Houston Managed IT services range from Cybersecurity strategies to business-specific Cybersecurity Compliance, Corporate Computer Solutions, and comprehensive IT Support As a premier Houston IT consulting company and Managed Service Provider, AVATAR Managed Services collaborates with businesses across a broad range of industry sectors to drive efficiencies and integrate cutting-edge IT strategy into day-to-day operations. Protecting client data whilst leveraging a proactive IT strategy to stay relevant and competitive in today’s marketplace is coupled with a roadmap to continually tune the processes and infrastructure so that the business can scale and succeed in the future. The challenge with the IT landscape remains the rate of change and risk management around cyber threats. AVATAR Managed Services are Houston cybersecurity experts, acting as Houston cybersecurity solution providers for companies who are looking for a tailored and customizable plan even when cybersecurity compliance is not mandated, but strongly recommended, as more and more industries adopt guidelines and expectations to protect client data and transactions. The work done on a daily basis builds to an improvement over time. In the case of AVATAR Managed Services, this improvement can be quantitively measured through regular IT health, a comprehensive set of indicators that help drive results-driven improvements in the areas that matter most. Dedicated account managers work with clients to understand the challenges that are faced and help to bridge the gap to align with industry best practices. Far from a cookie-cutter approach, this focus on the root cause of unique issues paired with an in-depth understanding of how to pivot and implement any number of alternate solutions leads to a collaborative approach that is finely tuned and therefore more likely to produce a favorable outcome. Houston Managed Service Providers each have their own ways of working and it is therefore particularly rewarding to be nominated as trailblazers within the industry. AVATAR Managed Services are proud to be nominated for two awards at the MES show, for the categories ‘Best Newcomer’ and ‘Best Solution Provider’. A holistic view of IT support sees a model where IT competence and integration improve the skillset of talented staff and increase the productivity of a team. IT support becomes so much more than a resource when infrastructure technology appears to malfunction or break, the door is opened to exploring new ways of working, working ‘smarter, not harder’ to drive automation where repetitive tasks can be programmed and scheduled. IT support in this sense includes an element of training and supporting documentation so that existing staff can be onboarded and future recruits have a resource to refer to. Creating a set of ‘How to’ questions and a quick reference guide for troubleshooting common errors can reduce operational processing time and frustration, this stems from embracing IT as a game-changer in productivity and job satisfaction.