Every business relies on technology to operate. Like most organizations, your reliance on technology is growing every year. That means the challenges that come with managing IT is also growing.
According to Gartner, the business technology market worldwide is projected to reach nearly $4.6 trillion in annual spending in 2023, which is an increase of 5.5% from 2022. Businesses of all sizes are increasing their budgets to stay on top of priorities, such as data security and cloud adoption.
This doesn’t just mean that IT is becoming more important. It's becoming way more complex.
This complexity is making it harder to gain the efficiencies that technology promises, which is exactly why managed services have become such a critical asset for businesses today. By outsourcing some or all of your IT tasks to an experienced managed service provider (MSP), you can take back control of your IT.
The following are six specific ways that using managed services can drive efficient IT, helping your business accomplish more and spend less in the long run.
Free-up Internal IT Resources. If you have your own IT team, your MSP can handle essential tasks such as system monitoring, testing, and help desk support for your employees, while your in-house staff is free to work on tasks that can help to drive your business forward.
Access to Experts & Their Tools. When you only have an in-house IT team, you’re limited by the skill set, experience, and tools that the team has to work with. With managed services, you have access to a range of IT experts who know how to use the latest technologies. Also, because an MSP focuses solely on IT, it can focus the bulk of its budget on acquiring worldclass resources and ensuring its staff is up-to-date and knows how to leverage the latest tools in the industry. This level of nearly unlimited access can open up so many doors for your business.
Saving Money. By partnering with a managed services provider, you can tap into a full-time IT department without having to pay all the associated costs. That’s right – a fully equipped IT team in your corner that you can afford, even as a small business owner. You won’t have to pay for benefits, onboarding, or full-time salaries. Plus, when you only pay a fixed monthly rate to an MSP, you can predict how much you’ll need to spend and determine what you can use for future IT investments.
Proactive Monitoring. With an MSP, you can take a proactive approach to your IT network. Your managed services provider will monitor your network remotely around the clock, which means you have experienced professionals looking out for any potential issues before they become a problem.
Simplify the Lives of Your Employees. Using a managed services provider can make everything from software upgrades to cloud migrations smoother. Your MSP can prevent downtime and handle IT issues for your workers fast. Even more importantly, managed services allow your IT resources to focus on creating apps, functions, and other solutions that will make the workflows of your employees even more streamlined. All this adds up to a more efficient, more productive, better- empowered business.
Plus, how much time do your employees waste waiting for help with setting up their account or troubleshooting their tech issues? When you partner with an MSP, you’ll be able to count on fast, reliable response times. Your employees will experience less disruption to their workflow – and less frustration.
The More Efficient Your IT, the More You Can Leverage It for Your Business Goals
Your IT is at the heart of everything from communications to managing workflows. The better you can manage it, the more you can get out of it. Why struggle with your IT when you can keep your networks secure, save money, and devote your resources to developing even more useful ways to make technology service your business?
Download our paper for a more in-depth discussion of the six ways, and give us a call to explore how Flagship's Managed Services can help your business.
