{"id":9053,"date":"2017-11-28T22:58:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T06:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/blog\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2024-06-03T11:48:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T04:48:14","slug":"msp-may-offer-things-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/blog\/network\/msp-may-offer-things-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Your MSP May Offer These Things, But Does It Offer These?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Companies choose to invest in the support of a managed cloud hosting provider for a variety of reasons. An MSP is the expert in bringing a company\u2019s infrastructure to a cloud system that\u2019s designed to fit your unique network needs, while managing that infrastructure regularly. Therefore, managed service providers offer a whole plethora of packages and services to accommodate you, along with other worthwhile benefits. However, if you\u2019re unaware of what you can expect from a great MSP, then how will you know what you\u2019re missing out on?<\/p>\n

All MSPs may offer you different cloud hosting options, disaster recovery solutions<\/a>, dedicated servers<\/a>, and compliance options -- just to name a few. But, does it offer you these perks as well? And, how do these perks compare to the competition?<\/p>\n

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A Specifically-Designed Architecture vs. A General Infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n

No two companies are the same, and depending on what kind of business you are running, your system\u2019s architecture needs to be appropriate. What works for one business likely won\u2019t work for another, and therefore, you can\u2019t settle for something generic. Before choosing an MSP, know whether or not they can design an architecture specifically for your business, or if they are just going to give you what they claim is a \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d package?<\/p>\n

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A Combination of Different Hosting Options vs. No Flexibility<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not quite on the cloud yet? Or, are you on the public cloud<\/a> but need more time before transitioning to a private option? What if you have features you like from public and private cloud options - a hybrid? A reliable MSP will give you the opportunity to combine various hosting options in addition to choosing features from different types of infrastructure programs. You shouldn\u2019t have to settle for something that\u2019s \u201cclose enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Ability to Host Customer-Owned Hardware vs. Being Required to Use Unfamiliar Tools <\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have hardware you\u2019re already comfortable with, why give that up?\u00a0 It\u2019s one thing if your managed cloud hosting provider offers hardware options for you to use, but it\u2019s another thing if they force you to use their stuff instead of your own.<\/p>\n

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A Customized Price vs. Set Prices<\/strong><\/p>\n

When your MSP takes different factors into account before giving you the price, you can feel good knowing that you\u2019re paying for exactly what you\u2019re getting. If an MSP only gives you the option to choose one package at one price, you could be spending a lot of money on features you don\u2019t need. And, what about scalability? Don\u2019t you want to be able to have the price adjusted fairly when business is slow or if business starts to boom? An MSP who only advertises set-prices can cause you to lose out long term.<\/p>\n

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Compliance Hosting Options vs. No Compliance Package<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you work in any industry that handles sensitive data, whether it be financial, medical, or personal, individuals and companies need to be protected by being compliant with the law. If this is a requirement for your company, then why get a package that doesn\u2019t have compliance added to it? Otherwise, you\u2019ll have to pay separately for something that could already be included.<\/p>\n

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Wowrack understands that there\u2019s no \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d when it comes to your cloud hosting options. <\/em>Contact us<\/em><\/a> to learn about the <\/em><\/p>\n

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Fully Managed Services vs. Periodic Check-Ups (At the Very Least)<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can\u2019t really call it a managed cloud hosting provider if they aren\u2019t actually \u201cmanaging.\u201d You should never have to feel like you\u2019re \u2018bothering\u2019 your MSP because you have a question or something breaks and you need urgent attention. This is their job. If your network isn\u2019t being fully managed and the only thing you\u2019re getting is periodic check-ups, it kind of defeats the purpose.<\/p>\n

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One on One Support vs. Waiting in Line to Speak to a Representative<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking of managed services, in what form are you getting that management? Can you actually talk to an individual who will walk you through what you need to know and will the MSP send someone to your data center? Or, do you need to call up and deal with a different representative each time, who can\u2019t get to the job until tomorrow?<\/p>\n

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When it seems like your prospective MSP if offering the whole package, ask yourself whether or not there\u2019s more to be had. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Companies choose to invest in the support of a managed cloud hosting provider for a variety of reasons. An MSP is the expert in bringing a company\u2019s infrastructure to a cloud system that\u2019s designed to fit your unique network needs, while managing that infrastructure regularly. Therefore, managed service providers offer a whole plethora of packages […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":12748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[946,958,615],"tags":[1046,1036,1041,1088,1089,1091,1040,1054],"class_list":["post-9053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cloud","category-managed-services","category-network","tag-business","tag-cloud","tag-hosting","tag-hosting-service","tag-internet-service","tag-managed-internet-service","tag-public-cloud","tag-technology","post-wrapper"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}