Protected and Productive? Inventory Your Information Technology System I’m amazed it’s already the middle of July, but since I’m always the optimist, I know that I still have half a year to meet my business goals for Aptica LLC. I know for sure that I can’t lose any productivity, so I will inventory my assets to […]
Cyber Assault: Probably Not If, But When
Cyber Assault: Probably Not If, But When First question, and I am sincere when I ask: Is your business network secure? Do you know that for sure, or are you thinking that must be the case because nothing has gone wrong for a while? I ask because it’s my business to know if my managed […]
Strategy: A Key Service From Your IT Management Company
Strategy: A Key Service From Your IT Management Company Small to mid-size businesses these days may keep an IT person on staff to be there to immediately fix something when a workstation goes down. But it’s unusual for this position to be integral to overall business planning and projections. Whose job is it to stay […]
“Risk” Is An Inclusive Term In IT Management
“Risk” Is An Inclusive Term In IT Management Every business owner takes risks; it’s just part of the challenge of being successful. As computers have become more and more indispensable in business, how is computer risk defined in today’s global IT scheme? IT management is all about assessing what you have, what you may need, […]
Security: A Good Time To Continue The Conversation About IT Management
Security: A Good Time To Continue The Conversation About IT Management Last week I talked about security as being one of the key reasons to let experts be responsible for your business IT management. After last Friday’s Wanna Cry ransomware attack, I want to revisit that notion. Institutions in over 150 countries were hit, with […]
Security: One of Many Reasons For Managed IT Services
Security: One of Many Reasons For Managed IT Services I’ve sat down with business owners who are not quite sure why they are meeting with a guy who has an IT management company. Their business is good and the last few times there were computer problems, someone came quickly and things got fixed. They are […]
Budgeting For Your Business Technology
Budgeting For Your Business Technology Can you remember when paying for a cell phone plan was not a part of your family’s business technology? Now it’s not even a question of “if” your kids will have cell phones but “when” they are ready to have one responsibly. As that cell plan adds new lines, you […]
Assessing Your Q1: Is Your Business Technology Serving You?
Assessing Your Q1: Is Your Business Technology Serving You? January and February whizzed by again this year and it’s time to look at what got done in the first quarter of 2017 and to assess your business technology. Like me, you probably started this new year with clear business goals and you’d like to see […]
Join the Aptica Team
Join the Aptica Team Aptica LLC Aptica LLC is growing and we are looking for someone amazing to join our team. It’s just the nature of the work that you have to be highly motivated, have high interpersonal skills, and be an energetic self-starter. We need someone who will enjoy reaching out to local businesses to help us […]
Windows 10: I’m a Little Cautious
Windows 10: I’m a Little Cautious Windows 10 I get asked often about whether or not people should upgrade immediately to the new Windows 10. The perception is that it’s free for now, but that at some imminent future date, everyone will have to pay to get it. I haven’t seen anything about that in […]