Ever since the early 1990s, when computers were first used on a wide scale, there have been efforts to improve network protocol, security, and management in business' computer systems. This network management protocol may have been the first-ever example of managed services in IT!These days, everyone in the tech world is talking about IT managed services -- but do you know what they really are, or what they can do for you?Unlike the traditional break-fix mentality in IT -- which only brings in an IT maintenance professional when something isn't working, and results in huge inefficiencies -- IT managed services are a continuous monitoring of your computer systems' health that can often prevent problems before they have a chance to happen, keeping risk and uncertainty at bay.