Posts Tagged ‘managed it’
Published: June 12, 2025 | Updated: March 17, 2026
Many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are unclear about the scope and benefits of utilizing a Managed Service Provider (MSP). By partnering with an MSP, SMBs gain access to expert IT support without the overhead of hiring a full in-house team. This helps reduce costs, improve security, and minimize downtime, allowing business owners to focus on growth rather than technical issues.
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Published July 1, 2024 | Updated: March 17, 2026
Unfortunately, when engaging with a new client, I almost always encounter two issues. First, the client thinks that their backups have been configured optimally. Upon review, I find that they are not. Second, the client thinks that they have good backup data. Upon testing, I find that they cannot restore from backups they think completed “successfully.”
To help avoid these common, yet dangerous misconceptions, this article identifies three critical issues related to backups: immutability, an air gap, and proper testing and verification. At the end, I provide three simple questions to ask your tech team to ensure your data is properly secured.
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Somehow, 2021 is already almost upon us. In preparation for the New Year, business owners across the country are taking a close look at their finances, scratching their heads as they inspect their budgets, line by line, to cut everything that isn’t absolutely necessary and searching for new investments that will boost their bottom line. In the midst of all this, it’s vital that leaders take a long, hard look at their technology budgets. Chances are those budgets are a far cry from where they should be.
Many business owners – especially those running smaller organizations with tighter resources – assume that IT is the ideal spot to cut costs. But they forget that, today, technology is the foundation upon which their business is built. We can almost guarantee that if you partner with a cut-rate IT support company, you will sorely regret it down the line. You’ll end up spending thousands more on broken equipment and systems, you’ll lose customers to server downtime and you may even fold completely under the weight of a cyber-attack.
The minuscule amount you’ll save by hiring a cheap support company will be vastly outweighed by the long-term cost of your decision. It is just not worth it. While looking at your budget this December, check whether you’re making one of these three potentially deadly mistakes with your IT investment. It might just save your company.
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