If you're a business in Oklahoma City, you've likely heard a thing or two about managed services. Traditional IT providers are known as break-fix IT providers -- they only show up when something is broken, which you then pay them to fix. Managed services in Oklahoma City, however, take a much different approach. Let's explain.
Why Break-Fix Is So Popular
A lot of people use break-fix IT services because they think it saves them money. The logic goes something like this: I only need help with my IT when something breaks. If I can prevent things from breaking, then I won't need help. Then I save money! On a surface level, this looks like it's much more effective than paying a monthly fee for managed services.
If the world of IT was really that simple, then break-fix would be the better solution. However...it's not.
Why It Shouldn't Be
Break-fix IT doesn't save you money in the long run. To make up for a constant revenue stream, break-fix IT providers will charge exorbitantly high hourly rates, and may even try to sell you new, overpriced equipment so they can get a commission out of it. Additionally, you can't really avoid IT issues in the long term. You're eventually going to be hit by these, especially if you don't have a team of experts on hand, and not having people on hand to maintain your systems means that they're going to fail more often and you're going to have to pay more in turn.
Finally, consider the time aspect. When something vital to your operations breaks or your whole system goes down, you're at the mercy of whenever your break-fix IT provider can get you written into their schedules, all at the expense of your business, your time and your revenue.
Managed Services Is The Answer
But consider this: with managed services in Oklahoma City, you can avoid those issues. At first glance, it might seem like you're paying more, but managed service providers can monitor your systems and perform maintenance. This makes system crashes much, much rarer, and therefore decreases your downtime. Eventually, something is going to break and need fixing, but even then, your MSP will already be on hand and prepared.
You see, managed service providers have a secret weapon: monitoring software. Using their monitoring software, they can monitor every aspect of a system's health and performance in real-time, and make predictions based on degrading performance, higher temperatures, bugs, etc. Using advanced monitoring software with sufficient knowledge is like looking into a crystal ball.
With the ability to see into the future and various things that can go wrong, these problems can be prevented or be better prepared for. This means little to no downtime, while you're still paying less!
To learn more about managed services in Oklahoma City, you can read our blog for the latest information. You can also contact us at EMSCO Solutions for a free consultation if you'd like to learn more about managed services, or call us at 405-813-4455.
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