{"id":7120,"date":"2018-12-07T13:13:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T13:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acora2021arch.wpengine.com\/?p=7120"},"modified":"2024-05-24T14:53:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:53:56","slug":"time-to-look-again-at-it-managed-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acora.s.nomatter.dev\/nl\/news\/archive\/time-to-look-again-at-it-managed-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to look again at IT managed services?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Download free ebook \u2013 the definitive <a href=\"\/resources\/the-definitive-guide-to-managed-services\/\">guide to IT managed services<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nIn an IT landscape dominated by cloud computing, digital transformation and cyber security, more and more organisations are adopting managed services and using their chosen provider for additional support and technology expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Yet there are still a lot of misconceptions and confusion about this IT support model and the benefits it can bring. Firstly, it\u2019s important to realise it\u2019s about enhancing not replacing your current IT model. And whilst Managed services are not a magic bullet that reduce IT costs, there are savings to be had, if you look in the right places, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greater flexibility &amp; agility<\/li>\n<li>Cost control<\/li>\n<li>Increased hours of operation<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced end user experience<\/li>\n<li>Focus on core business<\/li>\n<li>IT platform transformation<\/li>\n<li>Improved business performance, less downtime<\/li>\n<li>Greater protection and security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a bid to help mid-market organisations view IT managed services in a different light, we are giving this hotly debated subject a full and proper airing.<\/p>\n<p>In our comprehensive 20 page guide we discuss a number of topics including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What exactly are Managed Services?<\/li>\n<li>How to calculate the ROI<\/li>\n<li>The business drivers to IT managed services<\/li>\n<li>How to select the right provider<\/li>\n<li>How to secure the contract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>To get the full picture, download the ebook <a href=\"\/resources\/the-definitive-guide-to-managed-services\/\">here<\/a><\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it\u2019s time to rethink managed services.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/contact-us\/\">Contact Acora<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download free ebook \u2013 the definitive guide to IT managed services In an IT landscape dominated by cloud computing, digital transformation and cyber security, more and more organisations are adopting managed services and using their chosen provider for additional support&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":10820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"full-width-single-post.blade.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[36,153],"class_list":["post-7120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive","tag-it-services","tag-it-support"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Time to look again at IT managed services? 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