Outsourcing certain aspects of your business may be one solid way to save money without sacrificing results. Your company gets the benefits of expert knowledge without having to build a specialised internal department.Consulting is offering your opinion, outsourcing is hiring someone else for their opinoin/services. Outsourcing would be hiring consultants rather than using in house staff employees. It all depends on your use of the word "is". Commonly companies will outsource support for pc's and some applications. It's sometimes on a cost and materials basis with a stipend/retainer for services when needed and hourly charges for actual use.