4 Reasons Why You Should Outsource your IT to a Managed Service Provider (MSP)

Jun 8, 2021

Time is money, and as businesses come out of this pandemic, they will need to be leaner and meaner to keep their competitive edge.

Partnering with a Managed IT Service Provider (MSP) can bring great opportunities for growth, cost savings, support and service improvements and ultimately profitability.

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The key aspect is that it’s a partnership and not a supplier relationship, so there needs to be trust between the customer and the MSP.

The key to success is finding the right partner that understands your business.

Lots of businesses already outsource their IT and with good reason. Here are 4 pretty important reasons why:

1. Stay focused on your core business

Staying focused on your core business and not becoming distracted by IT issues or enhancement is key to driving your business forward. Too many times business owners are dragged into IT related issues when staying focussed on the business is where the driving force should remain.

2. Lower running costs

To employ an internal IT professional, or re-deploy employees within the business is expensive, often costing up to £30K / year, for each professional resource.

Employing the services of an MSP gives you all the skills at a fraction of the cost.

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3. Be aware of the latest technology

MSPs are at the cutting edge of their industry, and so can bring that knowledge to your business as they understand the technology and the way your business works.

Technology changes so quickly, and many businesses using internal IT will often go down a “rabbit hole” thinking they’re utilising the latest technology, which actually turns out to be unsuitable or even superseded.

4. MSPs are always on standby

They offer support / advice during all your business hours, and even 24/7 if required. Therefore, you don’t have the vulnerability when your internal IT professionals have holidays / time off.