The current business climate asks that more be accomplished – in less time at less cost. A “Break / Fix” model for your institution’s or business’ IT environment may not be the best answer….

Break-Fix versus managed IT services

Break-Fix is fairly simple…a PC or printer stops working, you call someone, and it gets fixed. This is the approach taken by small and medium businesses for a long time.

Another model is managed IT services. This is different from break-fix in that computers are managed proactively, monitored for potential issues and fixed before they can cause problems.

The primary difference between the two is down-time. How can IT downtime hurt you? It can cause lost revenue, damage to your reputation, and lost productivity.

Read more on why Break-Fix might be “broken”…