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Co-Managed IT Services That Strengthen Your Internal Team

Co-Managed IT Services provide companies with a way to support their internal teams without replacing them. For businesses that already have an in-house IT staff, co-managed IT support helps reduce workloads that may overwhelm the team and take their focus away from high-value work. With co-managed IT services, organizations can fill skills gaps, including those for cybersecurity, and improve overall technology performance.

Through our Co-Managed IT Services, ProActive Solutions forms a partnership with your internal IT team to share responsibilities. While your business can retain internal staff for strategic, rewarding work, we take over routine monitoring, maintenance, and management tasks. Our experts can also tackle specialized tasks that require deep expertise.

Co-Managed IT Services

What are Co-Managed IT Services?

Co-managed IT services differ from fully outsourced IT, where a third party serves as a company’s IT department. With co-managed IT services, instead of outsourcing all your IT services to a managed service provider (MSP), you choose which services will help you fill gaps in expertise, tools, or bandwidth. 

Co-managed IT delivers hybrid IT support that combines the efforts of internal and external teams. When ProActive delivers co-managed IT team support services, we work alongside internal teams to augment their capabilities, not in place of them. 

When Co-Managed IT Makes Sense

Companies should turn to co-managed IT when their existing teams need additional support. If your IT staff has limited bandwidth to cover 24/7 monitoring or to conduct crucial maintenance and updates, co-managed IT is a good option. Organizations that are experiencing rapid growth can scale their IT support capabilities by outsourcing them through co-managed IT. Co-managed IT support can also handle specialized project needs, such as the development of cybersecurity strategies or AI initiatives.

When Co-Managed IT Makes Sense

How ProActive Supports Internal IT Teams

ProActive integrates and collaborates with existing IT teams to provide additional coverage, expertise, and support where needed. We work closely with our co-managed IT clients to determine their needs for extra support and adapt to their environment and workflows so that they experience the benefits of co-managed IT support. Our Co-Managed IT Services are flexible, allowing organizations to scale support up or down based on demand.

Extending Coverage and Reducing Workloads

Co-managed IT services help reduce day-to-day pressure on internal teams by taking over routine workloads, such as monitoring, support, and maintenance tasks. With co-managed IT, companies can extend coverage beyond work hours, handle overflow helpdesk demands, and provide operational support.

Extending Coverage and Reducing Workloads

Access to Specialized Expertise

With co-managed IT services, enterprises and mid-sized businesses gain access to specialized expertise that may be lacking in their internal teams. ProActive has deep expertise and extensive experience in meeting complex challenges and supporting key technology areas such as cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure management, and IT consulting.

Access to Specialized Expertise

Supporting Strategic IT Initiatives

When companies adopt co-managed IT services, they empower internal teams to focus on higher value projects, such as strategic initiatives, while ProActive handles operational support. By taking over IT support, monitoring, and maintenance, we enable organizations to progress beyond a reactive approach to technology to embrace long-term strategic planning.

Supporting Strategic IT Initiatives

Improving Efficiency and IT Performance

Co-managed IT helps companies better allocate resources to streamline operations and increase efficiency. Outsourcing tasks that your internal team doesn’t have the resources to cover, ensures that workloads get completed more quickly. 

By ensuring that the IT environment is monitored around the clock, co-managed IT improves overall system reliability and performance. The ProActive team is available 24/7 to detect and respond to issues for faster resolution times and consistent IT support.

Improving Efficiency and IT Performance
    How Co-Managed IT Fits into Your Overall IT Strategy

    How Co-Managed IT Fits into Your Overall IT Strategy

    ProActive provides Co-Managed IT Services as a core component of our larger Managed IT Support Services offering. We deliver related cybersecurity services such as Network Monitoring & Incident Response, Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), Patch Management & System Updates, and Backup & Disaster Recovery. All these support services work together to promote broader IT goals, such as growth, strengthening security posture, and long-term planning. Co-managed IT is a scalable approach to managed services that evolves as your organization grows.

    Why ProActive for Co-Managed IT

    Companies should partner with ProActive for Co-Managed IT Services because of our consultative approach and extensive experience working with internal teams. We are highly collaborative, working to understand our client’s needs so that our services augment the capabilities of in-house IT staff instead of taking over.

    At ProActive, we focus on building long-term relationships with our Managed IT Support Services clients by staying responsive, being accountable for meeting their needs, and providing ongoing support.

    Why ProActive for Co-Managed IT

    Co-Managed IT Services FAQs

    What are co-managed IT services?

    Co-managed IT services involve working with an external provider to support and extend the capabilities of an internal IT team.

    How is co-managed IT different from fully managed IT?

    Co-managed IT supports an existing team, while fully managed IT replaces internal IT responsibilities.

    When should a business consider co-managed IT?

    Businesses should consider adopting co-managed IT when internal teams are stretched, need additional expertise, or require support for specific initiatives.

    Can co-managed IT be customized?

    Yes, co-managed IT services can be adjusted based on the organization’s needs, team structure, and level of support required.

    What types of support are included in co-managed IT?

    Support can include help desk services, infrastructure management, security support, and project-based assistance.

    Does co-managed IT replace internal staff?

    No, co-managed IT services are designed to work alongside internal teams and strengthen their capabilities rather than replace them.

    Does Your Company Need Co-Managed IT?

    If your company is facing skills gaps or your internal IT teams are getting overwhelmed with routine housekeeping tasks, find out how ProActive can help.