Hosted or Traditional: The Pros & Cons Rich Krumholz, Spectrum Solutions Every time I fill out a form that asks me for my home, work, and/or cell phone numbers I wonder how many people actually still have a ‘home’ phone – as in a landline.  Naturally, I ‘Googled’ it.  In 2014 TIME reported that according […]

Step 4: Explore Solutions Now that you have determined your business needs and what it means to meet them, it is time to explore IT solutions.  What can the organization do in order to meet those defined needs and reach your set goals?  A few solutions may include: Purchasing new software or software updates Replacing […]

Step 3: Define your Needs Identifying your business needs and priorities is the third step in the planning process.  Since you should already have strategic goals set and hopefully have done a business and IT analysis, your needs should be fairly laid out. Based on your goals, desired results or outcomes, and foreseeable issues or […]

Step 2: Assess Your Existing Resources Defining the current state of your organization’s technology is the next step of the planning process.  Start by benchmarking where you are versus where you would like to be. An efficient way to determine the health of your technology is through an IT Assessment.   It not only plays an integral […]

Step 1:  Defining Success and the Role of IT Last month we dove into IT planning and strategy for success.  The first and rather important step is determining what success means to your organization. Certainly you have defined strategic goals as you move into a new year, or even a new quarter.  These goals could include […]

Strategic planning for businesses, large or small, is a critical process to achieve its goals and be profitable.  Proper strategic planning includes both short-term and long-term planning and should touch upon every aspect of the business including: production and sales, organization structure, employee development, fiscal planning.  What some organizations may not realize is that their […]

Managing security when your infrastructure is no longer under your direct control? As the adoption rate of cloud-based technologies and services continues to rise, the network perimeter is continuously expanding, becoming less clear and the challenges of securing networks seem to have no end.  As more and more services are deployed, cloud integration, customization, and […]

Without a doubt, cloud computing adoption has skyrocketed in recent years. Cloud computing can make a company more agile, efficient and productive.  However, cloud adoption is far from universal.  There are still many companies that continue to resist, or not need, the technology. In many cases the reason for an organization’s hesitation is simple: security. […]

Keeping your data secure and backed-up is an important part of your IT functionality.  By using the right tools you can: Enforce data confidentiality and security Comply with data retention and security regulations Retain tamper-proof data with efficient data storage Ease legal e-discovery Secure intellectual property and confidential information Track and report on Admin Remote […]