You have a lot on your small business budget plate, so you're wondering if managed services really make sense for your company. Your technology investments give you the foundation you need to succeed in competitive markets, especially when you're up against much larger companies. You might be tempted to put this money into your equipment or software, but you end up handling everything yourself. Is your time best spent working on something outside of your specialty? Managed IT services allow you to delegate your IT tasks to a highly experienced team, which brings you benefits in three key areas.

Reduce Operational costs

If you're worried about the cost of managed services, your overall expenses actually go down. You have a number of direct and indirect costs associated with handling your own IT needs. For example, time spent on troubleshooting a broken system means lost customer revenue and opportunity costs, and it also means time spent away from managing your business. Choosing the wrong hardware or software for your company's needs could have a long-term negative impact on your business growth and cost you thousands or millions of dollars down the road.

Increase Operational Efficiency

Small businesses have to make the most out of their available resources because your available staff and technology aren't the same as a larger company. One way to do this is by the strategic use of technology to increase operational efficiency, and to maintain that infrastructure, so you maximize your productivity. Managed services get you set up with the best applications to automate and digitize your work processes, help you use them and proactively address problems so you don't face major downtime.

Managed Firewall

Data loss and other cyber crime are a major threat to all business owners, whether you're a global corporation or a mom-and-pop store. Enterprises have many types of security measures in place, but your small business doesn't have access to the same budget. IT security is a complicated field, and it's easy to leave yourself vulnerable if you don't have solid knowledge of the best practices. Managed services keep you safe from the threats out there with managed firewalls and network monitoring.