Ebook
Cost of Managing IT Yourself: What It's Really Costing Your Business
You think your IT is "fine". This guide will show you what that assumption is actually costing you.
About This Guide
Most businesses assume that managing IT in-house, or cobbling together "good enough" solutions, is saving them money. The reality is the opposite.
Every year, the hidden costs of self-managed IT drain an average of $8,900 per employee from your business. Not in invoices you can see, but in lost productivity, interrupted workflows, decision fatigue, and security risks quietly compounding in the background.
For a 40-person company, that's $356,000 a year: money you're already spending, just not tracking.
The Real Cost of Managing IT Yourself is a no-nonsense guide that puts real numbers to the problem and gives you a clear framework for deciding what to do about it.
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You'll Learn from This Ebook?
In this guide, you'll discover:
The three hidden cost categories eating away at your productivity, including one most business owners never think to calculate.
Why the "free" IT solution your team built is likely your most expensive technology investment.
A side-by-side cost comparison: DIY IT vs. managed IT services for a 40-person Bay Area company.
Two real-world case studies showing how companies cut IT costs by 35% while improving performance by 80%.
A 15-minute IT cost assessment you can complete today to calculate your actual number.
Transparent pricing benchmarks for managed IT services at every company size.
Who Should Download This Playbook?
This guide is written for founders, CEOs, COOs, and operations leaders at growing companies, especially those in the 15 - 150 employee range who are starting to feel like IT is taking more attention than it should.
If you've ever thought "we'll deal with it properly once we scale," this guide is for you.
What's Inside
| Chapter | Topic |
|---|---|
| 01 | The Hidden Cost No One Calculates |
| 02 | Why “Free” IT Solutions Are Your Most Expensive Investment |
| 03 | The Real Math: What IT Actually Costs |
| 04 | Real Results: What Happens When You Get IT Right |
| 05 | The Decision Framework: What Should You Do? |
| 06 | What Professional IT Management Actually Includes |
| 07 | Your Next Steps |
| 08 | Conclusion: You’ve Been Paying for IT All Along |
About Jones IT
Jones IT is a San Francisco-based managed service provider that has helped over 1,000 Bay Area businesses stop overpaying for IT and start focusing on growth. We're SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certified, HIPAA-ready, and hold a 5.0-star rating across 350+ Google reviews; built over 20 years of serving the companies that built this region.
We specialize in AI and tech startups, healthcare and biotech, financial services, SaaS companies, and professional services. But mainly, we specialize in making IT something you stop thinking about.