Managed services means the outsourcing of certain IT areas to an external service provider. Companies can enter into a contract with an agreed monthly service schedule and cost structure, allowing them to focus on their core business while leaving IT tasks up to the experts. As a result of this outsourcing, companies save on costs and benefit from a concept that has proven its worth not only for large corporations but above all for small and mid-size enterprises. Companies no longer require their own IT experts, which reduces their personnel costs, making the commissioning of a managed service into an advantageous price-performance decision. Today, the challenge starts with finding the relevant IT competence.