Industry 4.0 has been around for about a decade now, but have you actually jumped on the bandwagon already? If you haven’t yet, read on to find that technology is rapidly advancing and business practices rapidly changing.

If you’re running a small- or medium-sized business, you might be tempted to create your own IT department because you would want your operations to be “manageable”. True, doing so seems logical until you realize how much money, effort, knowledge, and time you need to invest to make it ideal. In fact, it’s now no longer as ideal as it used to be back in the day, and here’s why managed IT is the better choice for this time and age.

1. It requires a lesser cost.
   Having a third-party provider to look over your IT-related operations slashes out the need to invest on your own software and hardware. Now that’s already a huge save considering how expensive an IT infrastructure is. There’s also the added benefit of not having to spend large sums of money hiring and maintaining IT experts who have no guarantee they’ll work for you forever. With managed IT, you typically pay a monthly flat rate for the services and resources of a team of IT experts.
2. It improves operations.
   Without having to worry about anything IT-related, your business is now able to focus on more important aspects like marketing and generating sales and developing new products or services. With managed IT, you can prioritize your operations around things that really matter.
3. It provides real-time monitoring and maintenance.
   With a team of IT experts readily available to support you, your IT operations are proactively monitored and maintained. With managed IT, you can have lesser downtime because the issues are already addressed even before they become a problem.
4. It provides up-to-date technology.
   You won’t have to worry about how and when to update and upgrade your IT infrastructure and what advanced technology to upgrade it with. With managed IT, you can either discuss these with your third-party provider or simply just wait for them to mention about it.Overall, remaining old school no doubt keeps you on the safe side, but opting for a managed IT service puts more weight on the benefits holistically. So, have you made up your mind yet?