March 16, 2018
With the increasing pace of today’s technology dependency and the growing specialization in the field of IT, meeting the technology demands of an organization has certainly become a challenge. As a result, options for outsourcing IT have grown in popularity over the past few years. Businesses large and small are finding the benefits of outsourced IT can quickly outgrow the drawbacks.
Let’s take a look at Managed IT Services and uncover how it benefits today’s businesses.
What is Managed IT Services?
Companies looking for ways to enhance day-to-day IT responsibilities & become more efficient, typically adopt a Managed IT Services model. It gives companies the freedom to focus on their actual business – whatever it may be – while rest assured that their network, infrastructure, software applications and security needs are taken care of.
What Businesses Can Benefit from Managed IT Services?
Just about any business of any size can be a fit for Managed IT Services (MIT), especially since this outsourced IT model can be as involved as you need it to be. Often times, organizations lean towards a Managed IT partnership in order to either offload the day-to-day tasks that bog down their internal IT staff or, for smaller organizations, leverage a more cost effective model to hiring IT resources.
The goal is to leverage the processes, people and structure of a Managed IT firm so the organization’s internal staff can focus on more important, higher order initiatives for the company.
Another scenario where Managed IT is a popular choice is when a small or medium business is struggling to hire internal IT staff. In this situation, staff augmentation can help keep a business going for a short period of time, but if they’re looking for a long-term solution, Managed IT is going to be able to meet those needs.
Managed IT Services is a Partnership
Unlike staff augmentation, Managed IT professionals are invested in the long-term health and success of your organization’s network and infrastructure. They’re not looking at the relationship as something that lasts six months to a year. Instead, they’re interested in helping you plan three, five, even ten years into the future.
Beyond routine IT support and management, an MIT technology advisor can introduce and recommend different strategic initiatives that’ll support your organization as it moves toward the future.
If you’re interested in learning more about how MIT benefits businesses, employees and bottom lines, check out some of these resources:
- Video: I Need Technology to Help Grow and Scale My Company
- How Managed IT Services Helps One Business Focus on Priorities
- 4 Financial Benefits of Managed IT Services
- 5 Questions to Ask a Potential Managed IT Provider
- Are You Spending Too Much Time on End-User Support? Managed IT Can Help
- eBook: Top Questions About Managed IT Answered
