MicroTech Systems IT Service Blog

Every IT service provider has a story to tell you. Maybe they focus on their technical pedigree. Or, maybe they promise to provide better service than any competitor could.

...and how to Avoid These IT Mistakes in 2019

No IT strategy is ever certain – business leaders make plenty of well-informed assumptions about the future of information technology, only to find out that the future takes a different turn. This year, everyone made plenty of assumptions about the cloud, the IoT, information security, and more. What did businesses get wrong – and how will we fix things in the year to come?

Whether we realize it or not, companies across all industries are now operating in the on-demand economy.

For small- and medium-sized businesses, IT can seem like a foreign language.

Small business leaders don’t often want their business to stay small.

In the past, you never had to worry about software sprawl. You just adopted new office applications to meet business needs as they emerged. Updates were manageable and upgrades costs weren’t so disruptive because your software portfolio was limited.

 

A Set of Recommendations for Establishing a Secure Policy Around BYOD

As a provider of IT and security solutions, we are always surprised when an older topic like BYOD receives new attention. As of late, we have had several questions about whether to allow personal laptops and devices access to the network. We firmly believe businesses have a choice in whether or not these devices be given access to the network. But, unlike most articles around BYOD, we are taking the approach that not all devices are the same. We suggest you categorize laptops and personal devices such as smartphones and tablets into two separate categories. In this blog, we hope to leave you with a guide that provides practical and relevant advice on how you can implement a BYOD policy that addresses both categories, and aligns with the way your team accesses the network.

I’m a firm believer that you shouldn’t wait around until the New Year to start pursuing your goals. I learned early on that it’s essential to have a concrete idea of where I want to be in life and to make consistent efforts to get there. That being said, I know that many New Year’s resolutions actually succeed, despite the odds. New Year’s resolutions provide a crash course in goal setting, and they’re an ideal starting point to make a change.

All too often we quote a PC or something only to have a client state, we can get that cheaper.