7 Reasons Why Your Business Should Consider Managed IT Services
There are reasons why more and more businesses are opting for managed IT services, as opposed to break-fix—reasons that include proactive management, cost-savings, quality, breadth of service, and peace of mind. As small business dependence on technology increases, so must the focus on IT-related issues. Most companies cannot function without reliable, secure internet and computer […]
Why a New York Nonprofit Chose St. Louis IT Consultants
For a provider of Christian Science nursing care based in the Bronx, New York, keeping up with technology changes and evolving health care legislation issues had become challenging to handle alone. It didn’t make sense to hire a full-time information technology (IT) expert, as the organization has fewer than 50 employees on staff. For this […]
Outsourced IT Services: Why Your Business Needs Managed IT Services, Not a Break/Fix Approach
An increasing number of small businesses are taking a managed services approach to information technology (IT), forging long-term, strategic partnerships with outsourced IT services providers. The global managed services market is predicted to reach $193 billion by 2019, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5 percent, according to CompTIA’s 4th Annual Trends […]
Wireless Security — How Vulnerable Is Your Network?
Complementary Wi-Fi is such a commonplace service in our modern-day landscape that most customers expect it as part of every business’s onsite offerings. Customers tap into public wireless access points (WAPs) everywhere they go. Before you open up your business’s network, carefully consider how to implement wireless security and shield your firm’s proprietary and private […]
Top Considerations When Selecting a Cloud Backup Provider
In the past two years, 63 percent of small and medium businesses (SMBs) began using an online or cloud-based backup service. Clutch, a B2B research firm, recently surveyed 304 SMBs who use cloud-based, online backup solutions to determine how businesses use the technology and what they think about it. Mark Anderson, Principal and IT Strategist […]
St. Louis IT Experts Assist Financial Firm for Over 15 Years
For a deep-value investment firm, it pays to have St. Louis IT experts advising them on the computer systems running their business. This investment firm has worked with Anderson Technologies for over 15 years, seeking advice whenever technology changes or industry requirements demand it. When you pay for professionals to plan your entire network, you […]
A St. Louis Disaster Recovery Story: Saving a Client’s Computer Systems during a Potential Flood
“They tell me our building is going to flood! We need to get all the computers up off the floor!” That’s what we heard at the end of December when one of our clients called in a panic. A St. Louis County Building Inspector cancelled the inspection of a neighboring property because “that area will […]
St. Louis Computer Experts Share Their Secrets for IT Infrastructure Success
The start of a new year is full of expectation and a great time to look forward and plan how to best grow and “do things better.” We recently spent time reflecting on some of the IT challenges we’ve seen small to mid-sized businesses experience and how best to avoid them. The question becomes, “What […]
Managed Tech Services and Dog Hair
Dogs haven’t changed in the last 20 years… But technology has. Pet resort owner G. T. has a complex business with simple computing needs. “Our … resort and grooming facilities are spread out over three buildings with network cables running underground. Our server and computer workstations experience the normal wear and tear of small business […]
Managed Tech Services, Band-Aids and Cyber Terrorism
“Computers have gotten a lot more complicated. I know a lot about computers, but it got to the point where the staff would interrupt [me] about four times per day with something that wasn’t working, and they wanted me to come and fix it. They kept asking ‘Why does this keep happening?’ and I had […]
