Managed IT
We Are North Florida’s
Outsourced IT Department
Managed IT Services are the smart alternative model for your business and help to minimize the paid-by-the-hour approach.
With managed IT services, for an affordable set monthly service fee, Proactive Data keeps your IT systems updated, secured, backed up, and in good health.
Our proactive approach keeps your systems running smoothly and protects your business from downtime, lost revenue, and catastrophic data loss—all without the costly expense of hiring your own trained IT personnel.
Our IT professionals can provide your business with a no-cost, no-obligation audit and evaluation. We’ll help you understand the current condition of your IT infrastructure, create a plan to achieve your business goals, and provide you with a free quote for the services you need.
Why Choose Managed Services?
Let us do the routine (read: mundane) tasks that are too important for your actual employees. Let them focus on what matters most to your business. We'll take care of the rest.
Stop worrying about software updates, patches, and security fixes. That's what we're here for.
Hate trying to make sense of multiple vendor contracts and ongoing relationships? Perfect-we'll take care of that, too, so that everything "Just works" the way it's supposed to.
You need IT solutions that work for your business, but finding the right IT partner is a tough task. Proactive Data is a full-service technology solution provider committed to helping Florida organizations succeed with customized business IT.
3 Reasons Our Clients Love Managed IT Services
When discussing the many advances achieved in the business world this last decade, the one that should spring to mind is the rise of managed IT services. The concept has revolutionized the way the business world functions today.
Cost-Effectiveness
Having a specialized IT provider take charge of this essential aspect of any business is much, much cheaper than the in-house IT department option.
Hardware is a significant source of expenditure for modern businesses, and it needs to be upgraded on average every six months. Staying ahead in IT means regularly having to reinvest in hardware.
This expense is accompanied by software costs. With cutting-edge IT innovations and consistent competition from other firms, software should be updated regularly to keep a business safe and competitive. And modern businesses must also take into account that new software coming into the market can make old software obsolete or, at least, comparatively ineffective.
Both hardware and software need an IT professional to make them do their magic. This IT consultant needs to be a highly educated and talented individual who learns constantly to remain at the top of his or her game.
These three factors make professional IT consulting services a necessary but potentially expensive proposition. This is why most businesses outsource to managed IT services. These professional IT providers succeed because they service several clients at the same time, allowing them to spread the cost of their IT specialization, as well as make a profit while charging a reasonable fee to each client.
Efficiency
Managed IT services isn’t just cheaper, it’s also more efficient. IT providers eat, breathe, and sleep IT. This demands a great deal of in-house efficiency, professionalism, and specialization. They not only provide IT services but also have every type of IT that specialist businesses’ need to thrive. Not only will they provide expected, traditional IT work relating to managed IT help desk and IT interventions, but they will also deliver essential IT consulting as well.
An IT consultant can help guide your business in the best way to utilize IT for success, seeing potential where you may not have thought to look before. Managed IT services tend to double as IT consulting firms and offer their essential IT consulting services to clients as part of the same managed IT service package.
Adaptability
Managed IT services move with the times to survive. They invest in hardware, software, and talented employees. The IT market is one of the most changeable and fast-paced out there and the competition is fierce. New IT providers rise and fall in this environment, so another advantage of managed IT service is its contractual basis.
Businesses that work with an IT provider work for a limited amount of time, defined in a contract. If a better provider comes along or if the current provider won’t move with the times, a business can easily disengage without losing a lot of money in the process.
Of course, it’s preferable to work with a professional IT provider that has learned your needs and is thus better suited to help you grow, but the choice and the power remain with the client. This makes managed IT services the best all-around option for any business looking to compete, succeed, and find the right partnership to help the firm grow.
For any further information or question regarding IT consulting services or a free consultation, don’t hesitate to contact us at Proactive Data.
Harness Managed IT Services Today
Partner with us, and we’ll optimize your technology, implement new IT solutions, and provide efficient IT support so you can work smarter, serve your clients better, and increase your bottom line.
How can we help?
Whether you need immediate help with an IT issue or want to discuss your long-term IT strategy, our team is here to help.
Call us at (850) 279-5860 or complete the form below and we'll help in any way we can.
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See What Proactive Data Clients are Saying
David Gershaw
August Lilly
“Chris has been an asset for our technical issues at our restaurant locations. The responsiveness and professional are just what we needed to make us more productive at what we do best. We’ve had issues with hardware and software applications as well as video surveillance and through the support provided by his company, we get immediate help.”
Ashley Simpson
Trotters General Contractors Inc. CGC
“Local support with "big city" corporate level responsiveness and knowledge without all the fluff - Chris and team are efficient and provide quality service even for the budget conscious. Not interested in upselling what we didn't need which we appreciated. Refreshing change of pace. Highly recommend!”