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If you had a choice in the matter, would you take your company’s IT into your own hands? Do you have the time, energy, resources, and expertise to handle it all? Probably not—and in situations like this, it’s better to just let someone else, like a managed service provider, handle this task for you.

There are a lot of risks that could impact your business’ IT systems, and many of them have the capabilities to end your operations for good if you don’t have contingencies in place. Today, we want to highlight some of the most expensive IT problems and what you can do about them.

The last thing you want when you’re trying to solve problems for your business is to hire an amateur. Not only will a novice take longer to solve your problems, you’ll also spend more money to redo their work when it’s done incorrectly. This goes for IT as well, which is why it literally pays to work with professionals.

Oil well firefighter Paul “Red” Adair said, “If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” 

The reasoning behind this statement—the idea that a novice will take longer and make more mistakes than someone with more experience—is particularly applicable when it comes to your business technology and its management. Let’s explore a few reasons why this is.

Technology is a huge headache for small businesses, especially if you don’t have anyone solely responsible for managing and maintaining your network. Usually, a business has someone on staff who can address technology issues, questions, planning, implementation, and so on… but for small businesses, this is a big ask. This is why businesses often opt for a managed IT service provider, and while it’s convenient, it’s so much more than that too.

In project management, there is a framework called the “iron triangle” that helps you balance the costs, time, and quality of your project’s outcome. While this term is most frequently used to showcase how each of these variables impact the others, it can also be helpful to illustrate why it’s helpful to have someone else work with your IT. You can strategically implement outsourced IT services to make maintaining this delicate balance between cost, time, and quality more palatable.

We are the first to understand that nobody really likes reaching out for support. It’s time-consuming, for starters, and there’s something uniquely humbling about having to ask how to use the tools everyone relies on nowadays. However, there is nothing to be ashamed of when turning to help, especially if you can do so as effectively as possible.

It’s basically guaranteed that your business’ IT has increased in complexity as time has passed, not only giving you more capabilities and opportunities but also creating some challenges in terms of managing it all. When this is paired with nowadays’ more advanced threats, your business could be at significant risk. Let’s talk about how you can manage the complexity of your IT more effectively to prevent this outcome.

Technology plays a vital role in nearly every operation. As a result, businesses—especially those that rely heavily on IT—need reliable IT support.

For most small and medium-sized businesses, managed IT services have become the go-to solution. Here’s why.