Prepare for your new hire to make a great first impression. This requires a well-defined onboarding process and having the right tools ready to go so they feel valued! After all, 1/3 of new hires quit within the first six months.
Category: IT Strategy and Infrastructure
With the end of support for Windows 7 on the horizon, you are likely finalizing your plans for replacing older computers. Do you need to replace just a few? Or are you looking at a much larger project? The more important question: was this part of strategic planning or a reaction to Microsoft’s announcement?
You hop on a video call to meet with a prospective client. Or your team uses Office 365 to work on a spreadsheet at the same time. Every day, we leverage cloud services to build better processes and gain a competitive edge. The availability of fast and reliable internet continues to make it easier for small businesses to use tools that were once only available to big companies with large budgets.
This shift to the cloud stresses the growing need to invest in your internet infrastructure. Let’s look at how a few considerations can boost your cloud experience.
We’re talking all about communication this summer. We have more tools to communicate than we have time to use right now. And sometimes you may have noticed a choppy VoIP call, or a pixelated video conference, or a slowdown in cloud-based apps that are important for you to do your job.
That’s why our first communications overview is all about ACCESS.
Your access to the internet, access to your network, and the technology you should be thinking about. Without the right access for your organization, your communications tools may not let you get your message across.
It’s been reported that Facebook is about to ship out its Oculus virtual reality headsets, and Google has its own version in the works. By taking all of this into consideration, it’s safe to say that the VR landscape is about to experience growth — and small- and medium-sized businesses should take advantage of this three-dimensional shift. Besides gaining a competitive edge, here are some other reasons to compel you toward embracing virtual reality:
Your managed IT service provider, who you have tasked with looking after your company’s tech, has kept your business up and running for the past 10 years. Unfortunately, that can lead to some providers overlooking or underestimating certain issues. Here are how business continuity plans can fail.
When purchasing new technology, how often do you consider its return on investment? For many business owners, calculating ROI is a tricky task that is sometimes skipped altogether. It shouldn’t be because if IT isn’t saving you money, it’s costing you. Here’s how you can gain a better understanding of technology ROI and how you can calculate it in your business.
Have you ever wondered what value IT is adding to your company? Chances are you’re not alone. Figuring out what, if anything, IT is doing to increase the value of your business can offer helpful insight. The main reason companies struggle to find what IT is adding or subtracting from their business is the fact that they don’t know what to look for. Here are a few things you can do to figure out how IT impacts your company’s value.
Businesses that are winning in today’s marketplace are the ones that make technology work for them, not the other way round. When used correctly, technology can make every task much faster to execute, from communicating with customers to sending messages, gathering information, and more. So if you’re looking to increase staff efficiency, consider the following methods to implement technology into your day-to-day business operations.
Being a business owner, you know more than anyone that making mistakes is natural and that you have to be willing to fail if you want to succeed. You also know you can accomplish more – and more quickly – if you can learn from the mistakes of others before making the same missteps on your own. This philosophy applies to many areas of business and life, but did you know that it also applies to IT? Here are five mistakes to avoid when investing in new technology.