IT, Cybersecurity
& Compliance Insights from Integris

How Do I Choose The Right Managed IT Services Provider? The Quick Take According to a recent report by Channel Futures, 64% of midsize businesses and 65% of small enterprises globally plan to increase their spending on managed IT services in 2026. Companies looking for the right managed IT services  provider (MSP)  to take their…

Can my business save money by taking some or all of my IT support functions out-of-house? In most cases, the answer is yes. According a recent IT Trends report from CompTIA, more companies of all sizes are turning to managed IT support for IT governance, help desk, and software management because it helps them do…

As company margins tighten and economic pressures increase, businesses are on the hunt for competitive advantage. One logical source of advantage is outsourcing IT, which enables companies to focus on their core differentiators. As they build partnerships with managed service providers (MSPs), they can more successfully enable growth, cost optimization, and digital modernization. Organizations that…

Is outsourcing your IT to an MSP worth it? If there was a way to responsibly cut IT costs by 25% to 45% and boost operational efficiency by 65%, would you do it? That’s exactly what happens when small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) turn to a quality managed service provider (MSP) for IT outsourcing, according…

A private cloud request for proposal (RFP) checklist can help your organization evaluate private cloud solutions. It can also help you evaluate managed service providers (MSPs) on far more than how they manage help desk tickets, laptop updates, or server upgrades; it can provide insight into how a prospective MSP partner can provide a viable…

As AI-driven threats and opportunities increase, so have regulatory expectations. Many small and midsize (SMB) companies are having difficulty keeping up. A 2025 PwC compliance report revealed a concerning truth:  77% of organizations said compliance complexity has negatively affected their ability to grow. It’s no surprise, then, that more companies are outsourcing their compliance operations….

Companies of all sizes are spending more on managed IT services than ever before–and the numbers are only going higher. According to Grandview research, the global managed IT market was valued at $401.15 billion in 2025 and it’s set to grow to $847.41billion by 2033—a whopping 9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). If your company…

If you’re looking for a managed service provider to help take regulatory compliance operations out of house, you may wonder if it’s worth the investment to get a virtual chief information security officer involved, too.  Here’s the answer we give our clients: it depends. If your compliance load is light and you don’t have significant…

As organizations struggle to keep pace with evolving cyberthreats—and new compliance regulations—they sometimes perpetuate a gap. Unknowingly, these companies treat cybersecurity and compliance as separate disciplines rather than interdependent domains. But in fact, cybersecurity and compliance are complementary. Compliance sets required standards, and cybersecurity enforces them through controls, monitoring, and strategic disaster recovery and response….

Banks are entering 2026 at a pivotal moment, where banking trust will become key currency. Technology spending is increasing significantly, cybersecurity threats are intensifying, and artificial intelligence (AI) has become embedded in everyday banking decisions. At the same time, customer trust remains high—nearly 9 in 10 customers believe banks keep their information secure. Yet beneath…

Manufacturing is undergoing a massive shift—toward adaptive manufacturing. For decades, competitiveness was driven largely by cost cutting and efficiency. Today, however, volatility in global supply chains, geopolitical shifts, labor shortages, and rapid technology change have made resilience and adaptability just as important as cost optimization. Supply chain disruption, tariff uncertainty, and logistics bottlenecks have demonstrated…

In 2026, companies continue to build their future in the cloud. And they are turning to managed service providers (MSPs) to shepherd their journey—particularly en route to hybrid cloud computing. Hybrid cloud architecture has become key for organizations to take a “best of both worlds” approach to their IT environments. Organizations can get the flexibility…

Is your compliance program data ready? Modern compliance has outgrown the days of spreadsheets and frantic audit prep. AI technology has changed the game for everything from data governance to cybersecurity to backup/disaster recovery, employee security awareness training, and more. This has raised the stakes for compliance, and many organizations have become willing to invest…

Is client IT spend only covering basic IT service and overhead, or is it driving business advantage? This is the question that premium IT MSPs will be asking themselves in 2026, as we juggle the promise of bigger IT budgets and the pressure for higher performance. In fact, the latest IT spending report from Gartner predicts…

Today’s organizations have turned to cloud computing to achieve speed and scale as they innovate. But as cloud adoption surges, costs and wasted resources often skyrocket without proper oversight. Organizations may run workloads in the cloud that could run more cost-effectively elsewhere, or they may lose track of workloads—amounting to a waste of cloud spending….