Nibletz Staff
These days IT solutions are not secondary to your business success, they are your business. This applies across the spectrum, from bakers to investment bankers, we’re all dependent on IT to make our businesses work.
That’s why it’s now more important than ever to make sure that you get quality IT support as soon as your business is ready. And by ready, I mean within the first few months of trading. Below are some the essential features you’ll want to keep your business operating smoothly.
Security
Security threats are constantly evolving. The hackers and malicious coders produce a virus that gets past security. Then, the antivirus companies react to stop the hack. Then the hackers find another way in and so on.
An independent IT solution can offer support to prevent a malicious action from derailing your business. Firewalls and antivirus software are a must. But what about anti-spyware so that criminals can’t capture your data and passwords? What about protecting you IT systems from malware, which can hamper its performance and pose a data security risk? What about email and data encryption to prevent sensitive material from being captured b a third party?
Your IT support needs to take the time to discuss your unique situation. Does your business have a particular IT budget it must stick to? Is it essential that your business has a rapid response to any breach of data security?
Managed IT Services
Let’s say you’re a local business. Traditionally, businesses deal with an IT failure by phoning their local IT support. Their IT support will then read off a long and tiresome checklist of all the possible problems that might have caused the failure. Usually, the problem cannot be solved over the phone, so technicians must be sent to your site to physically resolve the problem.
This is no good. All the time you’ve waited for your system to be put back online is time you’re not able to do business. And that’s money down the toilet.
With a managed IT service, however, you can get your troubleshooting done remotely. IT Companies can help you recover faster when disaster strikes. Plus, a lot of the time a remote monitoring company will be able to resolve issues before you even notice something is wrong.
Host On The Cloud
Many startups are starting to recognise the benefits of hosting all their operations on the cloud. Not only does it spread the risk, it means that company IT infrastructure is accessible from all locations.
What’s more, hosted IT is easy to scale and more financially manageable. If you need an extra server or two, you don’t have to make a large single payment and then have the expense of installing and migrating to new servers. You just add a little bit to your monthly premium and the external IT company will do all the donkey work.
Virtualization
Getting the most out of your existing hardware is a good way of reducing costs. Virtualization allows you to run multiple operating systems on a single machine. It also lets you backup files more easily and reduces your electricity bill.
These are just a few reasons to enter the new millennium of technology, and we have barely touched the impact they can have on streamlining business processes. By successfully adopting the ever growing options available to us as entrepreneurs, you will be amazed at how your profit margins can increase, customer experience be magnified, and employee retention increased. Take the time to research the IT options available in your industry. It’s worth your time!
