12:12 pm | 1 recommendation | 1 comment

Find a Managed Service Provider

| posted by David Deans

Are Managed Services Right for Your Business?

Lower your networking costs and give your company a competitive advantage by out-tasking your networking needs to a recommended service provider. Learn how managed services can help you reduce costs, and factors to consider when choosing a managed services provider.

What are Managed Services?

When a company subscribes to a managed service, a service provider manages the network equipment and applications on the customer premises according to the terms of a service-level agreement (SLA) established to meet the company's unique business needs.

Some managed services are also hosted, meaning that the service provider hosts the equipment in its facility instead of the customer's, and delivers services to company employees over the WAN.

For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), managed services provide enterprise-class capabilities for a predictable monthly fee -- without requiring a large, initial capital investment.

Companies that out-task enjoy high levels of network support and availability, enable internal IT staff to focus on strategic activities instead of network support, and pay only for those networking services that they need.

Managed services generally include software, hardware, and other IP networking services. The service provider's highly experienced technical experts focus exclusively on providing the network services and support that their customers need to meet their business requirements.

Companies have the option to out-task some or all of their network management and monitoring tasks and retain control of the rest-even if the equipment is physically located at the provider's site.

Learn more >> Find a Service Provider