One of the greatest fears that business owners have when considering outsourcing IT services is that they will lose control of their daily operations.

The question of whether it is time to outsource your IT is generally driven by growth – and that is a great thing! Most companies consider this option when their business and customer base are increasing, and the current resources are becoming overwhelmed.

In some cases, the business started with one or two people who handled the technology themselves, but now with employees, payroll, order processing, and legal concerns, IT services are taking up too much of their time.

A Change in Perspective

The easiest way to overcome the fear of outsourcing IT is to change your perspective. Don’t think of outsourcing as losing control, but as gaining a strategic advantage. Here are some potential ways that outsourcing your IT Services could be a huge benefit to your organization.

  • You Become a 24 x 7 Shop: If your computer system goes down after hours, it may not be until morning when you realize the problem. To make matters worse, you are then spending valuable work hours trying to identify and fix the source of the outage. With managed IT services, your systems are continuously monitored. A problem is detected in real-time and addressed immediately, and your customers don’t experience a downed site.
  • You Gain An Entire IT Department: When a small business hires an in-house IT employee, they possess specific skills, but they may not have all the necessary experience to completely manage your business networks and manage their growth.  Plus, there are only so many hours in a day!  This may result in slower solutions or having to call in extra help. By outsourcing IT services, you retain an entire staff of specialized and experienced professionals, at a greatly reduced cost.
  • You Can Quickly Execute Special Projects: When a small business is looking to expand their capabilities or upgrade their software, just finding the time to do so can seem impossible. This may result in important projects being shelved for months or even years. With managed and outsourced IT services, you can request assistance and get the project executed in a timely manner, setting you up for future strategic advantage without taking you away from the daily business at hand.
  • You Will Easily Stay Ahead of the Curve: By utilizing the technology and expertise of a professional IT managed services firm, growing pains become much more tolerable. Keeping hardware and software up to date, staying on top of the latest virus and hacking threats, taking advantage of the latest online tools – everything is managed and monitored on your behalf. You can grow your business by doing what you do best while being confident that your network is secure, competitive, and technologically up-to-speed.
  • You Save Money: As with many outsourced services, it is often tempting to look only at the “additional cost”. However, when you figure in the benefit of having a deep bench of IT talent at your disposal, the guarantee of a system monitored 24 hours a day, the assurance that your systems are updated and protected from threat – it becomes easy to see that outsourced IT services are a powerful way to maximize your budget as you grow.

Finally, it is important to realize that you are not losing control at all – in fact, we are simply a critical member of your team! You gain all the benefits of having a strong IT capability without having to manage it yourself – and that translates to more time to work on the business that you love.

If you’d like to learn more about the benefits of managed IT services, call Alliance IT today. We are here to help Sarasota area businesses of all sizes to succeed.