Practices
Managed Services
In recent years, many IT departments have had their budgets frozen or cut while being expected both to maintain existing functionality and to meet the growing technology needs of their organizations. The need to keep up with constantly changing technology has placed increased pressure and conflicting objectives on already taxed IT departments. Many small and medium-sized organizations have tried to resolve these issues by doing it themselves, hiring outside consultants, or outsourcing, with varying levels of success. Comprehensive managed service offerings can expand your ability to address customer needs successfully and fill a gap left by traditional consultants.
Infassure Managed Services customers increase network security and stability while lowering their cost of system maintenance and administration. Comprehensive management and security services enable our customers to outsource critical information technology functions and simplify the management of their IT infrastructure. Our customers stop spending all of their internal IT staff’s time on maintenance and troubleshooting and instead focus on more strategic projects. Infassure’s comprehensive management and security services reduce the administrative overhead while providing an up-to-date, stable, secure infrastructure for our customers’ day-to-day operations.
A comprehensive managed services offering provides organizations with year-round, 24-hour remote monitoring, patch management, critical updates, current software platforms, software distribution, backups, anti-virus protection, and spam filtering.
Customer Profile
Small & Medium-Sized Businesses Limited or no in-house IT staff Limited or cost-prohibitive support available in the customer's location(s) Multiple, small locations making onsite IT staff less cost efficient Frustration with other support options that are inefficient or ineffective Require Internet connectivity yet are concerned about security risks Desire improved cost efficiencies through the use of up-to-date technology Recently lost their in-house IT support Rapidly growing company that is looking to add more help desk or LAN administrators to handle routine tasks such as applying security patches, maintaining virus updates, changing passwords, or proving compliance with business integrity regulations New company that is looking to hire an internal computer person An company that is acquiring other companies and trying to integrate their IT systems cost effectively A new company that is spun off from an existing larger company and has no current IT staff K-12 school districts that cannot afford to hire internal IT staff year-round Local governments that cannot afford a full-time IT department Companies with server, desktop, or network hardware with leases that are about to expire Companies that know they must replace their server hardware Companies wanting to reduce capital expense due to hardware and software licenses purchase Companies that want to spread payments over time Progressive companies that recognize the value of their IT investment and seek maximum leverage through comprehensive support Timeshare option: companies looking for cost-effective way to gain access to expertsCustomer Profile
Enterprise Businesses:
Enterprise Businesses Infassure’s Enterprise customers face many of the same challenges as small and medium-sized organizations. Internal IT staff of Infassure’s Enterprise customers typically spends 70% - 80% of their time on low-level, IT support functions. Infassure’s comprehensive managed services solution compliments our Enterprise account’s internal staff. It lets in-house IT staff focus on being system architects, strategists and project managers, while Infassure takes care of day-to-day IT operations and assists with implementing the latest technologies.
Following are a few case studies of how Infassure’s Managed Services practice has helped our clients reduce expenses, generate revenue and become more efficient.
INDUSTRY: COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION
Problem: IT Staff Turnover
Company experienced IT staff turnover and resignations.
Solution: Infassure Managed Services & LANAssure™
Infassure recommended the company completely outsource its IT operations to Infassure based on a service plan that included the LANAssure™ service system. LANAssure offers remote monitoring and management tools coupled with powerful service tracking and management.
Result: Lower Cost of IT & Increased User Satisfaction
Outsource IT costs were less than 50% of in-house IT operations
Reduced on-site service requirements
Additional support provided remotely
INDUSTRY: HEALTHCARE
Problem: Mission critical applications required excessive IT staff support
A well establish medical practice had realized the benefits of deploying modern practice management software along with an EMR (Electronic Medical Records) system. But they were reluctant to start building an IT staff to assist with the deployment and maintenance of these systems.
Solution: Infassure Managed Services & LANAssure™
Infassure tailored a service plan to address their specific needs, including the LANAssure service system.
Results: Reduced Costs
Systems are well maintained and monitored for a fraction of full-time IT staff
Flexible staffing ensures right resources are always available for project deployments and upgrades.
INDUSTRY: FINANCIAL SERVICES
Problem: IT Department Lost During Company Spin-Off
New entity created from spin-off from financial services did not have access to prior parent company’s full service IT department. Staffing an IT department from zero would have been extremely costly and risky.
Solution: Infassure Managed Services & LANAssure™
Infassure tailored a service plan that addressed the need for desktop support, server maintenance, database administration, web design, and special security considerations based on access to a complete IT team from Infassure.
Results: Cost Containment & User Satisfaction
Systems are properly maintained for a fraction of full-time IT staff
User satisfaction is equivalent to when company had access to full-time IT staff from prior parent company
INDUSTRY: FINANCIAL SERVICES / DEBT COLLECTION
Problem: Runaway IT Costs
Company enjoyed significant growth but was unable to contain IT costs which was growing at a faster rate than revenues with some months costs being 3X prior months.
Solution: Infassure Managed Services & LANAssure™
Infassure comprehensive service plan with a fixed monthly fee, coupled with LANAssure™ and best practices support IT needs that vary substantially from month-to-month.Result: Cost Containment, Stability & User Satisfaction
IT costs contained and reduced
It environment stabilized
Company considers Infassure IT partnership one of the best decisions they have made
