Managing Your Technology
Let’s face it most people don’t manage their I.T. assets at all they just come in and maybe check the backup and hope the computers boot up in the morning. 2nd Opinion Technology can ease this burden by remotely monitoring key systems for less than the price of a cup of coffee. We also help companies with planning and budgeting I.T. purchases throughout the year to help you save money by reducing the risk of obsolete or older equipment crashing and causing downtime. An unforeseen crash of a critical component can be very expensive in today’s fast moving business climate, without access to information your business may suffer.
Everyone talks about backing up data, but do you test recovering it on a regular basis? Are the tapes or removable hard drives being rotated and kept in a secure location? If you are transferring the data off-site is it secure and can it be readily recovered? Even on our Standard Plan we do a regularly scheduled data recovery test to insure that your data can be recovered in the event of a hard drive crash.
Most companies don’t even have a computer use policy in place to let their employees know what is allowed in the workplace, this is becoming increasingly important in the age of social media. While some people on your staff may need access to Facebook, Twitter and other sites it can cause a big productivity loss if everyone is allowed access. 2nd Opinion Technology can help you draft a policy that can be enforced on all the computers and devices owned by the company.
Malware and viruses are increasingly affecting companies even with good AV solutions due to an escalation in socially engineered attacks. Even viewing a website that has been infected can launch fake virus warning that once the user clicks on it can disable AV and install Trojans and viruses. We use a tiered approach that greatly cuts down on the risk of this happening and we can configure computers and user accounts to greatly reduce the risk of infection.
Recycling old equipment can also be a problem, 2nd Opinion Technology offers all our clients free pickup and secure disposal of outdated computer hardware. All hard drives are not only erased but shredded to ensure complete erasure of all data.
These are just a few of the issues that most companies ignore or dread to deal with, so please call us for a free consultation to see how we can help you.