Not Using Managed IT? Here’s Why That Doesn’t Make Sense

Let’s say you have all the knowledge, time, energy, resources, and expertise in technology management in the world. Would you want the responsibility of managing your company’s IT? Today, we’re exploring some of the more plausible reasons why managing your own technology solutions just doesn’t make sense—and how a managed service provider can help.

Time is a Serious Factor

How much time do you think is spent every week on your business’ IT?

This is somewhat of a rhetorical question, as it’s hard to pinpoint exactly how much time is spent on upkeep, maintenance, innovation, monitoring, and so on. If you’re not the one directly responsible for running IT for your business, and you don’t have internal IT staff who take care of this task, then it’s either not getting done or your employees are taking time out of their days to do the work themselves (a dangerous idea to be sure). While I’m sure you’d love to be involved in all of the above, the fact remains that you and your employees only have so many hours in the day, and your time is best utilized elsewhere, like doing your actual jobs.

Ideally, you find a way to run your business without letting IT distract you from getting the good work done… and we have a solution (more on that later).

Resources Are Limited

Many SMBs don’t think they can afford IT help, and if you’re limiting your options to hiring an internal IT department, you might be right.

It takes a lot of time and money to find the right fit for your business’ internal IT staff. You have to conduct a search, interview candidates, negotiate salaries, onboard the new team, and get them up to speed on everything they need to know. By the time that’s all said and done, your business is even further behind, in both time and capital.

If you’re willing to expand what it means to be on your IT staff to include outsourced help, you might find that IT is much more accessible and affordable than you think.

Managing IT is a Complex Task

Ask any IT technician out there: it takes a lot to keep a business running, even a small one.

IT includes your in-house network, any devices that connect to that network, any cloud services or resources you utilize, any and all data, and so much more. It all has to be managed, configured, and stored appropriately if you want to run a successful operation. This is, of course, an oversimplification, but with so much to do and so much knowledge and expertise required, it becomes challenging to keep up with it all, even for the most skilled and trustworthy technician.

Do you really want to do all of this yourself, or would you prefer to have a helping hand?

We’ll Handle IT so You Can Run Your Business

Your biggest priority should be your business operations, not managing your IT. That’s why you hire us at C3-Solutions to handle this task. To learn more about how you can outsource this responsibility to our knowledgeable and professional technicians, contact us today at (240) 226-7055.