21 Red Flags to Avoid When Choosing a Co-managed IT Partner

You don’t want a co-managed IT partner who creates more work for your team. Here are 21 red flags to check before you sign.

You already have an IT team, and you’ve decided to hire a co-managed IT services provider to close some gaps. But you need a provider who can work alongside your team without creating more problems than they solve.

Because if you hire the wrong one, you’ll be left dealing with duplicated effort, gaps in documentation, and a support model that slows you down instead of backing you up.

This checklist gives IT directors, managers, and system admins a framework for evaluating co-managed IT providers before you’re locked into a contract.

It covers 21 red flags drawn from real partnerships. The kind of warning signs that may not show up in sales conversations but will quickly surface once you’re onboarded.

What this checklist covers:

Poor onboarding that leaves your team doing the heavy lifting.
Unclear SLAs that give the provider room to underperform without accountability.
Security posture gaps that put your environment at risk.
Plus 18 more warning signs IT leaders often miss before they sign.

Download your copy today to evaluate every co-managed IT services provider you interview against common warning signs of a poor fit.