# Managed service provider

Concept · [Business and metrics](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/business)

Also called: MSP, MSPs, managed IT, IT provider, managed services provider

An outside company that runs part of another organization's technology for a monthly fee, such as its computers, network, security or help desk.

**For example:** A small law firm pays a managed service provider to handle its laptops, email and [backups](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/backup).

## Connects to (6)

- [Managed service](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/managed-service): A service where the provider handles the upkeep instead of the customer's own team.
- [Internet service provider](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/internet-service-provider): The company that provides an internet connection to a home, school or business.
- [White label](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/white-label): A product or service made by one company that another company sells under its own name.
- [Cyber liability insurance](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cyber-liability-insurance): Insurance that helps pay the costs of a data breach or cyberattack, such as investigation, customer notification, legal costs and recovery.
- [Business process outsourcing](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/business-process-outsourcing): Hiring an outside firm to run a business function, such as customer support, billing or data entry.
- [Palo Alto Networks](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/palo-alto-networks): A cybersecurity company that sells firewalls and security software to businesses, schools and governments.

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