It’s easy to fall into the trap that you have to be the entire C-Suite for your business all in one. You should be running your business, not managing its IT infrastructure, and trying to do it all will only pull your focus away from what matters most. Instead of worrying about endless security threats, unpredictable technology costs, and countless tech support questions, you should work with a managed IT provider.

Here are the three main benefits of working with a managed IT provider who specializes in small business IT (like us).

Transform Your Approach to Security and Maintenance

If you’re managing IT in-house, then you’re probably only addressing problems as they arise, which creates more problems in the long run.

Think about it; this break-fix mentality is ruining your budget, as you’re not preventing problems at all. You’re waiting until they are too big to ignore, and by then, they’re even more expensive fixes than before. This is a problem for security as well as IT maintenance, and this approach to security and maintenance basically makes your business a ticking time bomb that could explode at any minute. Rather than waiting until problems are too big to ignore, you should be working with a managed service provider who can offer continuous monitoring, patch management, and reliable backups to help your business achieve real redundancy.

Don’t wait for problems to derail your business. Take decisive action now to prevent them entirely.

Put a Stop to Productivity Issues

If you are responsible for managing your company’s IT, you’re also in charge of eliminating the massive drains on your team’s energy and productivity levels—and who actually has time for that?

Businesses that don’t have professional IT support might have the go-to tech person, but this individual is just that: an individual. They’re probably tech-savvy, but that’s not enough to solve your company’s problems. That person is likely distracted from their actual job by all the questions and problems people have with their technology, and that’s bad for them and your business. If your business doesn’t have a person like this, then these problems aren’t getting resolved at all, and you can’t rely on your employees to fix things themselves.

Your high-value employees have jobs to do, and you cannot add managing technology to their other duties as assigned. We recommend you outsource this responsibility to a managed service provider so they can get reliable and consistent service, thus freeing up their mental bandwidth and making their jobs easier in the process.

Fix Your Budget with More Predictable IT Costs

If you don’t take action to make your IT costs more predictable, then it’s more likely that unexpected costs will create problems for your budget for months on end.

You might encounter months where you spend very little on your IT, but then there will be others where you might have to replace a server or a laptop. These are massive fluctuations in cost that make planning for the future difficult, if not impossible. When you outsource your IT to a managed service provider like 415 IT, you’re stabilizing your costs and transforming them from a capital expense into an operational one. Managed services are based around monthly fees, strategic tech lifestyle management, and comprehensive vendor management to ensure your technology stays competitive, competent, and functional well into the future.

If you’re used to being the bottleneck for all of your technology management and acquisition needs, you might find that you appreciate having this burden lifted, and the financial clarity that comes of it doesn’t hurt either!

415 IT wants to help you overcome the many challenges associated with IT management and maintenance. Let us make your life easier with our managed services so you can achieve your goals with the focus and dedication your work deserves. Learn more today by calling us at (415) 295-4898.