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10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Managed Service Provider

NexusTek

We’ve compiled this list of 10 questions to help you dig a little deeper as you evaluate MSPs: What is the managed service provider’s full service portfolio? Help desk services play a crucial role in both fully outsourced and co-managed IT services. Is their help desk staffed internally or outsourced?

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Should You Hire More Business Continuity Staff?

Castellan

If you don’t have in-house skills, it’s challenging to evaluate if staff augmentation resource is effective. Castellan essentially offers three services: project-based consulting (as described here), Castellan business continuity software , and a third service, outsourcing or managed services, which we’ll explore next.

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Ongoing Monitoring with a Complaint Focus

Fusion Risk Management

Third-party risk management is one step removed – you’ve outsourced an activity, and you’re now relying on your third party to manage the complaints. During due diligence, a company can evaluate adverse news reports, Better Business Bureau reports, and internet resources like Yelp and RipOff Report in addition to the CFPB database.

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Freya Wilding for BrandStar

LAN Infotech

When you hear the term “IT services,” think of it as outsourcing specific IT functions to a third-party provider. Rather than outsourcing specific IT functions, you opt for a comprehensive solution that addresses your organization’s unique challenges and goals. In-House Expertise: Evaluate your in-house IT expertise.

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6 Signs Your Business Needs a vCIO

NexusTek

A popular alternative is a virtual CIO (vCIO), an outsourced resource of expertise, strategic planning, and leadership who works on a part-time or as-needed basis. A vCIO can provide smaller businesses with the expertise needed to evaluate their cloud readiness and then plan an organized migration to the cloud.

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Not another BCM Program audit?

Stratogrid Advisory

These types of assessments can be used to evaluate an entire organization (management consulting), or any specific system (IT audit), process or project. As an example, many smaller organizations use Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to outsource their IT operations and IT Disaster Recovery requirements.

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Not another BCM Program audit?

Stratogrid Advisory

These types of assessments can be used to evaluate an entire organization (management consulting), or any specific system (IT audit), process or project. As an example, many smaller organizations use Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to outsource their IT operations and IT Disaster Recovery requirements. BCM Program Audits.

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