Comments on: Big Companies: Benefiting From Managed Network Services? http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/06/20/big-companies-benefiting-from-managed-network-services/ Managed Services Blog for Top Managed Service Providers Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:05:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jim Van http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/06/20/big-companies-benefiting-from-managed-network-services/comment-page-1/#comment-18187 Jim Van Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:19:00 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/06/20/big-companies-benefiting-from-managed-network-services/#comment-18187 Actually, the concept of managed services was born in Fortune 500 companies such as HP, EMC, Johnson & Johnson, Staples and others....most just didn't realize that it was translatable to a broader marketplace, as the technology, such as broadband access, wasn't very developped at the time. We based our model on our experiences as server and desktop managers and directors at larger companies, and went from there. Of course, now, it's possible to outsource much of the technical side of things, so the costs of entry and continued delivery have dropped dramatically... Actually, the concept of managed services was born in Fortune 500 companies such as HP, EMC, Johnson & Johnson, Staples and others….most just didn’t realize that it was translatable to a broader marketplace, as the technology, such as broadband access, wasn’t very developped at the time.

We based our model on our experiences as server and desktop managers and directors at larger companies, and went from there. Of course, now, it’s possible to outsource much of the technical side of things, so the costs of entry and continued delivery have dropped dramatically…

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