Don’t break what you just fixed...
Last week, I talked about how outdated technology is costing you a lot of money. In fact, it’s costing all of us a lot of money! At the end of that article, I very briefly mentioned setting standardized IT practices for your office to save money.
Your resistance to upgrade is costing you time, money, and talent…
Nobody likes to hear that they are wasting money. Nobody wants to hear that they should spend money either. I understand that this is the situation nearly every person involved in business must debate in their mind with every financial decision to be made.
How your business can benefit from Skype…
Last Friday, we spent some time talking about the benefits to upgrading your office phones to newer VoIP products and services. Hopefully, you took the time to check out what is available, or at the very least, we got the wheels spinning on how to use your IT to save more, produce more, and get more.
Can you hear that? It’s progress calling…
Actually, it is not so much progress as what I would like to refer to as the “new standard”. We are talking about VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), and I say “new” because there are a lot of businesses that just haven’t quite figured out why they should have switched to this technology a LONG time ago.
If you think the idea of working from home sounds too good to be true, it’s not. Since the advent of the Internet, many business owners are open to the adoption of telecommuting, a strategy that allows their employees to work remotely in order to save commuting costs and time while increasing productivity.
We all experience those days where we feel like we’ve been super productive and have managed to check off a bunch of tasks from our to-do list. But if you feel like these days are few and far between and you’d like to up the ante on a more consistent basis, it’s time to adopt […]
Is there anything worse than an unproductive meeting? The feeling of those minutes and even hours slipping by you as you sit ‘brainstorming’ with co-workers, only to leave the room with a big fat nothing. The frustrating part is that, when run effectively, meetings can result in great ideas, and can add huge value to […]
Technology is an important part of almost every role in every business. We have come to rely so heavily on it, that when we do have a problem with a device or system our productivity can easily grind to an almighty halt. While many of us know our systems will eventually breakdown, do you know what to in this situation? Are you prepared?
What to do when your systems stop working
Often, our first reaction when our technology or systems stop working is to either panic, or get angry.
Microsoft’s Office 365 is one of the fastest growing productivity software suites, especially when it comes to small and medium business users. When launched a couple of years ago, the company commented that they see Office 365 as one of the best ways to help colleagues get their work done, collaborate, and connect with one another.
When it comes to the technology in your business, it can often be a challenge to keep it running smoothly and working effectively. Frankly, many small business owners simply can’t keep up and their business can suffer as a result. To avoid this, one of the smartest things you can do is outsource your IT to a Managed Service Provider (MSP).
What is an MSP?
When small to medium businesses look to outsource the management of their technology, many turn to a Managed Services Provider.