What Are The Types Of IT Support?

What Are The Types Of IT Support?

The name IT support’s simple definition is that a group of people who helps you with your problems related to the computer devices and the software installed in it. But since now the small business IT support Sydney is complete separate business and therefore it is divided in to three categories. These categories define that in what category your issue fall and how your issue will be addressed and resolved and along with this, it also tells that how much will you be charged.

The first category is the time and material as the name represent the material means that if some part of your device is damaged then the IT support will obtain this particular part from the market and will fix it in your device. For this you will have to pay the exact amount of the material which is acquired from the market and then you have to pay additionally for the time and effort the IT support personal has given to your issue in order to not only identify it but resolving it on time. Usually, with so many same kinds of issues the IT support personal already knows that how much time and effort some particular task is required and then he tells the client beforehand the total amount which will be charged.

Then there comes the block hour. The block hour varies from company to company. Some companies may implement these while others might not. In block hours, the customers are given discount rates and this hour could be anytime depending on the company and the company could do this whenever there is need and could do it yearly or even monthly.

Then there comes the managed IT support. IT managed support is a situation which benefits both the company and the client. This works differently in different companies but the basic point is that the charges which are usually charged are negotiated and sometimes the client is given extra services which means that if he is facing some issue which could be resolved only at his place then the IT support may need to send over their employee to resolve the issue. Some companies who do not have an IT support department of their own then they get the services from the IT support outside the company and since the company require it every other day therefore the company hires the IT support for the monthly period and then pays them accordingly.