Rightsizing Now and for the Future
COVID-19 has changed the way people live and do business, so it’s more important than ever to take a step back and assess the needs of your company. Do you have too many computers for your employees, or not enough? What products and services are you paying for each month? Whether you need to streamline […]
What Does Working from Home Look Like With an MSP?
Businesses across all verticals are struggling to adjust to the new digital workplace driven by COVID-19 and social distancing efforts. However, businesses fortunate enough to stay afloat rely now more than ever on IT vendors and IT managed service providers (MSPs) to keep their employees online and working. What does a national emergency and sudden […]
A Cautionary Tale: Lessons Learned from a Mid-Level Manager
The Anderson Technologies blog specializes in sharing the best ways for business owners to up their cyber security game, but sometimes accounts of tech gone wrong prove just as valuable. Anderson Technologies spoke again with A. A., Chief of Staff of a wealth management firm located in West St. Louis County. Our last interview with […]
Should You Break Up with Your MSP?
How one St. Louis practice shed an underperforming managed IT services provider (MSP) and the questions to ask so you don’t end up in the same situation. Relationship challenges occasionally happen, even between businesses. It’s frustrating when a potential vendor promises epic solutions to all your problems, but over the course of months or years […]
Downtime Lifeline: One Law Firm’s Battle with Outdated Tech
When companies, non-profits, or entire city governments find themselves victims of cyber crime, it can feel like they’re frozen as the world moves on around them. This feeling, to a lesser degree, might also come as you’re sitting in front of your office computer every morning, twiddling your thumbs waiting for it to boot up […]
Talking Network Security Audits and More: An Interview
What makes your business special? This is probably one of the first questions anyone will ask about your company—your IT vendor included! Nobody knows your business better than you, and learning what goals and values drive your company is an important step in the Anderson Technologies discovery process. When a potential client reaches out to […]
Small Business for Small Business: An IT Partnership
If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you might recall that we’ve written about Anderson Technologies’ avoidance of canned, one-size-fits-all solutions for IT. As a small business that specializes in serving other small businesses, we know that different clients have different needs. What works best for a small local nonprofit organization might cause more […]
SKY’s the Limit for Website Development
How Anderson Technologies Helped SKY Investment Group Reach a New Audience Have you Googled yourself recently? If you own a business or oversee the marketing of one, an internet search is the first step in evaluating your company’s online presence. Social media marketing and web search optimization can be researched and learned. Functionality and ease-of-use […]
Order of Operations: Moving and Upgrading a Network
“It was meant to be.” This is how M.B., Executive Assistant, describes the her organization’s partnership with Anderson Technologies. The organization was in the process of planning a company-wide move to upgraded facilities and wanted to upgrade their IT at the same time. The organization is split into two distinct halves: U and WEF. M.B.’s […]
Cyber Symphony: Singing IT Praises
Everyday reliability keeps your business running smoothly. But sometimes situations arise that require an extra layer of dependability. When an important client is visiting or you’re preparing for a major event, the last thing you want to see is the “No Internet Connection” notification at the bottom of your computer. A downed server, network, or […]
