Managed Server Provider (MSP)

A Managed Service Provider or MSP is a company that remotely manages a companies servers and other IT infrastructure.  These services are great for small companies that can't support a full IT Team.  There are several different types of MSP pricing models.  The main 5 options for pricing are as follows 1. Monitoring only 2. Per Device 3. Per User 4. All Options. The first option Monitoring is pretty simple.  In this tier they simply monitor your systems which is basically making sure that all  your equipment is running properly and this could potentially also include monitoring what is going in and out of your network.  The second tier is per device which means that they will monitor and keep the equipment on the device up to date.  The 3rd tier Per User, in this tier all the same services are applied however they company is billed on how many employees they have.  The 4th tier is the most expensive tier, this tier companies can mix and match which features they want to use.  MSP's are great for companies that do not have the budget for a full IT team or if the company that has a satellite office that needs to monitored.