GTIN Managed IT Blog

You want to know what’s scary? Anytime your company’s IT fails and you’re left wondering if you can afford a new piece of hardware or the maintenance to fix what’s broken. When you rely on break-fix IT, you’re basically living in a horror film; you never know when the slasher is going to leap out of the shadows and strike. With managed IT, you can sidestep the scaries and know with confidence you’re taking care of your business’ future.

Here are three reasons why managed IT is the superior option for managing your technology solutions.

Does this sound familiar? Your business is growing, but you haven’t changed your server hardware since you began operations. It’s hindering growth at this point, and you don’t know what to do. The best solution out there is to turn to the cloud. With the right implementation of a cloud-first model, you can effectively future-proof your business so it can grow unhindered.

When times get tough, businesses are pretty quick to start cutting costs wherever they can…and frequently, the business’ IT is the first thing to hit the chopping block.

While we contend that IT is the last thing you want to cut back on when times are tough, you may not have a choice. Therefore, we wanted to take a few moments to explore how you can resist some of these cuts—and if not, what you need to prioritize.

Technology is complex, and it’s definitely not everyone’s cup of tea. This is more the case for business technology than consumer technology. Even those who consider themselves tech-savvy might be lost when it comes to managing business-grade technology solutions. How can you make sure that your business technology is receiving the service it needs to stay operational long-term?

It’s easy to use the terms “patches” and “updates” as if they mean the same thing, and they are often used interchangeably within the same context. However, understanding the difference between the two can make a world of difference in terms of how you approach implementing each of them. We’re here to clear things up a bit and help you better understand the patches and updates you deploy on a month-to-month basis.