- The Department of Defense still uses floppy disks.
It can be a pain, and just plain scary, to upgrade technology for your business. Even large government organizations are astonishingly behind the times. 60 Minutes revealed that the Department of Defense’s launch controller for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles is a computer so old, it still reads data off 8-inch floppy disks. In 2014, hackers from China broke into the Office of Personnel Management’s files and stole birth dates, Social Security numbers, medical records, and more from thousands of government employees and contractors because the OPM’s computers weren’t modern enough for encryptions. In 2015, the Internal Revenue Service announced that its software was dangerously out of date, revealing that some systems dated back to the Kennedy administration. No one likes to change, but it is necessary today, if for no other reason, to keep our business’ data safe.
If you think it’s tough for a large business to upgrade their technology, it’s just as difficult for small business owners. Many small and mid-size businesses don’t possess the internal technological infrastructure needed to implement their technology plans. That’s how CMIT Solutions can help. Just ask Janna Kirova of the Kirova Ballet Academy in Hollywood, FL. Janna’s business was growing rapidly. Before she knew it, the administrative work was piling up, the software she had been using was no longer safe, and she was still having to register and accept payments from all her students manually. Janna spoke with one of her student’s parents, who happened to own the local CMIT Solutions, about her problems and seven months later Kirova Ballet Academy is a changed business. Thanks to CMIT Solutions, they now have new software, a new web site, Office 365 with synced e-mail servers and shared mailboxes. The Kirova Ballet Academy’s profits increased 30 percent in the first month after the upgrade and the new web presence helped the student body to almost double.
At CMIT Solutions of Tampa-Temple Terrace, we can help bring today’s technology to your business. We believe in using top-notch technology so that your business can be more productive and remain competitive in today’s marketplace. Give us a call or let us know how we can help you by clicking the Contact Us link below and filling out the form.
