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A few examples of Implementing Successful Managed Services

Objective :

Enterprise and small and medium-sized businesses find implementing Managed IT services a successful tool for their business. Experienced third-party IT providers, organizations often get reliable service with value added benefits and less obstacles. Migrating key infrastructure from an on-premises into a cloud-based equivalent.

In recent years, demand for managed service has gone up as companies look to increase their capabilities.

In a separate survey by Microsoft, some of the major reasons cited by SMBs for their consumption of managed services included:

  • Working within tight budgetary constraints.
  • Gaining peace of mind about IT functions.
  • Boosting their overall cybersecurity.
  • Keeping up with rapid technological change.

Examples of successful managed services

Enterprise Resource Planning

ERP systems are the backbones of everyday business operations – or at least, that’s what their intended to be. Many implementations are so complex and difficult to manage that they eventually end up causing immense trouble, as we chronicled in an entire post about ERP disasters. Plus, the ongoing shift toward cloud ERP complicates the picture, as a botched transition can set a company back for months or even years.

Supply Chain Management

Digital technologies including the Internet of Things, robotic process automation and blockchain are opening up new avenues toward better supply chain performance. To fully harness their power, many companies turn to experienced managed services providers to help overhaul existing infrastructure and processes and form new connections to cloud platforms.

Logistics and Analytics

The drive to deliver better customer service is one of the main reasons that many organizations move their business functions into the cloud. To reach this goal, though, they need an integrated logistics solution enabled by a platform such as the Oracle Cloud.