NEW YORK- Now is the time to outsource a firm’s IT responsibilities in New York. In addition to cost effectiveness, there are several strong arguments in its defense. Why hire a full-time IT support team in a recession when you can manage outsourced IT support in New York? Honestly, let’s review the pros and cons of a full-time employee managing your server, host network, etc. versus an outsourced IT firm in New York handling similar tasks and let you decide for yourself. The decision should be pretty easy (we’re focusing on small to medium size businesses).
Full-time staff member/s depending on the size and scope of the network: If the company has 10-100 users, for instance, it should certainly NOT have a full-time IT consultant. IT departments or even just one IT generally require a desk, accessibility, health and dental care among other requirements. In the meantime, an outsourced IT provider can offer a free network assessment, onsite and remote monitoring, and only space (i.e. work station) a few hours per week. Oh yeah, and no benefits nor health care requirements.
Full-timers: Also, what happens when your IT guys calls in sick or wants to take a vacation or just a day off from work. That leaves the office empty-handed for a period of time. During that time, a server may crash, a user may open a corrupted file and a company may suffer financially. On the other hand, an outsourced IT support firm in New York will have at least one IT staffer on call and another as a first responder in times of emergency or the primary staffer is out sick, on vacation, etc.
That goes hand in hand with response time. If the full-time staffer is out sick, response time is a nonfactor. On the other hand, when you outsource IT support in New York, that outsourced firm can monitor your network from their end and have someone onsite or remotely within a few minutes, hours, etc. An outsourced IT firm can send someone in a hurry via taxi or subway to the site and repair the issue. In other words, a reliable backup solution to your IT needs.
Economically, a full-time staffer makes no sense. Without being repetitive, he would need benefits, a desk, etc and there isn’t enough for him to do 35-40 hours per week. So since an outsourced IT firm in New York can handle all the tech responsibilities, hire one. Save your firm a lot of money, time and resources.
In terms of specializing in your business, one IT staffer will likely have a limited scope of all computer and tech needs. An entire outsourced IT firm in New York, on the contrary, will have unlimited tech support covering a wide range of areas. For example, an outsourced IT company can specialize in server support and server repair, but also handle Mac repair and Windows 7.
If you have yet to make the switch from a full-time IT professional to an outsourced IT support in New York, now is the time.
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