In the last year, most Seattle businesses found themselves needing to pivot their operating strategies. Very few industries have continued to work “business as usual,” and those that survived have had to contend with increased IT security risks and other key network security vulnerabilities due to the transformation of their team and office structure.
Unless you’re an electrician, wiring your own house can have disastrous results. A DIY approach does not provide IT support to your business, nonprofit or organization. It actually causes avoidable ‘fires’ that take you all day to put out.
Worldwide, businesses spent approximately $4 trillion on IT in 2019. As organizations become increasingly digitally focused, they often struggle to stay on top of the latest technology and IT security. For SMBs, this struggle is particularly intense as the investments needed to maintain this level of service continues to grow.
IS YOUR ORGANIZATION’S IT SECURITY UP TO DATE?
October is National IT Security Awareness Month, which means that now is the ideal time for organizations to review their current IT security practices and to set new goals. With the changes 2020 has brought, your goals for 2021 should differ from previous years.
Your employees need to have uninterrupted access to line-of-business (LOB) applications. Critical software systems like your ERP, accounting, and CRM are what enable your organizational processes to work seamlessly. In today’s always-on world, chances are you’ve moved several of your line-of-business applications onto cloud computing platforms.
Living Care Lifestyles residents receive free laptops during the lockdown
SEATTLE – Caring for the community has always been a top priority for Net-Tech, Seattle’s only Professional Technology Organization (PTO). When the pandemic lockdown separated area senior living residents from their loved ones, Net-Tech put their always-present desire to help the community to work.
It’s been years since you updated your business’ hardware. Max’s computer is so slow, he can turn it on, go get coffee from the breakroom and return just in time for the log-in screen to appear. The wait is finally over; you have the budget to buy new computers and now you need to answer questions like:
Is it better to purchase outright or lease and make monthly payments?
Should we buy laptops or desktops?
How many do we need?
You’re eager to acquire new equipment but no longer can you afford to think about your current needs in isolation.
Acquiring IT tools can feel a bit like running on a hamster wheel. The market continually expands and contracts. New vendors regularly emerge, only to be snapped up or put out of business by competitors.
Last year, one of our clients wanted a security tool to improve visibility, awareness and logging.
As many of us are feeling the personal and economic effects of measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, we want to continue to provide updates to you about Net-Tech operations and share resources we’re developing to support Washington businesses during this time.
Net-Tech and Wellspring Family Services coordinate and deliver donations
Net-Tech and Wellspring Family Services have teamed up to add some holiday smiles to deserving nonprofits in the greater Seattle area. The joint project provides area nonprofits with upgraded 24-inch, flat-screen monitors to replace existing older, mismatched monitors on their last leg.
