If you own or manage a small or medium-sized business, you know how important it is to generate an acceptable return on every investment made with your precious and limited working capital. When it comes to your IT expenditures, you need to get the best return possible to protect your competitive position and keep your employees productive. While it is easy to ignore some essential software basics, just a little extra attention will deliver some big dividends.
Here are 5 ways to get the best possible results from your software and systems, presented by the Syndeo IT audit and planning experts:
- Use the latest versions and upgrades. Software companies invest huge sums in both improving their software and fixing potential problems. This is especially crucial to prevent potentially catastrophic security breaches.
- Plan for unforeseen disasters. Make sure you have an effective backup and disaster recovery program. Statistics show few companies survive the loss of their digital files and records. This is a risk no company should take, no matter how small. Remote storage of regularly updated files is essential.
- Use the cloud. Increasingly, software vendors offer their products on a subscription basis that lowers upfront costs and takes away a lot of the hassle of those upgrades and backups.
- Train your employees. Most people use only a small part of the power of the software you provide them for getting the job done. Even word processors have many functions that can speed work and improve accuracy if users are aware of them. However, may users simply learn the basics and settle for that.
- Use a pro. With the constant advances and changes in all aspects of IT, it makes no sense to try and track them yourselves. Just as you rely on a lawyer and accountant to keep you compliant, you’ll find a big ROI on investing in the right San Diego IT support and consulting professionals to help you stay on top of your software, networks, and other systems.
Make sure that your software is working for you and providing your company with the most value possible. Call Syndeo Communications at 760-650-3300 for more information and schedule a consultation with one of our IT experts!