Abstract

Your business will not remain the same throughout its lifecycle, and as such, you need the services you utilize to be capable of changing with it. This is where it helps to have the flexibility and scalability of a managed IT provider on your side. Let’s go over why flexible technology is the path forward for SMBs like yourself and how you can take full advantage of the range of services an MSP can offer.

Meet Your Business Needs at Any Time

Sometimes, businesses start out working toward one particular goal, like providing a good or product. Other times, they might provide a service and then expand those service offerings over time. There are even times when businesses will start operating in one way but completely change their approach because their business model changes. You’ll want flexible and scalable technology available to help you make these adjustments to your operational infrastructure. Unlike managing your in-house technology yourself, an MSP with scalable and flexible solutions can meet you where you are.

Scalability Allows for Growth

On a similar note, consider the small business that starts out with a handful of employees renting out a small office space. After business starts booming, there might be a need to onboard additional hires to accommodate the increase in workload. Eventually, the business will outgrow the old office space and old networking infrastructure, and they will have to make changes to it—changes that would be expensive and time-consuming if not for managed IT services that can offer the flexibility to overcome these issues.

The Cost Versus Benefit of Flexibility is Hard to Deny

In the traditional operational environment, businesses might implement workstations that work with software licensing for the operating systems and software installed on the device. This means that, over time, this software will become defunct and need to be upgraded and replaced with modern tech. Investing in flexible managed IT services that can help you implement scalable and cost-effective software solutions is more cost-efficient than operating from the more “fixed” approach of traditional IT management.

Achieve Your Potential with Flexible and Scalable IT

Your business is only as effective as the technology that fuels it, and if your technology is not working in your company’s favor, you need to take steps now to ensure it’s not holding you back. To learn more about how you can make your technology grow alongside your business and accommodate growth, be sure to call us at 888-748-2525.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Flexible Technology and the Role It Plays in the Modern Office

Rafiq Masri

With over 25 years of experience in Information Technology, Rafiq is one of the most accomplished, versatile and certified engineer in the field. He has spent the past 2 ½ decades administering and supporting a wide range of clients and has helped position Network Management, Inc. as a leader in the IT Managed Services space.

Rafiq has built a reputation for designing, building and supporting top notch IT infrastructures to match the business objectives and goals of his clients.

Embracing the core values of integrity, innovation, and reliability, Rafiq has a very loyal client base with some customer relationships dating back 20+ years.

Rafiq holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and has completed graduate programs in Software Engineering and Business at Harvard and George Mason University. Rafiq is a former founder and CEO of Automation, Inc. in Ann Arbor, Michigan as well as a valued speaker on entrepreneurship and technology at industry events such as ExpoTech and others.