1. Your IT Costs are Skyrocketing
It's no secret that as with anything else, proactive measures will trump reactive responses. Chances are, if you're relying on break-fix responses for your IT, you're likely overpaying for services for your IT. Many companies will rely on their single IT guy for the day-to-day problems such as printer malfunctions, etc. But when larger problems come up that are outside of the scope for one person, a break-fix response is needed from an outsourced IT company. Consistently relying on break-fix measures will skyrocket costs for your company. Switching to a fully managed outsou2
2. You Require Extra Support for your Remote Workers
Remote work is becoming increasingly popular over the last several years due to the need to continue operations through COVID. Studies show it is a preferred option by both employees and employers alike. Whether your team is fully remote or follows a hybrid model, it is important to ensure your IT support can meet the needs of remote workers. Multiple machines on multiple different networks pose serious potential complications and threats. By outsourcing, you're more likely to have access to the most modern IT solutions. This could make your business run much more smoothly and give your employees the best support and advice available. The company that you hire is also more likely to perform at a higher standard, because they're working under a contract. All these things will create an environment where your employees can do their best work.
3. You Need Help Migrating
If you haven't yet migrated to the cloud, it can be an overwhelming and daunting process. Maybe you need to migrate to a completely new operating system or implement brand new software but are worried about how migrating will affect your business's data. Outsourcing your IT and letting a managed services provider handle the migration is the best and safest way to ensure all your data makes the transfer and is secure. Migrating, when done correctly, can be extremely beneficial. Outsourcing to a managed provider to handle migration for you will ensure cost savings, better scalability, increased productivity, and enhanced security.
4. You Want to Grow Strategically
The goal of any company is growth and expansion, no matter the industry you're in. With growth comes an increased demand for bigger and better IT support. Unless you have both the time and resources to hire and accurately continuously train an in-house IT department that can scale with your business's growth, outsourcing your IT will be the most viable and cost-efficient option.
5. Your Infrastructure is Outdated
Keeping up with the latest hardware and software is much more important than it may seem, because outdated equipment and software can pose many security threats and IT risks such as excessive downtime. Upgrading can be expensive, but not as costly as it will be if your business becomes susceptible to an attack or outrageous downtime. Managed IT service providers can provide an answer to this problem because they often partner with vendors that will not only offer discounts on hardware, but they'll also always be on top of updates and security patches for your software.
6. Your IT Project Requires Niche Expertise
Day to day IT and security problems may seem like something you can handle in-house, but the true worth of outsourcing comes when you've got an IT project that requires niche expertise. Such projects could be cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, or even mobile device projects. Outsourcing will be much more cost-efficient and reliable.
7. You Need to be Compliant
Depending on your industry, you may have different state and federal compliancy standards when it comes to data protection. To stay compliant, you must have the capability to audit your IT infrastructure and security system. Furthermore, you should be able to generate accurate reports of the audits you conduct. The easiest way to meet all these requirements is to let a managed IT services firm handle the job for you. They'll be able to ensure that your network and cybersecurity measures comply with all required regulations.
