Among the fastest growing areas within Information Technology, Managed Services evolved from the philosophy to pre-emptively solve IT issues rather than reacting with the traditional “break-fix” model. This paradigm shift has also included a greater reliance on outsourcing of IT capabilities, enabling smaller entities to enjoy the benefits of having an immediate “big company” technology profile, at a fraction of the cost.
There is no commonly accepted definition of managed services. The components of a managed services portfolio can include: IT security, website design & hosting, desktop services, e-commerce, remote network monitoring, field service support, cloud computing and many others.