Business Solutions & Software Group Blog

One of the more frustrating parts of running a business with an IT budget is the rush to spend all those dollars before they get redistributed to other departments. This happens more often than you might think, yet despite this, you have businesses spending without thought, trying to use up the funds before they dry up. In reality, you want to have each of your IT purchases be an investment in the future of your business—an investment made with intention and thought.

Many businesses find themselves allocating their time for IT in a particular way—70 percent to maintenance, with only 30 percent dedicated to innovation and development. For real growth, the opposite is far preferable.

Fortunately, you can embrace better IT by simply reallocating some of your resources. Let’s explore how.

For most business owners, the question is no longer if a disruption will happen, but when. Whether it's a natural disaster, a major IT failure, or a security breach, every minute your business is down impacts your reputation, your bottom line, and your ability to serve your customers.

If your business is tired of dealing with distorted audio, dropped calls, and general telephone bill chaos, you’re not alone. Countless small businesses are in the same boat, struggling against their telephone provider as they try to run their business in a more efficient manner. Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, offers a comprehensive solution to this dilemma, provided you take the time to implement a system that works for you.

That’s what we’re going over today—how to find the right VoIP solution for your SMB and avoid the five most common mistakes they encounter when doing so.

If your company's main computer system completely crashes—we’re talking total shutdown from a dead hard drive, a nasty virus like ransomware, or someone majorly messing up—what actually happens?

For a lot of businesses, the plan is that one dusty external hard drive they plug in at the end of the day. That's not a plan; it's a wish… and when everything goes dark, wishing won't save your job or the business.