Preoccupied with Productivity
No one wants to feel like they are losing full control of an important part of their business. As a business owner, your business means everything to you. Giving up control over any portion of your business can be very difficult. Some of the confusion comes from outsourcing which truly is a release of control, […]
Read More...As an IT company, we are highly invested in the use of technology and it is definitely not going away anytime soon… In fact, there is more technology than ever these days not only in the workplace but throughout most parts of our lives. Take for example this article on Wired.com about the author’s car […]
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We’ve talked about choosing a managed service provider and how to do so, but what happens once you make that decision? Before signing up our clients will often ask, “what changes?” Not all people are the same, but you may question some of the following changes: Do I lose Control? No you do not lose […]
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You know what your business needs are, you’ve crafted a technology plan for your organization and you’re ready to rock, but one important piece remains – security. We joke that hackers must have a motivational poster hanging up on their wall, because no matter how many attempts are thwarted, they just keep coming back. Here […]
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5. Create a Technology Plan We have now arrived at the final step of the IT planning process, creating your actual Technology Plan. Take a look back at the knowledge you’ve gained through the first four steps: You should now know what it means for your organization to be successful and how IT supports your […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...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 […]
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