If your business works with many different vendors, then you know that your vendor management strategy can very much take on a life of its own and spiral out of control. The more time you spend working with vendors, the more time you’re not spending on the actual tasks associated with your job responsibilities. This means that you’re leaving a lot of wasted productivity and time on the table. We’re here to help you get the most out of managing your vendor relationships, as well as one secret that can help you get the most out of them.

Managing money is important in every aspect of life. For the small business, it is typically a matter of maneuvering available cash around to make it work best for the organization’s needs. Today, there are plenty of options a business can choose from that can transfer resources that traditionally were typically acquired through major capital expenses and make them operational expenses, allowing your business to do more. 

Computers, laptops, servers, and other high-end technology have been caught behind an ominous bottleneck for almost a year now (and longer in some cases). Experts agree that it is going to get much worse before it gets better. It’s raising prices and causing long wait times for businesses to get the hardware that they need. Fortunately, we can help you navigate this situation.

We’ve recently joined forces with Visual Security to help bring security cameras and physical security solutions to our clients. You might be thinking, “Why would I rely on the company that keeps my computers and technology running to establish my surveillance system?”

As it turns out, IT security and physical security go hand-in-hand.

It isn’t an uncommon feeling amongst businesses and their owners that, by entrusting some facet of the business to an external company, some level of control is being sacrificed. We completely get it—it can be hard to put that kind of trust in something outside of your sphere of influence. Having said that, we just wanted to reassure you that a managed IT agreement is a different situation.

Like many industries today, the construction industry thrives on the digital landscape to keep its business running. Whether it’s managing estimates, billing, work schedules, or payroll, many tasks are made more efficient or fully rely on properly managed IT.

In business today, information technology is being utilized in a manner that can make it seem like business isn’t possible without it. In some cases, it isn’t, but then there is technology being deployed that is simply inefficiently deployed, used haphazardly, and could be looked on as more of a liability than anything else. Frequently getting an IT assessment can help keep your IT infrastructure secure, agile, and aimed at solving your organization’s operational issues. Today, we’ll take a look at the IT assessment. 

Information technology, in many ways, is a necessary evil. Sure, modern businesses more or less require it to remain competitive, but it also opens up your business to a multitude of threats. Maintaining your security is made much easier with automated monitoring tools. Today, we’ll discuss how to use these tools to protect your business.