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Why IT Life Cycle Planning Matters

I was meeting with a group of business owners last week, and the topic of keeping business software up to date came up. One of the owners was specifically discussing a very static piece of software, that he thought did not need to be updated. His reasons were logical. The software worked great for what…
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10 Secrets to Manage Your IT Effectively

Effective IT management still often gets treated like a mystery by small to medium sized organizations.  I’m not totally sure what keeps it in that realm.  I think it is because these organizations with 10 to 200 technology users are in a position where hiring on-staff IT and managing it is not practical.  If they…
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Is Your IT Company a Real MSP?

I have noticed in the last year or so, that the term MSP has become quite common.  For years, when talking about IT services, I would explain what it meant to be an MSP, and how we differed from the old-line, call-em-when-things-break, IT vendor.  Now people are familiar with the term, which sounds like a…
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The Biggest IT Mistake Businesses Make

There is a common and costly mistake I see companies make when it comes to IT.  The reason that so many companies make this mistake is that on the surface, it seems logical. This mistake is something we commonly see, as we do IT assessments for small and mid-sized organizations.  During these assessments, we review…
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Is Your IT “Alignment” Pulling to the Right?

I wasn’t known for being a careful driver in my teenage years. In fact, my friends gave me the nickname, Mario, after the famous racecar driver.  I didn’t necessarily drive that fast, but I liked to see how quickly I could get to the speed limit.  Along with the enjoyment of getting there quick, came…
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