Today, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) must be faster, more agile, and more flexible to keep abreast of market and technology trends and stay ahead of the competition. Many business owners, however, are surprised to learn of hidden inefficiencies dragging down operations and productivity.
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Vivian Botley
Help Desk Technician
Vivian graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Nutrition Science and discovered her passion for IT soon after.
Most business owners believe that they’re building the next big thing. But in reality, over 90% of them fail. While research puts the failure rate of not seeing the projected return on investment (ROI) at 75%, you can still view failure as a potential for improvement and eventually learn how to build a company that will succeed.
Back in the day, working remotely was seen as a mere excuse to get away from work. But things have changed a lot since then. Today, we are in the midst of a flexible workplace revolution. With the sharp technological and culture shift over the last couple of decades, remote work has become a valuable productivity trend rather than just an employee trend — one that continues to rise steadily.
Given the real constraints of time, resources, and energy of your business, the IT projects of some departments will lose out to those of others when they’re put in a cagematch. However, choosing wrongly could prove to be a huge, costly mistake that only reveals itself slowly over time.
It’s almost impossible for your IT solutions to be enablers of business growth without a long-term plan. To ensure you end up on the right side of continuous technological change, you must differentiate hype from tangible benefits.
It’s not just about choosing the right time or the right system to upgrade either.
The word “audit” is often scary and intimidating, but it actually offers plenty of business benefits, especially when it comes to IT.
There are a few types of IT audits to choose from. There are system audits that check if systems are efficient and adequately controlled, as well as system development audits that ensure new systems align with your business objectives.
Your office computers and devices, as well as the network they run on, are without a doubt some of the most important tools you use every day to run your business. Because your IT network is at the core of your operations, communications, customer support, and digital assets, protecting your IT infrastructure is a fundamental responsibility.
