I love networking and am fortunate to have an office located in the growing area that surrounds Austin, including Pflugerville, Round Rock, Georgetown, and Hutto. These suburbs are home to so many small businesses – it’s one of the things that truly makes Austin great!
When asked what I do, I tell people that my company, CMIT Solutions of Round Rock, helps businesses manage their IT solutions. This response is often met with a puzzled expression and an “oh, interesting.” So I thought I’d write today’s blog post to clear up a few things about what managed IT solutions is and exactly why a business needs a company like CMIT Solutions. I hope you don’t mind the tongue-in-cheek tone; it’s further proof that not all technologists are the pocket-protector type.
You Might Need CMIT Solutions Round Rock, If…
1. Your business doesn’t have an IT guy.
Are your important technology upgrades or purchases getting placed on the back burner because you don’t have a designated IT guy? What you might not realize is that by doing this, your company has become vulnerable to system crashes, as well as virus and malware attacks that will leave you with quite a mess to clean up. Who has time for that?
2. You’re tired of being your company’s IT guy.
As with most small businesses, the owner tends to be the “jack-of-all-trades” and IT falls under this umbrella. But with that comes divided attention and an insurmountable to-do list. Let CMIT Solutions of Round Rock become the designated IT person so you can focus on the things you really need to!
3. You’re not sure if your business has been infected by a virus/trojan/hacker.
Hackers prey on small business because they are an easy target for a cyber attack. Either they don’t have the correct IT solutions in place or can’t spend the time needed to monitor for an attack. If you are compromised, will your customers lose trust in you? CMIT Solutions of Round Rock can ensure your systems are secure and constantly monitored for suspicious activity.
4. Your computers are running slow.
The old adage “time is money” especially holds true for a small business. When your computer is running sluggish, even an hour of lost time adds up! Not to mention, who has the time to diagnose whether the problem is hardware or software, and exactly how to fix it?
5. Your sensitive data isn’t being backed up.
Information is the crowned jewel to any business. While data backup seems like a no brainer, you’d be surprised at how many businesses either do not have a system in place or their system isn’t running properly and they have no idea there is a problem. CMIT Solutions of Round Rock believes in installing a system that provides multiple backups, to a location that is not on your property, and is monitored regularly to ensure your data is actually getting backed up.
6. You or your employees need to securely work remotely.
More and more people are working remotely each day. Whether it’s the road warrior connecting in a plane or coffee shop, or the employee who works from home, your data needs protection. Did you know that if you don’t take precautions, just about everything done on a public network is visible to snoopers? This includes viewing web pages over an unencrypted connection, sending emails in plain text, and maybe even your passwords.
