Profitability: An IT firm can be a key factor in improving your company's net worth by reducing downtime and making sure your network is up and running.Decreases a company's overhead: Outsourcing eliminates the cost of hiring a new employee. (training, health insurance, retirement plans, salary related taxes, etc.)Allows a company to stay focused: Hiring an IT firm allows you to focus on your expertise, while the IT firm can focus on theirs.Access to high-class IT specialists: Instead of just the knowledge of one person, you gain an entire team of professionals who have made a career out of technology through training, certifications and experience.Free up internal resources: Allows having someone in the office who is "pretty good" with computers, but hired for a different role to concentrate on their specialty. Advanced technologies: access to innovative technologies allows your company to stay abreast of new industry developments.