When possible, it’s best to purchase things that appreciate in value and rent the things in life that depreciate. Why should your technology be any different?
There is a growing cultural trend towards subscription-based business models, like Netflix and Uber.
You might recall a few years ago that there was a seemingly sudden cost of having to update all your operating systems when Microsoft announced it would no longer support Windows XP. That might seem like an unpredictable technology cost but it wasn’t.
This upgrade, like many other IT costs that seem to spring up on you, can (and should) be better accounted for.
You might be surprised to find out what IT really costs your company.... watch this video from Scott Warner, our VP of Sales.
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Wouldn’t it be great if you had the IT provider you need… one that delivers on their promise; giving you dedicated customer service, responsiveness, and top-notch service delivery – all while knowing that your IT provider really cares about you?
If you’re feeling frustrated with your IT provider, or missing any of the elements listed above, it’s time to consider making a switch.
As many of you may have seen by now, Microsoft recently released their next new version of their Office application suite, Office 2016. This is the first new version of Office that we are seeing signs of Microsoft’s new cloud first strategy; this version of Office released to Office 365 almost a week before you could buy the retail/volume license version, and they made it the default version of Office that gets installed from Office 365. In fact, it’s a little difficult to install the old Office 2013 version from Office 365.
Microsoft SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)
Right now, we aren’t recommending that everyone go out and immediately switch to Office 2016. As we advised with Windows 10, we want to make sure the software is stable before everyone adopts it.
If you are just beginning to understand the benefits of switching your Loveland business over to cloud services, it’s important to understand which services are available to you and how each of the services helps your business. Desktop-as-a-Service, DaaS, is a cloud service where the back-end of a virtual desktop infrastructure is hosted by your cloud service provider.
Making the change to cloud services is something that we have spoken about benefiting a business these days. While there are many that understand the importance of this change, there are still a few that are skeptical and nervous about making the change.
We’ve talked in other blog posts about why it is that businesses take their time making the transfer to the cloud. While some of these fears are rational, many small business owners are unaware that making the change to cloud services could actually benefit their small business.
For any business it’d be a disaster to lose all of your files. Connecting Point is here to tell you to take a minute, take a breath, and relax as we quickly recover any files you’ve lost. It should go without saying that having a data recovery plan is a necessity for any business.
In our last blog, we talked a little bit about cloud backup and disaster recovery and how it can help businesses safeguard their most valuable information and data. Our PointCare Ultimate Backup (PUB) service delivers unparalleled data protection, as well as business continuity.
