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Peace of mind-as-a-Service: How outsourcing IT is giving SMEs more control
Joe Ashley, Cloud & Cyber Services Director here at Focus Group talks about how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are increasingly recognising that outsourcing IT to managed service providers doesn't mean giving up control - it actually enhances it.
By partnering with agile IT specialists, businesses gain enterprise-level security, predictable costs, and access to advanced expertise (including AI, compliance, and cyber defence), all without the overhead of running their own tech department. This allows them to stay focused, agile, and secure while confidently scaling their operations.
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