Spend to save.... (Score 0)

is cliche, but in this case a worthwhile one. The higher the ratio of users & servers to support staff and admins, the more you need to have some sort of kick-butt desktop/server management toolset in place. Suites like LANdesk & ZENworks when fully and properly (I can't stress that bit enough) implemented, can save a ton of dough, by reducing the amount of time repetetive tasks take. Remote management, application, workstation and server deployment, application re-packaging - it all gets easier. You never know you could even discover that your department is overstaffed...