Technology management covers a range of areas within IT, but it ultimately boils down to making your technology work best for you and more beneficial in the long term. In this blog, we’re going to cover all the different ways management of technology can lead to the best possible outcome and how ECS can help you achieve this.
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Auditing and Recommendations
- Getting a clear picture of your IT systems and technology, how they are running and what can be improved is vital to be able to improve and make your systems work better for your business.
- Auditing can happen both remotely and on-site, and for a full and accurate audit, we recommend a combination of the two. During an audit, our engineers will look at how your devices are currently used, the layout of your network, how your server (if you have one) is being used and survey all other network and infrastructure devices. Our engineers also have a look at what cyber security and backup products are in place, to see if they are fit for your current uses or can be improved.
- This then gives our team a full picture of what is working well and what is not fit for purpose and can be improved. From this, our team can make recommendations for improvements to your current system, additional equipment that can be added to make things run smoother and upgrades that can be made.
2. Planning
- With technology, new innovations are being made constantly and it is important to plan ahead.
- Once the audit is completed and the recommendations have been given, then it is time for prioritisation and planning allowing you to budget your future IT expense.
- Every business has a budget, so making sure anything critical for the business is the priority and number one in the plan is important. After the most important improvements have been decided on and planned, then it can be decided when other improvements can be made – again allowing you to budget for them appropriately and schedule periods for IT projects throughout the following years.
3. Implementation of Updated Products
- Adding new PCs and laptops, faster-managed switches and updated infrastructure can easily be added to your system, increasing the productivity and speed of your system.
4. Optimisation
- Technology management isn’t just about replacing your current tech with the latest thing – older and slower machines can be given a new lease of life with a range of upgrades.
- For PCs, there is a whole range of ways you can optimise your machine to make it work best for your needs for minimal cost.
- A RAM upgrade can provide a performance boost to your computer, leading to more speed and less time waiting on your PC.
- Upgrading to an SSD from a traditional hard disk drive (HDD) is the most cost-efficient upgrade for an ageing computer. SSD technology is up to ten times faster than conventional hard drive speeds and can transform your computer.
- We can boost your security and functionality by upgrading to the latest version of Windows on many older computers and installing a range of software on your device.
- We can also look at optimising your software – making them work the best for you.
- For example, there are many ways to optimising Microsoft SharePoint, allowing us to find new ways for it to serve your team better
- It’s always worth making sure that any aging software is upgraded before it can reach its end-of-life period where it no longer receives vital security updates.
5. Maintenance
- With technology management, you can plan for every situation but occasionally issues and errors arise.
- We use a premium managed IT support system that monitors many of the strategically important areas of your system – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Thanks to this constant monitoring and support system, our team are able to complete proactive IT support and help identify issues before they can affect your productivity. This means less downtime, less stress, and more time to focus on what really matters – your business.
Looking for a reliable MSP to help you manage your technology? Give us a call at ECS Computers on 01553 692727 .