Managed IT vs Co-Managed IT Services – What’s does your organization need?

As your company grows, your IT Department may end up stretched too thin, or unable to keep up with the everchanging threats from hackers or intrusion. So when it comes to technology management, there are three alternatives. Organizations can handle all their IT needs with-in, delegate some responsibilities to a provider, or wholly outsource it to a fully managed IT provider.

Three simplified choices, can you select which one you need today?

Well, for many it’s not that easy anymore as many businesses face challenges with continued turn over in knowledgeable IT staff, recruiting hurdles, and now with more evolving cybersecurity risks that have made it tough for IT staff to keep up with an ever-increasing workload. This workload consists of IT day-to-day user calls, server management, hardware upgrades, application patching/updating, network security patching, applications not working properly, end-users computer issues, users cannot print and much more… When does internal IT find the time to strategize for future growth and combat the potential cybersecurity risks.

If your IT team is feeling stretched thin, it’s time to ask for help

With the available services today of a Managed or Co-Managed IT, organizations can migrate away from the expensive, time-consuming break-fix model and rather can focus on core business. These services can bring IT costs down drastically, provide first-class cybersecurity expertise, gain enterprise-scale expert support and provide the instant flexibility to scale up or down on services needed.

Note: RedGear does not like to use the term “Co-Managed”, but rather “Extension of your IT team”. We still take pride to be learn about your organization and our team goes above and beyond expectations. When an IT or end-user calls, the experience should still feel seamless!

The following is the breakdown of each while comparable, have distinct contrasts.

  • Managed IT– is a Managed Service Provider (MSP) that assumes all IT duties on behalf of an enterprise. Managed IT service is great for companies who don’t have an IT department or have “limited “resources. However, having outsourced IT MSP should never feel like its outsourced, a good provider will make the experience smooth.  
  • Extension of IT – is a service that allows businesses to outsource as much or as little assistance as they require. Companies keep their own IT staff, so they can focus on the organization routine activities. Additionally, with this extension they can leverage tier three staff, latest tools, advanced cybersecurity experts and as much MSP.

Our IT Consulting Services can run through their process, and can help align your business goals that need to be reached.