Your ERP doesn't know it's July. But your three-person IT team does.
For most small and mid-market organizations, summer isn't just vacation season. It's a stress test for IT infrastructure. When half your team is at the beach and a critical system goes down, you discover exactly how documented, monitored, and resilient your infrastructure really is.
The answer is often not as much as you thought.
It’s not about whether your IT team deserves vacation time. Of course they do! It’s about why summer consistently exposes the same infrastructure vulnerabilities year after year, and what you can do about it before August arrives.
As a business owner, you may feel that you need to choose between relying on your in-house IT staff or outsourcing technology management to an IT service provider. There is, however, a third option: co-managed IT. This approach combines the advantages and convenience of in-house IT with competent, specialized support from outsourced specialists.
When it comes to managing your business’s IT infrastructure, there are several options available. One is fully managed IT, where an IT service provider takes care of all aspects of your IT needs, from monitoring and maintenance to troubleshooting and problem resolution. Another option is co-managed IT.