The past decade has seen a paradigm shift from traditional brick and mortar businesses to online. This shift gained irresistible momentum in 2020 as economies struggled to keep afloat, and remote work became the new norm. These circumstances brought the demand for IT systems and services at an all time high. Consequently, the skills gap, which was already a major concern for most employers prior to Covid-19, worsened.
If your Internal IT team is overwhelmed by the demands associated with the rapidly evolving business landscape, and you are having difficulty filling in the roles because of the stiff competition for talent among employers, then it is time to consider partnering with a managed service provider (MSP). By outsourcing a subset of your IT services to an MSP, you are able to facilitate the ramp up of your IT team with the requisite roles while freeing up your existing IT team to focus on strategic projects that drive growth.
An MSP takes on the responsibility of recruiting talent, administration, and management of your external IT team. More and more companies are favoring this outsourcing model to dispense of the costly and time-consuming (and more often, frustrating) sourcing for IT talent they need to improve their IT environment. Further, they realize that it helps their bottom line as, aside from savings on the cost of employing and managing additional resources, they are also able to leverage on the scalability in order to maintain their competitive edge in an ever-changing digital world.
When choosing an MSP partner though, prioritize one that has a clear understanding of the culture of both your external and internal teams so that they can enable the two to collaborate and work together as a unified team. More importantly, ally with an MSP with the most flexibility in supplying support and services as needed by your business to handle emerging IT problems. Such a provider will prove the best help to you in achieving your specific goals.
Eastvantage offers its clients bespoke outsourcing services that best fit their needs to make an ideal partnership. Contact us today and let’s figure out the best solution for your outsourcing requirements. Visit our solutions page for our delivery models and our portfolio pages for our success stories.
