Do you find budgeting for IT challenging? If so, you aren’t alone.
While the IT budgeting process can be tricky for small businesses, it can be especially difficult for those trying to do it all by themselves. With so many aspects to consider, such as routine/ongoing IT services, projects, refreshes and accidents/incidents, it can be tough to prioritize each and everything and still have funds left over for other crucial matters.
Are you considering all the necessary technology categories when planning your annual budget?
Technology is essential for any modern business such as yours, but it’s easy to focus solely on routine services that keep the lights on. This could lead you to miss crucial budget categories, leaving you scrambling when unanticipated needs arise.
Are you planning to include your IT needs in your annual budget this year? If so, congratulations! You're doing something incredible to ensure your small business’ success.
Budgeting for technology can be tricky. On the one hand, you want to be ready for anything, but you also don't want to overspend and waste valuable resources.
A British Columbia municipality recently shared they were under cyber attack over three weeks ago. According to the website IT world Canada, the Sunshine Coast Regional District had their computer servers and website turned offline and only went back online 16 hours later.
Now more than ever, we depend on technology to run our business (and our lives). When the "internet goes down," most businesses are at a standstill until they are back online, costing thousands in lost productivity and sales.
It's not just the BIG problems but things like file access, password protection, being able to print and recovering files or versions of files that were accidentally overwritten or deleted.
The annual list of the Top 501 Managed Service Providers has been released and Strategic Technology Associates (STAI) is the only company included from Atlantic Canada. STAI ranked number 360 in the world, proudly rising 6 positions from last year's ranking.
You're probably hearing about Follina by now and wondering what it's all about. Here is a link that explains it very well, but here is a summary.
MSDT (Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool) is an application provided by Microsoft that is part of Windows.
