A managed services provider (MSP),
is typically an
information technology (IT) services
provider, who manages and assumes responsibility
for providing a defined set of services to their
clients either proactively or as they (not the
client) determine that the services are needed.
Most MSPs bill a flat or near-fixed monthly fee,
which benefits their clients by providing them
with predictable IT support costs.
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Many MSPs now provide many of