Is your IT MSP strategy geared for the demands of tomorrow?
One of the things that we are seeing today is the realisation that success lies in focusing on one’s core competence, instead of bloating in areas where you do not have expertise.
The benefits of choosing a Managed Service Provider (MSP) – which provides continuous, regular management or support of your IT environment including end-user services, network and infrastructure management, and security and monitoring services – speak for themselves. Not least in the average of 24% cost saving that over 95% of companies enjoy when shifting over to an MSP.
Beyond guaranteed cost saving, the comprehensiveness of contracts means that you’ll also enjoy expense-predictability, consistent quality, dependable improvement, regulatory compliance and business continuity when it comes to your IT spend.
Add to this 24/7 access to best-in-class expertise, up-to-date tools and trusted systems, and it’s easy to understand why more and more companies have rejected the break-fix model (let’s wait and see, we’ll fix it if it breaks) in favour of a contract with an MSP.
You see, when you have the right partner in your corner, you’re able to focus on your job in the ring. You get to keep your eye on the bottom line while the MSP will ensure that you’re equipped with the preparedness and agility to reach your objectives and adapt to an ever-changing world fuelled by permanent progress and threatened by macro-economic disruptions.
Do not distract yourself with navigating the complexity of the IT framework on your own and free up your capacity to tackle your vision head on. These firm focuses also mean that you can rely on your MSP to unlock the value of technology, finding ways to empower your corporate goals.
The demand for IT expertise has never been higher. With a digitised global workforce, the competition for those skills is no longer regional. You want the best of the best without having to enter a recruitment race – simply contract an MSP who has won that race already.
Speaking of workforces, chances are you’re dealing with the hybridisation and distribution of yours. This means that an integrated MSP is both a productivity and a retention issue, with more and more employees demanding flexibility. It’s crucial to be prepared for tomorrow’s workforce.
It’s also crucial to be armed against the threats of today. Did you know that 61% of SMBs reported cyber-attacks in 2021, despite the fact that 83% of businesses are not financially prepared for these attacks?
Cyber security is fast becoming the number one reason – beyond cost saving and quality service – that companies look to MSPs. We hear it all the time: “oh, that will never happen to me.” But the news is: the chances are more likely that you will face this threat than not. Wouldn’t you rather have the support of cyber-security champions in your corner?
It’s a brave new world out there with considerable challenges on the horizon. Today, more than ever, it is important to connect with the right IT MSP for your needs.
You need a Modern Managed IT Service offering. What does that look like? Very simply, the latest tech and tools are now the basic standard – the modern MSP services you with cutting edge cognitive capabilities and the ability to act intelligently. Further than monitoring, modern systems can learn, adapt and mediate on your behalf.
There is a multi-experience focus, taking the user-experience, customer-experience and total-experience into account, for a 360-degree enabler that will accelerate your benefits, integrate into your business and future-proof its offering.
Sounds vital, right? Now tell me – can you manage without it? Contact msleads@altron.com
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