What Is An MSP?
An MSP is a Managed Service Provider, a third party hired by a business to manage their information technology. Information technology service providers handle daily IT tasks, freeing a company to focus on their operations. Managed service providers are responsible for maintaining technology, and proactively anticipating potential problems. They alleviate the stress of companies trying to solve issues when they arise, resulting in service interruptions, downtime, and lost productivity.
The main benefit of hiring an MSP is enhanced efficiency of resource allocation. When a problem arises, the MSP is informed, and they take care of it from there. This eliminates the time necessary to troubleshoot the issue, with employees losing productivity trying to deal with tech issues. Businesses pay less for an outsourced IT team than they do for one in-house pro, because outsourcing provides help remotely and efficiently. Managed service providers reduce costs for clients.
Managed IT services typically include 24/7 support encompassing everything needed to run the technological aspects of businesses. MSPs catch issues before they become major problems, with users having access to IT professionals providing round the clock monitoring and maintenance. Commonly offered by subscription, MSPs provide necessary IT skills and support for customers paying a flat fee.
Managed service providers are experts in information technology, able to strategically analyze system capabilities, current infrastructure, communications, and applications to create a custom plan of action to put businesses ahead of the curve. They will have resources on hand to scale your company and the flexibility to handle growth with no added complications.
An MSP will keep client technology secure, efficient, and protected from unexpected repair costs and downtime, cyberattacks and disaster recovery costs. Virtual businesses solutions are currently one of the most talked about trends in information technology, due to increased convenience and reliability. More and more businesses are choosing to move their operations completely online.
MSPs typically provide server, network, cybersecurity, backup and recovery, project management, and cloud computing service support. A good MSP provides 24/7 connectivity, cloud solutions, a total IT package, and advanced security. In addition to a subscription service, your MSP can also handle individual one-time projects such as consulting, infrastructure, and IT relocation.
A remote MSP with 24/7 support will have a team of experts available for any IT issues that arise, saving businesses time and money. Local providers are becoming less common, as managed service providers help clients move their operations off shared hard drives and servers, and onto the cloud. A managed IT provider can assist you in reaching the point where field service providers are no longer necessary.
MSPs are frequently hired to assist with cybersecurity, which is a growing concern for all businesses, with threats coming through email in the form of malware and viruses, and network security at risk from cybercrime. MSPs may offer cybersecurity training for your employees; and will keep your system secure through state-of-the-art network solutions across various industries and organizations.
Strikeworks Solutions provides a comprehensive platform to keep your operations running at peak performance with an experienced, highly skilled team available 24/7. Reach out to us for more information regarding our IT support services, cybersecurity and infrastructure security, and IT consulting in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.