You might like to think your team keeps to your officially assigned technology, but is this actually the case for your business? The real world is often messier and less clear-cut, and you might have a team that has downloaded unapproved tools to their devices in an effort to make their workdays easier. You have […]
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As IT administrators, we spend our days securing networks and managing cloud migrations, yet one of the biggest budget leaks often sits right in the corner of the office: the printer. If you have not taken a serious look at your organization’s printing costs lately, the numbers are staggering. The average organization spends between 1%
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If you view your IT department as just another line-item expense, you are missing the most critical risk to your bottom line. In a modern business, your digital infrastructure is rarely a static asset; it is either a fortress protecting your revenue or a leaky bucket where your hard-earned profits are quietly draining away. To
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Every transaction, every customer click, and every hour your employees work creates a digital footprint. If you aren’t looking at those footprints, you are likely losing actual cash every single day. Here is how it is costing you when you don’t use your data; and how you can start plugging those leaks today.
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Open your Profit & Loss statement. I’m willing to bet that the IT line is sitting squarely in the expense column, right next to rent, electricity, and paper towels. For many business owners, IT is seen as a necessary evil; a cost center, a black hole they just have to throw money into. When you
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For anyone who has seen the movie Moneyball, remember Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s? In the early 2000s, Beane revolutionized baseball with “Moneyball,” a radical approach to team building. Faced with a shoestring budget, he eschewed traditional scouting metrics and instead used sabermetrics—advanced statistical analysis—to identify undervalued players. The result? A small-market team consistently
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Let’s face it, your business probably can’t remember the last time it used that old fax machine sitting in the corner. It’s taking up precious time, money, and resources that could be reinvested into other parts of your business. Don’t believe us? Here are three reasons why you should ditch the fax machine.
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Business technology can often put business owners in a tough spot. There are dozens of options out there in terms of hardware and software alike, each promising earth-shattering changes… many with an equally earth-shattering price tag. This presents a significant dilemma for business owners. While the goal is to innovate and empower their teams, it
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Some surprises can be lots of fun. That said, any surprise impacts to your business’ IT won’t be. Whether a server crashes, your wireless connectivity goes kaput, or you’re suddenly dealing with a security threat, the outcome is likely the same: the problem is fixed, but the invoice delivered to you a week or so
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How many duties and responsibilities fall on you as a business owner? More often than not, you’ll find yourself wearing multiple hats, picking up the slack where you can because you just don’t have the time or the resources to hire staff for certain specialized tasks. Unfortunately, IT maintenance and management is one such role
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