Business IT

Although the consequences of data loss are well understood, a shocking number of businesses don’t have an adequate backup strategy in place. Recent research from IDC finds that 60 percent of organizations across North America and Western Europe experienced unrecoverable data loss over the past 12 months, largely due to infrequent, inadequate or nonexistent backup routines.

When an e-mail server crashes, a network hub goes on the blink or a mission-critical application fails, companies with limited or overburdened IT staff often depend on a managed service provider (MSP) to come to the rescue. However, this technology-centric perspective doesn’t take full advantage of the benefits an MSP can offer.

In a time of economic uncertainty and ongoing budget constraints, IT organizations can’t afford to make mistakes with their technology purchases. For most, accessing essential IT services and solutions through a managed services provider (MSP) offers a great deal of investment protection.

The transition to hybrid and remote work models places considerable strain on legacy network architectures, forcing organizations across the globe to address increased demand for bandwidth, cloud access and borderless security. Eight in 10 organizations report they are struggling to meet current business requirements with their existing infrastructure, according to a recent IDG study.