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Signs your business could benefit from a managed service provider

Every business faces IT challenges. The question is, how are you solving yours? If your internal IT support structure starts to fail, it's time to seek external help. Frequent downtime, overwhelmed IT teams, and cybersecurity issues are all signs that your business needs managed services.
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Could your company reduce frustration and optimize spend by using managed IT services?

If you're looking for an easy way to reduce your IT overheads, managed IT is the way to go. Working with an MSP drastically lowers your labor spend, optimizes your IT investment, improves your system’s reliability, and boosts employee productivity.
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5 ways managed services alleviate IT pain points for SMBs

Staffing and capital issues are the main IT pain points for most small and medium-sized businesses. Business leaders need to think outside the box and ditch traditional solutions to solve these problems. Enlisting managed IT services is one of the ways to do just that.
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Calculating the costs and advantages of outsourcing your IT

Does your IT cost way too much to run, maintain, and secure? Outsource your IT services and trim down your IT budget in so many different ways. What's more, you'll enjoy the convenient perks of working with a trustworthy IT partner as you cut down operating costs.
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Why is it important to invest in cybersecurity awareness training?

Did you know that up to 85 percent of all successful data breaches are caused by human error? Poor cybersecurity awareness is the main reason most employees ignore critical security policies or make ill-informed choices that jeopardize cybersecurity.
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Your IT budgeting cheat sheet

The recipe for an IT budget includes careful planning, aligning expenses with business goals, understanding the business, learning from the past, and looking to the future. Remember, an IT budget reflects your IT strategy — it’s not just about the numbers.
Creating an IT budget

5 things to keep in mind when creating an IT budget

Do you know how much money ends up in your business IT infrastructure and how it gets used up? Developing an IT budget is the only way to predetermine IT funding and formulate an IT strategy at the same time. IT budgeting entails so much more than just crunching numbers.
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Is your business secure? Are you sure? Why are you sure?

I’m honored to be part of CompTIA’s cybersecurity advisory council. It’s a powerful group of highly skilled people with a stated goal of “To develop the tools and resources that tech companies can use to increase the cyber resilience of the IT industry and accelerate the adoption of best practices.”
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A quick guide to landing the right co-managed provider

What does it take to hire a co-managed IT provider? Well, not much. But you have to understand the need for a co-managed partner in the first place and what they bring to the table. It's essentially matching the right provider with your IT team and business requirements.
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Signs It’s Time to Switch Managed Service Providers

A managed services provider should serve as an invaluable partner that enables your employees to work more effectively and supports business growth. Is your IT service provider bringing true value to your company? If not, it’s time to switch to an MSP that delivers tangible benefits.