Over-Burdened IT department? Bridge the gap with co-managed services.
What are Co‑Managed IT Services?
A partnership approach where an external provider collaborates alongside in‑house staff. Co‑managed services cover peaks in workload, share responsibility for systems, and deliver ongoing mentoring and knowledge transfer.
The Challenge of Senior IT Hiring
Finding and keeping skilled IT professionals has become a relentless challenge:
- sourcing candidates with the right mix of technical experience and natural problem-solving ability
- developing an interview process without fully knowing the technology,
- determing if you're pushing them or burning them out,
- then fending off offers from competitors eager to poach top talent.
Without a robust IT team—capable of architecting, securing and scaling infrastructure—businesses risk falling behind in speed, reliability and innovation, ceding market share to more innovative rivals.
Hire Juniors, Consult with Senior Talent
Some napkin cost analysis demonstrates that a fully loaded W2 Senior Engineer—with a $150,000 base salary plus 20 % benefits—incurs an annual cost of $180,000. By contrast, engaging industry proven consultants at an hourly rate (let's say $150/hr) delivers a far more flexible spend profile: 500 hours of specialized support costs $75,000, while doubling that engagement to 1 000 hours amounts to $150 000. This pay model enables organizations to align talent investment with actual demand, minimize idle capacity, and access niche expertise without the fixed overhead of a full-time hire.