As a small to medium-sized business owner, it is tempting to take on everything involved with running your business yourself. If you want to grow your business, however, this is not a good strategy. Investing in managed services frees up time for your in-house IT staff, enabling them to focus on using technology to better serve your customers and build your business. Meanwhile, the managed services team handles the day-to-day maintenance and monitoring of your IT environment.
Here are 4 reasons to invest in managed services:
1. Investing in Managed Services Lowers Total Operating Costs
At first, outsourcing some of your IT tasks may seem like just another expense. But investing in managed services offers financial benefits. When an in-house IT team attempts to handle everything from routine maintenance and monitoring to software and hardware upgrades, it means having to invest in ongoing training for your employees. Outsourcing these tasks to a managed services provider gives you a team of top-level engineers who are already experienced and up-to-date with the latest training to support these technologies. While the managed services team handles your routine processes, your own IT team can focus on growing your business.
2. Investing in Managed Services Increases Data Security
Recovering from a data breach costs small companies an average of $38,000, plus another $8,000 to staff, train, and upgrade the infrastructure to avoid future security problems. The cost doesn’t end with the financial ramifications, however. Data breaches can damage a company’s reputation, and it’s not always possible to recover from that type of damage.
Working with a managed services provider means your business can stay current with data security technology, reduce your risks, and maintain proper security policies.
3. Investing in Managed Services Offers Predictable IT Costs
Business owners who wait until their technology systems are not working spend far more on repairs than business owners who outsource to managed services providers. Managed services providers monitor the health of your network around the clock, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year – identifying and correcting issues before they become expensive problems that affect your team’s productivity and cause downtime.
4. Investing in Managed Services Increases Productivity
When your technology is working effectively, your employees can do their jobs efficiently. Higher productivity levels translate to higher profits. Managed services providers ensure your operations are working as they should. Any problems that come up are resolved quickly and thoroughly, reducing downtime and maintaining optimum levels of productivity in your organization.
Managed Services for SMB
Small companies face challenges when it comes to their IT networks. They don’t have access to the large, experienced IT departments that larger businesses have, yet they still need a network that runs reliably and keeps the team productive. Investing in managed services from Fidelus Technologies is the solution to maintaining your technology so you can focus on growing your business.
Fidelus Technologies, based out of New York City is a Professional and Managed Information Technology Services company focused on customer success and business efficiency . Our services provide seamless networking, data center, wireless, security and unified communications expertise for medium and enterprise sized businesses. We have a consultative life cycle approach that includes requirements gathering, assessments, solution design, planning, project management, engineering, adoption and evolution (training) services to fully support the IT needs of your organization.
If you’re looking for more information on how Fidelus can support your organization with proactive managed IT services, please contact us here.
