What IT services should my business invest in?

We often get asked, “What IT services or products should my business invest in?”. To answer this without knowing the type, size and complexity of your business is complicated and somewhat a shot in the dark.  However, a few key IT services and products that bring tangible business value to all types of business are: IT Services and Products

1. Offsite Backup. This IT service is a must in today’s business environment. Using tapes or other types of backup solutions are fast becoming obsolete, and cumbersome.
2. Firewall.  Firewalls you get from the local computer store for your home is not suited to handle the business demand and throughput/traffic of your organization. Real business grade firewalls such as Check Point, and SonicWALL have a higher initial cost, but will save your business money in the long run.   If you are still use a home grade firewall it’s time to upgrade.
3. Collaboration and Document Management. Products such as SharePoint provide today’s business the ability to manage information, and collaborate with a much friendlier interface and reduced costs. SharePoint is available as part of Microsoft Office 365.
4. Virtualization. If you have not virtualized your business infrastructures yet, you are not utilizing your equipment efficiently, and could be wasting money. Virtualization makes it easier to recover from major failures, offering high availability, and redundancy.

The correct mix of IT services implemented the right way can improve your business’ productivity. Invest in your business IT infrastructure each year, and see the difference.