What are Managed Services?

Put simply, managed services are outsourcing everyday server and computer responsibilities that would otherwise normally be managed in-house. Strategically, this is used as a method for cutting costs in a company and improving operations.

It is where our computer service company provides computer support and services for you business. It’s favoured by a lot of small business simply because they may not require the employment of a full-time computer person or team, with WCB, IE, CPP, and vacation pay, but rather only need such services as and when there’s a problem, or when specific services is required, and so a third-party provider like SOS Computer Services is a much more cost-effective solution.

The Advantages of Managed Services
One of the main reasons small business favour managed services is to save money, but there are many advantages to managed services. Let’s take a look at some.

Advantages of Managed Services:

Cost-Effective
+ Not having to pay for full-time or temp employees (salaries and fees such as WCB, IE, CPP, and vacation pay)
+ You only pay for what you need when you need it

+ Tax deductible

Guaranteed Certified and Experienced Professionals
+ You can be sure that the professional dealing with your important data is skilful, qualified, and seasoned with years of experience. Keeping you up to date and secure; minimizing risk

Raise the Competition
+ Your business will have a competitive advantage. Giving you the opportunity to have the assets of a larger business, who enjoys an in-house IT department

Immediate Support
+ Support staff are just a phone-call away 24/7 365 days a year, for questions and emergencies; with remote access the issues can be fixed in no time and in-house calls are just as simple.

More Productivity
+ By outsourcing this department you have more time, money and resources to spend on your business core.

Accessible One-Stop Service
+ Unlike most managed services we can also provide you with the hardware and software you may need

Peace of Mind

+ Knowing that all of your data, hardware, software and network(s) are taken care of by us, you can further attain peace of mind

Backup & Data Recovery

We backup and recover all types of files from any device. The damage can be from any type of natural disaster (such as flood, fire, etc), accidental or intentional destruction of any type, or a system crash.

Server & Network Infrastructure

We ensure that servers are backed-up every 15 minutes using our disaster recovery solutions and redundancy, and are protected from unexpected power disruptions. We can provide the setup of your network including professional cabling, patch panel, firewall, router, wireless, and switches.