The modern business is, like much of the rest of our lives, driven by IT. Computers, networks, servers, even telephone and alarm systems, all are essential to even the smallest of businesses.
We are firmly into the ‘Digital Age’ and things are changing very quickly, with new developments in technology coming into play on a regular basis. Here’s a thought for you: the first Apple (News - Alert) iPhone hit the market in 2007, just 13 years ago. It seems a lot further away than that, doesn’t it? Why do we mention this?
We’re going to talk about why outsourcing IT support services make sense, and the rapid development of IT devices is one particularly good reason. There are others, too, that we will talk about, so let’s not hang about!
Keeping Up to Date
We’ll begin by looking back that iPhone (News - Alert) launch date. Since then there have been many iterations of the iPhone, each making the device better and more efficient.
If you bought the first one and kept updating to the latest, you would have bought at least 10 phones since 2007. The same level of development is present in IT systems of other kinds.
If you run a small to medium sized company and are looking to install and maintain a computer network, how can you be sure it will not be outdated in two years, maybe sooner? Furthermore, what about software upgrades? And how will your system cope as your company grows – will you need a new one, or can the one you have be upgraded?
These are all good reasons to consider using the likes of AvarTec.com who are a highly regarded IT support services provider. They will be able to help you find a system that will last many years with suitable upgrades and will also help with software updates as well as general maintenance and updating. It’s also cost effective, as you don’t need to employ a full time IT team.
Further Cost Savings and Security
In addition to saving on the salaries of full-time staff for the IT department, there is also the cost saving inherited by having the right and most appropriate system installed in the first instance. This will allow for lower running costs over the years as the system will be designed with upgrades in mind.
Another area in which outsourcing can be a great benefit is that of security. Online security is a major problem these days, as is in-house network security, and while no system can ever be 100% secure, one that is set up and administered by a professional and experience IT support service providers will undoubtedly be among the most secure.
They will also be more able to keep on top of the latest potential security problems and tackle them in advance, which is further reason to consider outsourcing.
Better Use of Time
The alternative is to allocate someone who is computer-literate – or perhaps train an individual – from another area of your business. The problems here are that they will not have the experience or knowledge of an expert in IT, and they will be unable to perform the job they are employed for when they are attending to IT issues.
This is neither cost-effective or efficient use of time, so having a dedicated, outsourced IT services provider makes sense in many ways.
Check out the services offered by a reputable IT solutions company such as that we mentioned above, and get in touch for a chat. You’ll find that outsourcing is the best way of ensuring your IT systems are up to date and secure for the future, at the lowest cost.
