Co-managed IT services

Give your internal IT team more capacity, coverage and specialist depth.

Fifosys works alongside your existing IT function, adding the support, monitoring and expertise your team needs while you retain ownership of strategy, priorities and the business relationship.

Your internal team stays in control 24×7×365 support and monitoring Security, cloud and infrastructure specialists Clear responsibilities and escalation
25 years Supporting UK organisations
24×7×365 Service desk, NOC and security coverage
65+ people Across support, projects and security
ISO 27001 Certified since 2013
Built around the team you already have

Your internal IT team understands the organisation. Co-managed IT gives them the time, resilience and specialist support to do more with that knowledge.

Internal teams often carry a wide range of responsibilities with limited time and headcount. Day-to-day support competes with security, projects, infrastructure and long-term planning.

Fifosys becomes an extension of that team. We agree what remains in-house, where we take responsibility and how both sides work together across tickets, monitoring, documentation, security and change.

The result is a stronger internal function with greater capacity, dependable cover and access to specialists when the environment or situation demands it.

When internal IT needs reinforcement

Capable teams can still become constrained by time, coverage or complexity.

Co-managed IT is designed for organisations that want to strengthen an established internal function without handing over control.

01

Support demand is crowding out improvement

Tickets, user requests and routine administration leave too little time for strategic work and technical improvement.

02

There is limited cover outside the core team

Holidays, sickness, busy periods and out-of-hours incidents create pressure and dependency on a small number of people.

03

Specialist requirements are becoming harder to cover

Security, cloud, infrastructure and compliance increasingly require skills that are difficult to maintain across a lean team.

04

Projects keep slipping behind operational priorities

Important migrations, upgrades and improvement programmes lose momentum because the same people are responsible for daily service.

05

Escalation options are too narrow

Complex incidents become harder to resolve when the team lacks immediate access to additional engineers and specialist depth.

What good co-managed IT should deliver

More support for your team, without weakening their ownership.

The right model creates shared visibility, clear boundaries and a dependable route to additional expertise. Your internal team remains at the centre of the service.

01

Capacity where pressure is highest

Add service desk, monitoring or project resource where it creates the greatest improvement for the internal team.

02

Clear shared responsibility

Agreed ownership, escalation paths and service boundaries prevent duplication and stop work falling between teams.

03

Specialists available when needed

Draw on cyber security, cloud, networking, infrastructure and compliance expertise without building every capability internally.

04

Reliable cover around the clock

Strengthen resilience with 24×7×365 service desk, monitoring and escalation support shaped around your operating requirements.

05

Shared visibility and documentation

Both teams work from clear records, agreed processes and useful reporting so decisions can be made quickly.

06

More time for strategic priorities

Reduce operational pressure so internal leaders can focus on improvement, business change and long-term technology direction.

The Fifosys co-managed model

Assess. Align. Extend. Support. Improve.

There is no fixed division of responsibility. We shape the service around your existing people, tools and priorities, then establish the operating rhythm needed to keep both teams aligned.

Discuss your requirements
Assess

Understand the team, environment and pressure points

We review your current responsibilities, technology, service challenges, risks and capability gaps before defining the model.

Align

Agree ownership and ways of working

Roles, escalation paths, service boundaries, tools and communication are agreed so both teams know where responsibility sits.

Extend

Add the capacity and expertise your team needs

We introduce agreed services across support, monitoring, security, cloud, infrastructure or projects without disrupting what already works.

Support

Operate as one connected service

Shared documentation, regular communication and defined escalation create a consistent experience for users and stakeholders.

Improve

Develop the model as priorities change

Reporting, service reviews and technical planning help both teams remove recurring issues, improve resilience and support future change.

Co-managed IT in practice

Long-term partnerships with internal teams operating at scale.

Olympia London

Specialist support while the internal team retains strategic oversight.

Fifosys provides infrastructure support, monitoring and technical depth around an internal team responsible for a major live events estate.

“We matter, we know it, and we know we can trust them to do what they promised.”
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Everyone Active

A connected service supporting more than 200 UK locations.

Fifosys works alongside the internal IT team across service desk, infrastructure, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery.

“The more you evolve, the more benefit you get out of it.”
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What your team gains

Greater resilience without rebuilding the internal function.

Co-managed IT strengthens the team you already trust and creates room for them to focus on the work that needs their knowledge of the business.

01

More capacity without more headcount

Reduce overload, clear backlogs and create space for improvement.

02

Senior expertise on demand

Bring in deeper security, cloud, infrastructure and compliance skills.

03

Faster escalation and resolution

Give the team a dependable route for complex incidents and urgent change.

04

Stronger operational coverage

Extend support and monitoring beyond the capacity of a small internal team.

05

Better continuity

Reduce reliance on individual people during absence, turnover or busy periods.

06

Clearer accountability

Defined responsibilities keep ownership visible across teams and suppliers.

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More useful stakeholder reporting

Connect service activity, risk and priorities to clear next actions.

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A model that can evolve

Increase or reshape support as the organisation and internal team change.

“In a co-managed scenario, it’s really about making the time and effort to make sure you have that relationship in place. You can share ideas and work very closely.”
Everyone Active
Co-managed IT FAQs

Clear answers before you define the model.

Co-managed IT works well when expectations, boundaries and responsibilities are agreed from the beginning.

Co-managed IT is a shared delivery model. Your internal IT team retains ownership and business context, while Fifosys provides agreed support across areas such as service desk, monitoring, cyber security, cloud, infrastructure, projects or escalation.
It is designed for organisations with an existing internal IT function that needs additional capacity, specialist skills, operational resilience or dependable out-of-hours coverage.
With fully managed IT, Fifosys takes broad responsibility for the technology function. In a co-managed model, responsibility is deliberately shared and your internal team remains closely involved in ownership, priorities and decision-making.
Yes. The model is flexible by design. We agree what stays in-house, what Fifosys owns and where responsibilities are shared, then document the processes and escalation routes around that structure.
Yes. The service can include 24×7×365 service desk coverage, network operations, security monitoring and escalation, giving your internal team continuous support without removing ownership.
We begin by understanding your current environment and ways of working. Where practical, we integrate with existing tools and processes, then agree any changes needed to improve visibility, security or service consistency.
Responsibilities, escalation paths, service boundaries and review processes are documented at the outset. Shared visibility and regular communication then keep ownership clear as priorities change.
Talk to Fifosys

Your technology should give the business fewer problems to think about.

Tell us what is working, what is creating risk or friction and where you need additional support. We will help you understand the most practical route forward.

Start with the challenge rather than a specific product.

Speak with a team that understands IT, security and business change.

Get a practical view of the most appropriate next step.