When Upstate businesses start looking for outside IT help, they usually run into two options: fully managed IT and co-managed IT. Both are great — the right choice just depends on whether you already have IT staff.
Fully managed IT
With fully managed IT, your provider becomes your complete IT department, handling everything: help desk, monitoring, security, backups, and strategy. This is the right fit for businesses with no internal IT person, or whose owner or office manager has been stuck playing that role.
Co-managed IT
With co-managed IT, your provider works alongside your existing IT team. You keep the day-to-day relationship and institutional knowledge in-house, and the provider adds capacity, tools, and specialized expertise — like cybersecurity or a major project — exactly where you need it.
How to choose
- No IT staff? Fully managed IT is almost always the answer.
- One overworked IT person? Co-managed IT takes the routine load off their plate.
- Growing fast or launching a big project? Co-managed IT adds horsepower without a permanent hire.
Still not sure? That is what a conversation is for. Get a free assessment and we will recommend the right fit — no pressure.