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 IT service clients are vulnerable to this […]
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 on top of the latest industry software programs, electronic […]
“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, when you may need it, and how you […]
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 data files stolen and encrypted until a ransom was paid. In […]
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 not that guy in the photo, laid out cold […]
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 adjust your monthly budget accordingly, […]
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 some direct results at the end of the first […]
Join the Aptica Team
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 find those who can get excited about […]
Windows 10: I’m a Little Cautious
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 recent tech journals and blogs that I follow. […]
If Your Business Relies On Computers, You Need IT Support Beyond Just Network Failures
I’ve noticed there are some new “givens” in today’s world, like, it’s a given that you have to pay taxes, it’s a given that cell phones are here to stay. And slowly but surely, in the last 12 years since Aptica has been in business, now it’s a given that if your business relies on […]