of longer-term profits, the improvement of operational efficiencies, and the enhancement of their client careprogram. The analysis recommends that the opportunity of partnering with managed service providers under a revenue sharing model provides the best organizational fit for the company and should better position the company to reach its goal of being known as a premium hosted service provider in Canada by its clients, prospective clients and competitors.