Monthly Archives: October 2019

It’s not unusual for a small business owner to want to keep costs as low as possible while their building their company. They might use a free version of a cloud service, rather than the paid one, or handle their technology issues on their own. But one of the crucial mistakes that small businesses make is thinking that they’re saving money by handling their IT infrastructure themselves, because it’s often actually costing them more than if they had a monthly managed IT service plan. An astounding 84% of small businesses don’t believe they’re at risk of a data breach, but hackers actually target them more than larger companies because they see them as “low hanging fruit” as most don’t have proper network security safeguards or monitoring in place.  61% of cyberattacks are aimed at small businesses. A small business relies on their IT infrastructure for their business health and wellbeing as much as any larger company. When downtime occurs due to an IT issue, it can mean significant losses to their bottom line. Let’s take a look at how managed IT services can save money, reduce downtime, and help your Bay Area small business succeed. Why Should You Use Managed IT Services?  No matter what business you’re in, technology is the backbone that keeps you running. From CRM programs to team chat, business relies on IT that runs efficiently.  What are some of the misconceptions that small business owners have when it comes to handling their IT themselves? It’s going to cost me less  I can do it just as well as anyone else I’m too small for hackers to bother with I can put it off managed services until my business is larger Let’s find out why that kind of thinking is holding many companies back by reviewing the biggest […]