assalamualaikum


I made this widget at MyFlashFetish.com.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Three Reasons for Your Company to Invest in IT Services

When a business takes that leap from idea to reality, there are many things that happen both internally and externally. Internally, jobs become more clearly defined and others may join in the venture. While externally, there is more public awareness. These are both excellent for business growth, but they also pose a unique set of risks and challenges for your IT security and capabilities. If you have not yet decided to invest in an IT division for your business, consider the following reasons to do so:

Ability to Focus on Other Tasks

Even with a one person IT crew, your technology problems can get solved behind the scenes without you ever having to worry about issues like how to network your printer at your office with your computer at home. If you hire your secretary to complete your payroll each week as well as complete daily tasks such as filing and stocking supplies, there will be double the work to be done for one individual. An opportunity to save money would be to hire two part time workers, a secretary and a payroll clerk, rather than one full time worker who makes purchases and deals with paychecks. This can eliminate conflict of interests, such as the one illustrated above, and reduce overall costs by allowing one person to do one job and do it well.

Better Security

With the ever-evolving nature of the computer and technology world, having someone on your side who is able to stay up to date on the latest breakthroughs and software can really pay off. A person whose job is to stay informed on these issues and topics will be able to offer your company truly the best products and services while ignoring the sales pitch that they receive from the local office supply store about why the current edition of their anti-virus software is the best deal and security in town. With the increasing exposure that a growing business experiences, there will also be more people targeting the business in an attempt to access customer information and other potentially valuable information. A dedicated IT staff can readily spot these attempts, thwart off any potential attacks and keep your data prepared in case of an accidental breech in security.

Better Accountability

With a growing company, IT will soon become a full time job. If you are still acting as both the CEO and the full time IT staff, chances are that there are other members in your company who are pulling double duty elsewhere. By keeping at least one person in the IT slot, you can begin to keep everyone accountable in their hired position by not allowing a conflict of interest in other, more sensitive areas of your company. It is also reassuring to other staff members to know that they have a responsible and knowledgeable person taking care of their technology needs and issues. When a problem arises, they can have it quickly addressed, similar to if they had a payroll concern. By keeping different people in separate rolls, you create a system of better dependability within your company and this will soon carry over to your customers and other areas of business.

Brett Jacobs writes about technology topics, offering advice to companies on how to best handle their IT services needs. For companies interested in computer support in DC, he recommends the IT and computer support services from Dataprise.

2 comments:

  1. I agree that every company should invest in it because the world of cyber services in this century is vital.
    The three reasons given in this journal is true for companies that want to improve their business potential. The company should take a full-time employees who are skillful in it for every problem and examining the technology it done quickly without using the expertise of other companies.
    In addition, the cost of services it also reduced the company's administrative costs, in-service inspection of a company it should be done periodically, the full-time employees in the company was required and this can reduce the cost to call the expertise of outsiders.

    ReplyDelete
  2. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete