Reducing or eliminating downtime should be a goal for nearly every business. To do so, managing the risk you operate under is crucial. One of the best ways to do that for businesses that rely on their technology is to ensure that IT is maintained properly. By properly, we mean proactively.
You should never settle for less than the best, especially with your business’ technology solutions. Unfortunately, this part of any company’s operations can be so stressful to manage that people often push IT maintenance to the wayside. So, if your company is not performing maintenance on its technology, how can it remain functional? It’s all […]
How does your business manage its IT resources? Do you have a chief information officer (CIO) in-house who manages everything related to your technology? If not, who is the one responsible for managing and maintaining your systems? If you don’t know the answer to this question, we have a reality check for you: You need […]
Technology gives business owners opportunities to expand and essentially has become the center of most business practices. Marketing, customer contact and all sorts of inter and intra communication methods now depend heavily on technology. Let’s take a look at what the past has brought, and what the future could bring us. Before we discuss what […]
The “internet of things” is a phenomenon that must be accounted for, as the sheer number of devices accessing networks means that security is always a concern. How can your organization be sure that the internet of things doesn’t create problems? It all starts by being aware of how your organization’s network infrastructure operates in […]
Whether they’re expected or not, there will always be situations when your business incurs some damage or loss due to natural disasters, downtime or other issues. You might find that a little preparation could have kept some of the disaster at bay, and it could honestly save you a ton in terms of lost time […]
“Line of business (LOB)” may be one of the most confusing terms you’ll see in business management. That is largely because no two people have the same definition of it. Line of business would typically make you think of the process that allows an idea to become a tangible product or service that someone would […]
Your business deals with all types of troubles, but one trouble that can be extraordinarily costly is when your organization’s technology doesn’t work properly. That’s why many businesses hire an IT staff who work to reduce technology-related problems. One issue you should be aware of is cost. Typically, IT professionals have training, certifications and experience […]