Some people think the only difference between big businesses and small ones is size. However, when you do a bit of investigating, you discover that the size of a business has a lot to do with the extent of its resources, namely money. In many cases, big companies can afford to maintain a full service IT department, while small companies often try to solve IT problems on the fly, assigning them to people who have some IT experience, but who aren’t IT professionals.
What to Do as a Small Business
If you own a small Minneapolis-based business that lacks an IT department, you needn’t delegate IT tasks to workers who aren’t trained in IT. Instead you can outsource them to a provider of Minneapolis IT services for small businesses, such as Stratosphere Networks. With our assistance, you can choose the right selection of IT services for your business’ needs, including the ones below. Best of all, you don’t have to pay a fortune to use the services.
Offsite Data Storage
Replicating data at an offsite data center has at least two advantages: it can increase floor space by decreasing the number of data silos that are stored onsite, and it can simplify the disaster recovery process. If you lose the IT system due to a disaster, you can use insurance money to buy new computer hardware and migrate the offsite data onto the new hardware.
Remote Desktop Management
Desktops are the common link between workers and the rest of the IT system. Consequently, you don’t want to skimp on desktop management. If you don’t have the human resources to perform desktop management onsite, outsource the function to a provider of IT services that will manage the desktops remotely around the clock.
24/7 Remote System Monitoring
Third party IT services also offer you the option of having the entire IT system monitored. While you can select a monitoring option that runs during work hours, the best idea is to have the system monitored around the clock. If a problem occurs after hours, the provider’s elite diagnostic tools will likely be able to resolve it, and eliminate the need for a service visit.
24/7 Onsite Response
A, IT service provider of small businesses will be able to resolve nearly 100 percent of network issues remotely, but there could also come a time when technicians must arrive onsite to make a repair. With this in mind, having a 24/7 onsite response plan in place makes the most sense. Network problems can occur at any time, even after business hours.
How We Can Help
Stratosphere Networks helps businesses of all sizes identify and implement the IT services they need to help increase the bottom line. Whether you are a longstanding enterprise class organization or a recent startup, we will work with you to implement the best services on the best model for a price that is within your IT budget. Call us today at (877) 599-3999, or use our contact form.
