4 Signs You Need Additional IT Support Around the Office
4 Signs You Need Additional IT Support Around the Office
In every company’s growth story, there comes a time when the company’s size will require more IT support than the few tech-savvy people in the office can manage. When IT challenges do occur, they could span the range from merely inconvenient to ones that actually jeopardize your business, such as data breaches or service interruptions.
Here are 4 signs your company may need additional IT support around the office:
- You’re spending just as much time fixing technology problems as you are actually doing business.
Technology exists to make your life easier and enable you to do more business. Are you finding yourself or your team spending significant amounts of time working on technological problems rather than fulfilling your actual job duties? If so, you’re likely letting technological problems get in the way of the growth of your business.
- The software and hardware you use aren’t fulfilling your needs.
Do you keep racking your head about the best software or hardware tool to use for a particular purpose, find one you think will suit your needs, purchase it and attempt to implement it, only to find out that it doesn’t actually do what you need it to or that it’s so complicated that you don’t know how to use it?
Teaming up with an IT professional who knows the range of technology on the market and can make smart recommendations about which product will best fit your needs is a great way to ensure you’ll end up with a usable piece of technology that does what you want it to.
- Your data, customer records, or transactions are in jeopardy from hackers.
Data security has become an increasingly prominent issue in the past few years, and the trend shows no sign of subsiding. If you store any kind of customer information on your website, your customers are counting on you to do everything possible to safeguard that information. In turn, a data breach could mean the loss of these customers. If you don’t know what actions you can take to keep your data safer, you should consult with an IT professional.
- Your expenses for solving the above problems add up to more than the cost of an IT professional.
The problems above can end up costing you a surprising amount of money every year, whether we’re talking about small amounts you spend on a regular basis, or large expenditures such as having to deal with a ransomware attack. The many hours your other employees are spending working on technical issues are also an expense, because during that time these employees aren’t doing the job they were hired to do.
Additionally, if you conduct sales through your website and you’ve experienced significant outages that are actively preventing customers from purchasing your products, these problems are costing you money every time they occur.
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If you’re experiencing these problems, ask yourself what’s stopping you from getting the IT help you need. Many small to mid-sized business are surprised to find out that they don’t actually need to hire a full-time in-house IT professional—it’s possible to work with an IT support agency that provides help when you need it, and steps out of the way when you don’t. As a result, this arrangement can be much more affordable than hiring a full-time IT professional.
Contact BluLin today to set up an on-site consultation and start solving your IT challenges!
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In every company’s growth story, there comes a time when the company’s size will require more IT support than the few tech-savvy people in the office can manage. When IT challenges do occur, they could span the range from merely inconvenient to ones that actually jeopardize your business, such as data breaches or service interruptions.
Here are 4 signs your company may need additional IT support around the office:
- You’re spending just as much time fixing technology problems as you are actually doing business.
Technology exists to make your life easier and enable you to do more business. Are you finding yourself or your team spending significant amounts of time working on technological problems rather than fulfilling your actual job duties? If so, you’re likely letting technological problems get in the way of the growth of your business.
- The software and hardware you use aren’t fulfilling your needs.
Do you keep racking your head about the best software or hardware tool to use for a particular purpose, find one you think will suit your needs, purchase it and attempt to implement it, only to find out that it doesn’t actually do what you need it to or that it’s so complicated that you don’t know how to use it?
Teaming up with an IT professional who knows the range of technology on the market and can make smart recommendations about which product will best fit your needs is a great way to ensure you’ll end up with a usable piece of technology that does what you want it to.
- Your data, customer records, or transactions are in jeopardy from hackers.
Data security has become an increasingly prominent issue in the past few years, and the trend shows no sign of subsiding. If you store any kind of customer information on your website, your customers are counting on you to do everything possible to safeguard that information. In turn, a data breach could mean the loss of these customers. If you don’t know what actions you can take to keep your data safer, you should consult with an IT professional.
- Your expenses for solving the above problems add up to more than the cost of an IT professional.
The problems above can end up costing you a surprising amount of money every year, whether we’re talking about small amounts you spend on a regular basis, or large expenditures such as having to deal with a ransomware attack. The many hours your other employees are spending working on technical issues are also an expense, because during that time these employees aren’t doing the job they were hired to do.
Additionally, if you conduct sales through your website and you’ve experienced significant outages that are actively preventing customers from purchasing your products, these problems are costing you money every time they occur.
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If you’re experiencing these problems, ask yourself what’s stopping you from getting the IT help you need. Many small to mid-sized business are surprised to find out that they don’t actually need to hire a full-time in-house IT professional—it’s possible to work with an IT support agency that provides help when you need it, and steps out of the way when you don’t. As a result, this arrangement can be much more affordable than hiring a full-time IT professional.
Contact BluLin today to set up an on-site consultation and start solving your IT challenges!