The common benefits of managed IT are well-documented. Outsourcing your IT operations to a company like Verve It and their team of experienced professionals are going to offer increased protection from online and network-based threats, give you access to support, and prevent downtime due to disasters of natural or human proportions.

But those benefits are just cracking the surface of all the things managed IT can do for you and your business, no matter the size and scope of your network and data configurations. Are you looking to add some professional IT services to further your business? Do you run a small business that needs top-tier IT solutions but staffing and running a full in-house IT department isn’t part of your business or growth plans? Here are some of the top hidden managed IT benefits.

Preventative Maintenance

Managed IT services have high-level tasks and tasks that are less urgent and widespread. Before you partner with a managed IT service provider, you will likely do your research to see what the biggest benefits will be.

Stopping malicious attacks of all kinds is a high-level priority, so naturally, you want that service to be included in your managed IT program. But what about preventative maintenance?

You know the saying. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It’s true in health and wellness in many forms, including your IT health. Keeping bad actors and programs out of your networks and devices is just as important as being able to quickly end malicious attacks and repair the damage.

Managed IT services give you the peace of mind to know that your service provider isn’t waiting until your assets are corrupted or compromised, we are constantly working to improve the safeguards that stop malicious programs before they even start.

PCI Compliance Assistance

Similarly, your managed service provider (MSP) is constantly looking for changes to compliance and security to ensure you’re protected from the latest and greatest attacks. Managed IT services are also often more affordable than running an in-house team. And with the huge rise in the popularity of online shopping, staying PCI compliant is extremely important to the majority of businesses today.

Managed IT focuses on the integrity of your whole system, as well as all its connected parts (websites, in-house operations, connected apps, and software, etc.). And PCI compliance continues to grow in complexity as many businesses are operating payment systems on multiple websites and apps to reach more customers.

Better Alignment & More Time for Core Business

When you partner with Verve IT, your managed IT services aren’t being created from a stagnant, one-size-fits-all model. We understand that each business has unique problem areas and growth opportunities. Because of that, we prefer to take a targeted, specialized approach to your IT program.

The success of your business shouldn’t suffer at the hands of an IT service that does an average job of delivering the solutions you need to keep all of your business operations running at full capacity.

Once you partner with an MSP, they serve all the same roles an in-house team would. And over time, that partnership creates alignment.

As alignment grows, your IT program becomes more specialized and more effective. One of the benefits of managed IT is the ability to quickly align your business and its structure to the solutions you need. It’s better than plug-and-play IT solutions that often leave gaps in your program and expose you to vulnerabilities and risk.

As this alignment improves, that gives you and your teams the opportunity to focus more time on your core business operations. So much of your time and your staff’s time is spent on addressing day-to-day issues. And while that is crucial to sustaining your business, that also means you have to fight harder to carve out time to analyze and plan for the big picture.

When your managed IT services are in place and running smoothly, you have less downtime and fewer distractions to deal with, leaving you precious time available to fill with high-level business continuity and growth planning.

Increased Flexibility

Another one of the big benefits of managed IT is the flexibility you have as a company. Your MSP has its finger on the pulse of the latest technology solutions. This means your business can grow and change however it needs to, and your tech and IT solutions will facilitate that rather than cause issues and halt progress.

Choose Verve IT as Your Managed IT Provider

At Verve, we’re here to bring you all the benefits (hidden and otherwise) because above all else, we are people helping people. We care about the success of your business just like you do, and we want to partner with you to keep your IT programs and assets safe and functional for all your business needs.

Verve is IT, simplified. Click here to learn more about our managed IT services or give us a call today at 209-244-7120.