Virtual IT Service Provider

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What Does Virtual IT Service Provider Mean?

A virtual IT service provider provides remote IT services, including network system monitoring, system malfunction/abnormality reporting, security, data backups, software updates and remote system management.

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Techopedia Explains Virtual IT Service Provider

A virtual IT service provider provides limited IT services and serves as a supplemental resource for on-site IT personnel. Additionally, virtual IT service providers have the ability to remotely alert on-site IT personnel about issues, including imminent or potential system failures.

Organizations that are not related to IT are encouraged to partner with a certified IT organization for design and planning services, as well as certified IT training for designated personnel.

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Margaret Rouse
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Margaret is an award-winning writer and educator known for her ability to explain complex technical topics to a non-technical business audience. Over the past twenty years, her IT definitions have been published by Que in an encyclopedia of technology terms and cited in articles in the New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, PC Magazine, and Discovery Magazine. She joined Techopedia in 2011. Margaret’s idea of ​​a fun day is to help IT and business professionals to learn to speak each other’s highly specialized languages.