You?re about to transform your system with new, sophisticated technology, but you haven?t chosen an external application management team to help you make the most of your investment. Well, don?t wait too long, because you want the service involved from the start, and relying on your already overworked IT department to manage unexpected challenges can cause expensive, unnecessary delays. Besides, it?s always better to be proactive rather than reactive. Here are eight benefits of managed application services.
The Issue
Let?s start here. The world has changed a lot since the old days of having the good folks in IT solve every technological challenge an organization confronts. Well, popular systems like Workday have turned that notion on its head. To wring the most from that kind of investment, deployment is merely the first step. Why? Because any number of post-launch issues ? problems running reports, getting security to work properly, etc. ? can set your organization back.
What are Managed Services?
It?s when you outsource to a third-party responsibility for business administration, maintenance, and management functions. Such services are relied upon to be able to handle your specialized app?s everyday operations.
And managed services are big business: the market is expected to increase in value from nearly $186 billion in 2019 to $356 billion by 2025.
Benefits of Managed Application Services
? For one, you can concentrate on your business. While your IT department may be able to handle some of its increased workload as your business grows, chances are it will become too overwhelmed. This may prompt you to add more duties to non-IT staffers, which can remove the focus from your chief business goals. (Cialis) So, managed application services free your employee to do what they were hired to.
? You get needed expertise. Let?s face it: your loyal IT team will likely not be able to handle all the challenges your new system throws your way. And there?s the cost of hiring and training new tech team members.
? It keeps costs down. As we say, with application managed services, you needn?t hire or train new IT staff. In addition, you won?t have to worry about unexpected service costs, since your contract will be customized to fit your company?s needs.
? Flexible scalability. At length, your technology needs will change, and to meet them, you?ll have to adjust your system?s scale. That?s why you need a consulting firm that also provides services like reporting, proactive monitoring, and upgraded services release management.
? 24/7 support. You want a provider that?s there when you need it — day or night and in any time zone.
? Avoid unexpected delays. Forget the old reactive approach. A chief benefit of managed application services is that they are out front when it comes to maintenance. Did you know that network idleness can cost businesses more than $300,000 hourly? So, yes, outsourcing is worth it.
? You?ll gain a team you know. Rather than dealing with a rotating group of individuals, you?ll have a single team that totally ?gets? your company, led by a point-of-contact person who will position themselves between you and your vendors.
? Help with compliance. Your service can huddle with your organization?s legal types to learn what regulations it should be privy to so that it can take actions to avoid or lower risk.
You already accepted that your software system was too slow and lumbering. That?s why you decided to overhaul it. Well, now that you know the benefits of managed application services, you can see that deployment is just the start of that transformation. To realize the full value of your investment, and to avoid costly delays, all while giving your IT team a break, you need a consultant, and one with deep Workday knowledge and experience.
