HOW TO SELECT AN IT PROVIDER
- Do they subscribe to industry standards and best practices?
- Are they focused on clients within your industry or of the same business size?
- Do they have sufficient resources to service you effectively and resolve issues within an appropriate response time frame?
- Are their technicians trained and certified in the products that they support?
- Are they affiliated or partnered with companies so they can effectively make recommendations for services/products they don't offer themselves?
- What are their normal business hours, and what is their availability outside of those hours?
- Are their rates in line with others in the industry?
- What are their billing practices — i.e., travel time, minimums, retainers, etc.?
- How well do they document work performed so that you, the client, have accurate and complete records?
- Can you get in touch with them in an emergency, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?
- Do they have obligations to meet quotas from hardware and/or software vendors?
- Do you trust them?
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