What's the biggest business benefit you can derive from outsourcing IT management to a managed services provider (MSP)?

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Time savings for our internal IT team22%

Cost savings (i.e. subscription model)36%

Access to innovative technologies21%

Peace of mind10%

"Always-on" monitoring for risks8%

Other (I'll explain below)1%

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IT Manager in Constructiona year ago

Hi, I am in the "others". The options above are great but the missing one is "vertical skills".

VP of IT in Media4 years ago

Crisper skill set that gets more exercise from the msp

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