Outsourcing IT services involves appointing an external company to manage IT systems, ensuring that all updates are made, security measures are implemented and all data is stored and backed up safely. Allowing a managed services provider (MSP) to manage some or all of the responsibility for IT or network can help reduce and control costs, make a company more efficient,  increase the ability to compete and provide scalability. A qualified and reliable managed services provider offers a wide range of benefits to organizations of all sizes.

1. REDUCED COST
   Partnering with a managed service provider is very cost effective. Businesses can reduce operational costs, conserve capital budget and lower IT operating expenses. Many MSPs have clients pay annual, quarterly or monthly fees for services helping them to budget for IT expense. Businesses pay for the services they require, rather than services or equipment they don’t need.
2. IMPROVE VENDOR MANAGEMENT
   MSPs represent the company with their technology vendors  ensuring that any issues the business encounters are troubleshot and resolved promptly. The MSP serves as the  point of contact, escalates issues and makes sure the problems get resolved. Outsourcing vendor management removes the difficulty of working with multiple vendors because there is now a trusted partner coordinating activities that were previously done by employees.
3. SCALABILITY
   The ability to scale is vital to support business growth and development. As a company expands, technology requirements may be bigger than the available resources to manage them. MSPs supply support and services to handle growth spurts or emerging IT problems. MSPs will address their clients’ technical pain points and remain responsive to their needs, both short-term and long-term. High-quality MSPs proactively explore and identify enhancements for improvement in support of the client’s key business objectives.
4.  INCREASE FOCUS ON CORE BUSINESS
   As a business grows, employees may take on IT responsibilities which were not part of their original roles.making it  difficult for employees to focus on what they were hired to do. It may be necessary for employees to prioritize IT tasks to avoid downtime. To allow both technical and non-technical employees to manage their time better and improve work efficiency, an MSP takes those tasks and responsibilities on.  Outsourcing helps business stay focused on revenue-generating activities and mission-critical activities. MSPs handle IT tasks so employees no longer have to trouble shoot and keep their technology running.