“We are thrilled to recognize Intel’s Partner Award winners across APJ and India,” said Trevor Vickers, Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Global Partners and Support. “Our partners have achieved the highest standards in growth, innovation, and market acceleration. Congratulations to Cloud Kinetics for your remarkable achievements. We value your collaborative partnership and look forward to continued innovation and success.”

“We are proud to honor the exceptional collaboration between Intel and Cloud Kinetics in driving innovation and excellence in technology. APJ continues to be a leading growth region, and we value the collaboration with our partners in offering the best solutions and experiences to our customers. Thank you,” said Hans Chuang, Vice President & General Manager of Sales, Marketing and Communications Group – Asia Pacific and Japan.

Cloud Kinetics was awarded for continually applying their expertise in ways that help Intel’s products outshine competitors and win customers. Cloud Kinetics has also made significant contributions to revenue and increasing the number of channel partners reached on behalf of Intel.

To qualify as a winner in this category, organizations must be a member of the Intel Partner Alliance; demonstrate year over year (YoY) growth, as well as an increase in overall partner revenue, number of partners adopted, and/or is well-positioned to increase their expected YoY growth.

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The true cost of an employee

With IT talent now universally in high demand, employee costs such as wages, employer contribution, medical insurance, annual bonuses, and more compound with every technical hire that the company makes, making it exponentially more expensive to adopt new technologies.

Companies are paying 54 percent more in wages for technical roles and hiring specialists purely for just one or two systems risks underutilizing their talents, which makes the hire cost-inefficient. Even if existing IT staff are expected to pick up new specializations, they need to be sent for training to be certified, which still incurs expenses – especially since these certifications must be periodically renewed due to the fast pace of technology advancement.

Conversely, MSP teams are fully certified and are always up-to-date with recent technology trends due to the nature of their work. Thus, it is often more cost-efficient and productive to outsource IT management to MSP teams instead of hiring and training an in-house team from scratch.

Maintaining in-house systems and programs

Companies tend to build in-house IT teams to have complete control over their IT systems. However, this means that IT teams are solely responsible for purchasing, maintaining, and upgrading all the company’s hardware and software.

Besides increasing the total cost of ownership (TCO), the IT team also has to balance this full-time responsibility alongside other operational tasks, which can stretch them thin and run a higher risk of burnout as more technologies are introduced. If not properly managed, businesses can end up with patchwork and/or legacy systems that become inefficient over time, as well as overpaying for underused programs or services.

With the support of an MSP, in-house IT teams can offload more advanced or labor-intensive systems to them and focus on critical issues. The MSP can also ensure that companies are optimizing their services and technologies to maximize their return on investment.

Potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities

Given the sizable costs of an organizational data breach – up to US$2.62 million in Southeast Asia alone – the increasing number of cyberattacks on ASEAN businesses is cause for concern. In a 2020 Kaspersky survey, ASEAN respondents most feared data loss and targeted attacks, as well as electronic data leakage from internal systems.

However, most in-house IT teams cannot comprehensively handle cybersecurity on their own, especially with their other existing duties. Not only do they have to constantly monitor systems for potential cyber threats within and without the organization, but they also have to respond immediately to neutralize breaches or attacks and stay abreast of the latest developments in cybersecurity.

Engaging an MSP can be a suitable alternative for companies looking to shore up their cybersecurity defenses. They can provide round-the-clock monitoring and rapid response upon threat detection, and will likely be more efficient in eliminating threats due to their expertise.

Managed services outsourcing for greater efficiency

With the global managed services market expected to hit US$274.2 billion by 2026, it is clear that more companies are realizing the value of MSPs in supporting their IT team as they undergo digital transformation.

At Cloud Kinetics, a managed services providers we provide comprehensive, 24/7 cloud-managed services that have helped many businesses use their resources more efficiently and stay more resilient in a digital era. Get in touch with us and let us do the heavy lifting for you.

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