Forget fighting tooth and nail for every new client. In the fiercely competitive world of managed services, the real magic lies in keeping and building on the ones you already have. That’s where co-managed services come in—a secret weapon that turns you from a hired gun into a trusted tech partner. In our last blog, we discussed how co-managed services can help organizations bridge the IT talent gap.

These days, mobile device management (MDM) is a necessity for any organization looking for an effective and efficient way to monitor its mobile assets. However, understanding the vast number of MDM solutions available in the market today, knowing which software is best for your business, and the factors that influence MDM cost may become challenging, especially if you don’t know what to expect.

The cornerstone of any IT department is the strength of its help desk. When your end users have to jump through hoops to resolve their issue or wait an eternity to receive a reply, it doesn’t create a positive experience and could ultimately lead to unhappy employees, poor ratings, or lost sales. It is essential that you have a robust IT help desk system that can seamlessly categorize, prioritize, and assign each ticket to a different technician in just minutes.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that IT documentation is critical to your business’s success. It is one of the most crucial best practices in IT operations and allows you to record, organize, and store information about an IT environment, from devices information to passwords and contact information. Without great documentation, your IT department would not operate at its best.

In today’s tech world, finding skilled IT pros is somewhat like finding a needle in a haystack. This shortage of IT talent can make it tough for businesses to keep their IT systems up and running smoothly. That’s where MSPs come in with their co-managed services. For many organizations, these services are like having a team of IT experts on speed dial, ready to help whenever you need them.

From the proliferation of artificial intelligence and machine learning to an unpredictable economic and geopolitical landscape, 2023 was an eventful year. The top IT department issues have become even more diverse and complex. In 2024, businesses will need to address IT infrastructure and disaster recovery, cybersecurity threats, data privacy policies, and the effects of AI and automation on their industries to stay ahead of the curve.

We know how important real-world feedback can be when preparing for an upcoming software purchase, making customer reviews and comments a key part of the procurement process. Which is why we’re so excited to announce that NinjaOne has been included in G2’s 2024 Best Software Awards for the following categories.

Over the last several years, using local storage for company files has fallen out of favor. Managed cloud services and cloud-based applications allow greater flexibility, remote access to data, and typically lower and more predictable costs for the customer. Businesses comparing either Google Workspace vs. Microsoft 365, two of the most popular cloud-based productivity suites on the market, will have these benefits, but there are some finer details that should be considered.

The future is tech. There’s no doubt there. AI and cloud computing have all grown over the last decade, but great growth comes with great growing pains. That’s where managed service providers (MSPs) come into play. MSPs solve the growing pains of migrating to the cloud, cybersecurity risks, or outgrowing your current tech stack.

When my co-founder Chris and I started NinjaOne in 2013, we had a clear plan. Simplify the complexity of IT software. We felt existing vendors had lost product focus, were complex to use, and lacked an emphasis on the customer needs, making the already challenging job of being in IT that much harder. We set out to build a platform that simplified endpoint management by putting the customer needs at the center of everything, with an amazing product experience, that is highly scalable and secure.