Oneonta NY's Best Web Design & IT Company
(607) 433-2200
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330 Pony Farm Road
Suite #3
Oneonta, New York 13820
Do you know what almost every business in the world has in common, from the likes of Walmart, Amazon, and Samsung, to the many establishments (like yours) that have made Oneonta their home? There are actually two things: one, they all use technology in some way to enable their operations, and second, this technology can sometimes stop working.
I get it—outfitting an entire team with brand-new smartphones and tablets is a massive expense. To save a bit of cash on equipment costs, a lot of small business owners choose a simpler path. They set up a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, allowing everyone to check company emails, look up client records, and jump into the corporate chat right from their personal phones.
It is incredibly convenient, but it also creates a massive data liability.
The way businesses use technology has completely changed over the last ten or fifteen years. Organizations have transitioned from localized physical machines to running entire operations on a distributed digital network. Yet, a lot of business owners are still stuck with an IT framework left over from 2010.
Most business owners assume that tighter security requires a slower user experience. They accept friction as the price of safety.
This mindset creates a dangerous paradox: when security is too difficult to use, your team becomes less secure. If logging in requires three different devices and ten minutes, employees will work around you. To eliminate this invisible productivity and security leak, you must remove friction.
Be honest… how often have you thought about negotiating your IT contract with your provider? Many don’t, and as a result, their businesses are susceptible to slow response times, hidden fees, and set lists of vendors.
This isn’t sustainable. A real partnership is, and is established through a balanced contract that promotes proactivity and accountability. Let’s talk about what goes into these types of contracts.
How many vendors and subscriptions does your business rely on to function day to day?
Now, to ask a question that hopefully has (but very easily doesn’t have) the same answer: How many vendors and subscriptions does your business currently pay for?
Unfortunately, for most small and medium-sized businesses, these answers can vary widely, which often creates confusion and leads to wasted capital. Let’s talk about a simple and reliable way to help align the answers to these two key questions: vendor management.
