it for small business
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Small Businesses need to do Monitoring and Maintenance of their computers, networks, and software, just like the big folks do using their IT staff. The costs of an unprotected computer system failure can be fatal for a small business.TRANSCRIPT
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Purpose
Value of, and Necessity for, IT Monitoring and Maintenance for a Small Business.
Larger Businesses have responsible IT employees or IT Department
Small Business: Not immune from Computer problems --more exposed, actually
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Computers are not Refrigerators
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Refrigerator
Consequences of Failure : Melted, spoiled - $100-200?
Maintenance - Low - Dust Bunnies
Lifetime - 20 years ?
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Call Joe Fedor
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Computers are not cars
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Automobile
Consequences of Failure? Inconvenience, car rental, repair bill
Periodic Maintenance: 2 - 3 months? Lube Oil Filter; 50,000 mile job
Lifetime 3 - 8 years ?
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Call Ron Jacoby
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Microsoft Airplanes?
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Airplane
Consequences of Failure : Big Time
Maintenance - Daily... Every 10 hours...Every ...
Inspections - Every Flight, Every Day?
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Call God
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A Computer in Business
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Computer
Consequences of Failure: $$$ - Lost Business, Time & $$$ to Repair, Restore, Replace Data
Maintenance - Dust Bunnies, Backups, Backups, Backups, Updates
Inspections - Event Log (Errors), Backups, AntiVirus/Malware
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Now What?
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What doe$ it feel like?
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Viewpoint
It is not “IF your computer crashes...”
It is “WHEN your computer crashes ...”
What are the consequences? $$$...
How long to Repair, Restore, Replace?
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MONITORING
Maintenance Requires Monitoring
Did the Backups Run?
Are there new/unusual errors in the log?
Are there any new Updates available?
Is the Anti-Malware working?
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Caveat
Monitoring and Maintenance are not a luxury, they are an essential, if you want to stay in business.
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Good Referrals
Businesses with 2 to 10 computers, without an IT employee/contractor
Service Providers
Startups
Businesses that had a”bad experience” with their IT provider
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Whole Systems Services
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