How to Get Control of Your IT Budget
One of the complaints we most often hear from business owners and executives is that their IT budgets feel completely unpredictable. They often tell us in initial conversations...
7 Small Business It Issues to Fix in a Lull
We are reaching a point in the calendar – the end of year holidays – when most people are busy, but most businesses are slow. That could give you the perfect chance to solve...
What Does Scalable IT Look Like for Small Businesses?
In our last post, we looked at all the reasons it makes sense to evaluate the scalability of your small business IT strategy. The chances are good that you hope to see growth...
4 End-of-Year IT Questions to Ask
As we prepare to flip the calendar to another fresh year, it’s only natural to look back and think about what went right or wrong in the 12 months that have just passed. If our...
Why Small Businesses Need Scalable IT Solutions
Most business owners and executives understand that small businesses need good IT support. However, many would struggle to describe exactly what that looks like. From our...
How IT is and isn’t Different From Other Services
There are a lot of things that make the IT industry unique. For instance, things can change quickly any time you’re working with tech. And, because every business and situation...
How Should You Manage IT for an Uncertain 2021?
As we come to the tail end of a wild year, most of the business owners and executives we deal with are having mixed emotions. On the one hand, they are glad 2020 is coming to a...
7 Great Ways to Upgrade Your Home Office
Are you still spending a lot more time working from home than you used to? If so, you certainly aren’t alone – many of the business owners and executives we deal with our running...
What Your Employees Don’t Tell You About IT
The bigger your company gets, the easier it is to become disconnected from the concerns your employees at the bottom have. This can affect any area of an organization, of course,...
Does Your Technology Have a “Wow” Factor?
Technology companies know that the way an app or device looks is nearly as important to buyers as what it does. This is more prevalent in the business-to-consumer market, of...
5 Things to Do With an Old Computer or Device
So, you’ve made the decision to upgrade some of your company’s technology. Maybe you’re buying a new computer, or a set of tablets for your team. You’re probably excited about...
Is Your Business Ready for an Unusual Holiday Shopping Season?
The holiday shopping season is just around the corner. Few in the business world know what to expect this year, except to say that it’s probably going to be unlike any we have...
Should You Cut Your Technology Budget for 2021?
With all the craziness and uncertainty there is in the world right now, clients are asking themselves (and our virtual CTOs) an important question: what should we be doing with...
5 Questions to Ask BEFORE You Renew Your Managed Services Agreement
Have you ever renewed a contract or service for your company even though you really didn’t want to? Most business owners and executives have made this kind of mistake or...
21 Natural (and Not-Quite-Natural) Disasters That Can Destroy Your Company’s Data
Think your company doesn’t need backup and disaster recovery (BDR) protection? You should probably think again. We sometimes meet with business owners and executives who think...
3 Remote Work Problems (and Their Easy Solutions)
There has probably never been another point in history where so many people and organizations have suddenly switched to at-home working arrangements. We have seen it twice in our...
Covid-19 Update: Don’t Choose Between Safety and Service
The risks associated with Covid-19 haven’t gone away, but you can’t afford to let your business operate without IT support, network monitoring, and other critical...
What’s the Difference Between a Technology Plan and IT Strategy?
We believe every organization should have a technology plan and an IT strategy. If you aren’t sure whether you have both in place – or even what the difference is – then this...