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What is a Managed Service Provider?
Managed services providers can provide a wide range of services to the business they serve. MSPs are a great solution for businesses that are looking to go outside their company for services while simultaneously increasing efficiency within their organization. Additional tasks that they perform include managed remote access, network monitoring, network management, scanning for vulnerabilities, firewall management, securing the e-mail and messaging system, tracking incidents, and server management; Just to name a few of the many tasks companies may consider outsourcing when hiring a managed services provider.
Benefits to the business Another benefit is that a managed services provider focuses on the task at hand because their job is to manage services for the business so that the business can focus on customer satisfaction, monitor costs better, save money by not having to manage their managed hosting, protect vital information, and focus on making the applications satisfactory for the customer. MSPs have no additional tasks to focus on apart from ensuring the success of their clients managed hosting. |
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Today, Sullivan is helping small and medium-sized companies plan for and recover after significant business interruptions. “Continuity planning has always been associated with big business,” said Sullivan, Vice President and General Manager, Agility Recovery Solutions. “We’re using the same knowledge, strategies and tactics we developed with the Fortune 1000 and implementing them among small and medium-sized businesses across North America.” Agility Recovery Solutions, a former division of General Electric, focuses planning and recovery efforts on small and medium-sized businesses, though the company continues to do work with giants such as IBM and HP. |
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A
managed service provider is a company that makes a business of
taking care of the business applications or services that other
companies wish to outsource for a variety of reasons. Many of these
services are provided via the internet and cover such tasks as IT
services, remote data backup, desktop and security monitoring, and
technical assistance. 
Sit Up Straight and
Keep Your Wrists in Neutral
By Monte Enbysk
Reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center
That's because when business people hear the word ergonomics, they immediately think of dollar signs — as in what it will cost to outfit employee workstations with new setups to prevent sometimes crippling injuries.
But the money needed may be minimal, and your employees' health should be the overriding concern, says Dan Eisman, vice president of marketing and product development for HealthyComputing.com, an ergonomics consultant. Painless simple adjustments to a computing environment, such as getting a better chair or raising a monitor, may cost little but makes a huge difference in injuries and employee absences.
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