[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Okay, I’m back to the whole mobile devices thing. It’s a big deal these days. Employers are thrilled when their employees say they are willing to connect their smartphone or their tablet to the business network. Yes—it can keep some things from slipping through the cracks. Yes—it can create an opportunity for over-the-top customer service. […]
Aptica Is Accountable To You
Continuing the theme of your computer network being as reliable as flipping on the light switch each morning, your tech support and security monitoring should be a business cost that is accountable and that you understand. From the get-go I have wanted my IT business to be a money-well-spent part of your business. Just like […]
Enter Your Office, Flip On The Lights, Boot Your Computer, Right?
But what if your screen doesn’t light up? Uh oh. Are you supposed to unplug your unit? Um, how long do you wait to see if it will fire up? And then what? Who’s doing IT in the office these days? By the time you figure this all out, half your morning is gone. Computers […]
Our Best Wishes For A Happy And Prosperous New Year!
I always enjoy the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, even though we keep a careful eye on our clients’ networks and technology every day of the season. I see people slowing down a bit to exchange good wishes with their neighbors. Who can not catch just a bit of the excitement of all our kids? […]
What You Get When You Hire Aptica
It is that time when many are working on their business budgets for next year. You get to see where you’ve grown, where you’d like to grow, and you have to think about how best to get from Point A to Point B in a cost effective way. Does the size of your business justify […]
Good Reaction Time Requires Good Staffing
One of the promises we make to our clients is to be there quickly when they need us. That’s one of the reasons I won’t extend the reach of Aptica LLC beyond a two hour driving radius. If it takes us too long to get there (if being on-site is necessary to make the fix) […]
Aptica Is Expanding Into Marshall, MI
With every year I’ve been in business, I’ve learned so much about the best way to serve our customers. First, we have to be absolutely on top of the IT business, aware of trends and innovations. And probably second, we have to be able to respond to a crisis in record time. If your business […]
Mobile Management: Aptica Can Help Keep You Safe
You are a savvy business owner and you know by now that you should have a program for mobile devices. What once was just a mobile phone is now a hand-held computer, and almost everyone has one and uses it all the time. So okay, your website is now phone and tablet friendly, and that’s […]
Planning: The Bedrock of Aptica’s Service
In August I will once again schedule my quarterly “VCIO” meetings. When you bring Aptica on board, I become your “virtual chief information officer.” I like to set both long term and short term goals, and I check over your hardware and your network to be sure that everything is functioning at the highest level. […]
Aptica Is Your Virtual Chief Information Officer
May marks the end of the first business quarter, and for me it is the month where I sit down with my regular clients and both review the previous three months and plan for the upcoming months. I am, for all intents and purposes, the Virtual Chief Information Officer, and my job is to be […]