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With any business, there are certain things that can’t always be done in house. One of those things might be managing the network system. By using a Managed IT Services, a business may save quite a bit of money in the long run because they don’t have to hire people that know how to handle the different aspects of a network system. This article will explain some of the solutions that can be taken care of by Managed IT Services.

Solutions Offered by Managed IT Services
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One featured solution would be outsourcing. Outsourcing is when Managed IT Services takes care of all of a business’ IT needs and operations. Each system is customized to the business’ demands and they will manage technical aspect of the system with expertise. With this the service will give the business total service that will involve managing their whole networking system and computer resources, they will build a network … Read More

Betty Gray by — March 12, 2019 in Home Network Solutions

What Are Managed IT Services?
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A company may use a network managing service to manage their networking needs. These services are provided by Managed IT Services. This type of service will offer network managing that may include a message center, private network, firewall monitoring, plus more. These services are usually managed outside of the actual location of the network system. Their other function is to insure security to the networking system. This article will give an explanation of what some of these services are.

One feature that a Managed IT Services may offer is a health check for the networking system. This service will check the strengths and weaknesses within the system. This service is often conducted by the senior member within the management company. The consultant may check such things as the how the server performs, what hardware would best be suited for the business, review of the IT risk management, protection … Read More

Betty Gray by — February 26, 2019 in Home Network Configuration

Although the full complexity of your network may not be apparent even to you, the results of a good referral networking system are measurable.

What Good is Networking If You Can't Measure the Results?
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If you’re expecting to find a direct, immediate correlation between your networking activities and the dollars you harvest as a result, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. It’s not like cold calling, where you can check off 500 phone numbers and see that you talked to 50 people and closed 7 sales and that 493 of your calls were a huge waste of your time. It’s not like sending out 1,000 mailers and getting just three of them back, which gives you a hard number (exactly three-tenths of one percent) but pretty wimpy results (exactly three-tenths of one percent). If your goal is immediate results, no matter how poor, these alternatives may be right up your alley. Mass advertising? Sure, it works, but even … Read More

Betty Gray by — February 16, 2019 in Home Network Solutions

How many times have you contacted an IT firm to discuss a simple upgrade to your system and then found yourself fending off an onslaught of useless product upgrades you didn’t need and didn’t ask for? Many IT firms and computer repair companies have their own side deals set up with certain software and hardware vendors so it pays for them to push their products.

Custom Network Systems to Suit Your Needs
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But if you don’t need it what is the point of adding complex applications and hardware to your system? Simply put none. More often than not what you end up adding to your system is an unnecessary program that will simply cause more headaches in the future and doesn’t even begin to assist you with your original problem.

Did you know you can create and implement your own custom network? It’s true. Many people who are not experts with computers are led to … Read More

Betty Gray by — January 24, 2019 in Home Network Configuration

Why Social Networking for Business Should Not Be Automated
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Every piece of a business system can be automated. However, with automation comes the possibility of computer generated errors, and this problem becomes even worse when the automation has to do with content driven material such as social networking. If there is a piece of communication that should not be managed by computers, it is the social media component of a business’s advertising strategy.

Newsletters are commonly one of the most automated pieces of social networking. These newsletters are great for generating top of the mind awareness that every business needs to generate revenue. However, when these tools make mistakes, they are usually grievous errors. For example, there are many systems that will allow a business owner to insert the first name of a prospect dynamically using code. There are times when this code is accidentally changed and the code itself is shown. There is nothing more challenging … Read More

Betty Gray by — January 12, 2019 in Home Computer Network